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Business in the city, as well as tourism, tends to be centered in the borough of Manhattan. In total, there are five boroughs: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, and Harlem. | Business in the city, as well as tourism, tends to be centered in the borough of Manhattan. In total, there are five boroughs: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, and Harlem. | ||
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*[http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763098.html Information Please - Top 50 Cities in the U.S.] | *[http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763098.html Information Please - Top 50 Cities in the U.S.] | ||
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Revision as of 17:54, March 20, 2007
The City of New York is a municipality in the state of New York. With a population of 8,143,197 in 2005, it is the most populous city in the United States.
It is one of the most dynamic and important cities in the world, and home of Wall Street, the Empire State Building, and formerly the World Trade Center.
Business in the city, as well as tourism, tends to be centered in the borough of Manhattan. In total, there are five boroughs: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, and Harlem.
New York City residents are often chided as being liberals, but they often elect Republican mayors like Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg. Despite being the primary targets of the September 11 Attacks, New Yorkers inexplicably vote against their security interests by electing liberal democrats for national and state offices.