New York or New York City (officially The City of New York),a city in the state of New York,is the most populous city in the United States.For more than a century,it has been one of the world's leading business,financial and cultural centers and its influence in politics,education,entertainment,sports,media,fashion and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the major global cities.As the home of the United Nations,the city is a hub for international diplomacy.Residents of the city are known as New Yorkers.
New York City comprises five boroughs,each of which is coterminous with a county:The Bronx,Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens and Staten Island.With over 8.2 million residents within an area of 322 square miles (830 km²),New York City is the second most densely populated city in the United States,behind nearby Union City,New Jersey.[3] The New York metropolitan area,with a population of nearly 19 million (18,818,536),ranks among the largest urban areas in the world.[4]
As an alpha city,the city has many neighborhoods and landmarks known around the world.The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries,at Ellis Island.Wall Street,in Lower Manhattan,has been a dominant global financial center since World War II and is home to the New York Stock Exchange.The city has been home to several of the tallest buildings in the world,including the Empire State Building and the former twin towers of the World Trade Center,which collapsed in the September 11,2001 attacks.
The city is the birthplace of many American cultural movements,including the Harlem Renaissance in literature and visual art,abstract expressionism (also known as the New York School) in painting,and hip hop[5],punk[6] and Tin Pan Alley in music.In 2005,nearly 170 languages were spoken in the city and 36 percent of its population was born outside the United States.[7][8] New York is often called the "Big Apple," since it's the largest "bite of the apple" that performers as well as professionals in the United States seek to claim ("bite of the apple" is colloquial American English for "opportunity").New York is also known as "The City that Never Sleeps," not least because its subway system operates around the clock and because many neighborhoods are busy at all hours.This nickname was popularized by Frank Sinatra's song "New York,New York."
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