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| − | <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage-->
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| − | <!-- Basic info ---------------->
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| − | |official_name = The City of New York
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| − | |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English -->
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| − | |nickname = The [[Big Apple]], The Capital of The World, The City That Never Sleeps, Empire City, Gotham, The City So Nice They Named It Twice.
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| − | |settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)-->
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| − | |motto =
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| − | <!-- images and maps ----------->
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| − | |image_skyline = NYC wideangle south from Top of the Rock.jpg
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| − | |image_flag = Flag of New York City.svg
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| − | |image_seal = Seal of New York City.png
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| − | |image_shield =
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| − | |city_logo =
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| − | |image_map = Map of New York Highlighting New York City.svg
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| − | |mapsize = 200px
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| − | |map_caption = Location in the state of [[New York]]
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| − | |image_map1 =
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| − | |dot_x = |dot_y =
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| − | |pushpin_map = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map -->
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| − | |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
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| − | <!-- Location ------------------>
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| − | |subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]]
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| − | |subdivision_name = [[United States]]
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| − | |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
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| − | |subdivision_name1 = [[New York]]
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| − | |subdivision_type2 = [[Borough (New York City)|Boroughs]]
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| − | |subdivision_name2 = [[The Bronx]]<br />[[Brooklyn]]<br />[[Manhattan]]<br />[[Queens]]<br />[[Staten Island]]
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| − | <!-- Politics ----------------->
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| − | |government_foonotes =
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| − | |government_type =
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| − | |leader_title = [[Mayor of New York City|Mayor]]
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| − | |leader_name = [[Michael Bloomberg]] ([[Independent (politician)|I]])<ref>[http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_170181024.html "Bloomberg Leaving GOP"]. WCBS-TV. Accessed 19 June 2007.</ref>
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| − | |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager -->
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| − | |leader_title2 =
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| − | |leader_name2 =
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| − | |established_title = [[New Amsterdam|Settled]]
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| − | |established_date = 1624
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| − | |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) -->
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| − | |established_date2 =
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| − | |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) -->
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| − | |established_date3 = 1898
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| − | <!-- Area --------------------->
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| − | |area_magnitude = 1 E9
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| − | |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired-->
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| − | |area_footnotes =
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| − | |area_total_km2 = 1214.4
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| − | |area_land_km2 = 785.6
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| − | |area_water_km2 = 428.8
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| − | |area_total_sq_mi = 468.9
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| − | |area_land_sq_mi = 303.3
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| − | |area_water_sq_mi = 165.6
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| − | |area_water_percent =
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| − | |area_urban_km2 = 8683.2
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| − | |area_urban_sq_mi = 3352.6
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| − | |area_metro_km2 = 17405
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| − | |area_metro_sq_mi = 6720
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| − | |area_blank1_title =
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| − | |area_blank1_km2 =
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| − | |area_blank1_sq_mi =
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| − | <!-- Population ----------------------->
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| − | |population_as_of = 2006
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| − | |population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2007/cb07-91table1.pdf|title=Population Estimates for the 25 Largest U.S. Cities based on July 1, 2006 Population Estimates|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=June 28|accessyear=2007|format=PDF}}</ref>
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| − | |population_note =
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| − | |population_total = 8214426 ([[List of cities by population|13th]])
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| − | |population_density_km2 = 10456
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| − | |population_density_sq_mi = 27083
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| − | |population_metro = 18818536
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| − | |population_density_metro_km2 =
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| − | |population_density_metro_sq_mi =
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| − | |population_urban = 18498000
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| − | |population_density_urban_km2 =
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| − | |population_density_urban_sq_mi =
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| − | |population_blank1_title = [[Demonym]]
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| − | |population_blank1 = New Yorker
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| − | |population_density_blank1_km2 =
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| − | |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =
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| − | <!-- General information --------------->
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| − | |timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EST]]
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| − | |utc_offset = -5
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| − | |timezone_DST = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|EDT]]
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| − | |utc_offset_DST = -4
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| − | | latd=40 | latm=43 | lats= | latNS=N
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| − | | longd=74 | longm=00 | longs= | longEW=W
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| − | |elevation_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> </ref> tags -->
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| − | |elevation_m = 10
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| − | |elevation_ft = 33
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| − | <!-- Area/postal codes & others -------->
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| − | |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... -->
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| − | |postal_code =
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| − | |area_code = 212, 718, 917, 347, 646
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| − | |blank_name =
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| − | |blank_info =
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| − | |blank1_name =
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| − | |blank1_info =
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| − | |website = [http://www.nyc.gov/ www.nyc.gov]
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| − | |footnotes =
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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 Staten Island.
History
New York City was formerly named New Amsterdam, in recognition of the original Dutch settlement of the area. It was not the largest city in the colonies (Boston, then Philadelphia, held those honors). But after the completion of the Erie Canal, New York City became a trading center connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes and Midwest.
The use of Ellis Island as the checkpoint for millions of European immigrants in the late 1800s caused New York City's population to swell, as many settled in nearby areas.
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