New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the heart of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. . As a pioneering global city, New York has a strong influence on global commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment. As the United Nations places the headquarters, it is also an important center for international affairs. The city is often called New York City (New York City) to distinguish it from the state of New York.
Situated on a large natural harbor on the Atlantic coast of the northeastern United States, the city is made up of five districts: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. The city's population was estimated at over 8.3 million in 2007, with a land area of 789.4 square kilometers (304.8 mi²). The New York metropolitan population is estimated at 18.8 million people on an area of 17,405 square kilometers (6,720 square miles). It is also the most populous metropolitan area in the United States.
New York City, United States. 635373893293048830 New York City United States
New York stands out among the most utilized public transportation cities in the United States. Most of these vehicles operate 24 hours a day. In 2005, there were 170 languages spoken in the city and about 36% of the city's population was born outside the United States. The city is sometimes called "The City Never Sleeps" or has other nicknames such as "Gotham" and "Big Apple".
New York was founded by the Dutch as a trading post in 1624. The settlement was once known as New Amsterdam until 1664 when the colony was controlled by the United Kingdom. New York was the capital of the United States from 1785 to 1790. It was the largest city in the United States since 1790.
Many of the city's neighborhoods and landscapes have become internationally famous. The Statue of Liberty has welcomed millions of migrants when they arrived in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan, has been a major international financial center since the Second World War. War and the place where the New York Stock Exchange. The city is also home to many of the tallest buildings in the world, including the Empire State Building and the former World Trade Center towers.
New York is the birthplace of many cultural movements, among them Harlem Renaissance in the field of literature and fine arts, abstract expression in the field of painting, and hip hop, punk, salsa, disco and Tin Pan Alley is in the field of music. The city is also a center of theatrical arts, home to the Broadway theater.