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New York City Overview
NYC has 5 distinct boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island) with just over 8 million people. Opinions differ on what comprises the “metropolitan area”, but according to some over 22 million people live there.
NYC’s population is larger than 39 US states—more than twice of LA, the second largest city in the country, and more than 27 times the population of Buffalo, the second largest city in New York state.
NYC covers 301 square miles and has 578 miles of waterfront. Queens is the largest borough covering 112.2 square miles. The Bronx is the only borough that is connected to the mainland of the United States. Both Manhattan and Staten Island are their own islands, while Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island. If Brooklyn were its own city (which it was prior to 1898) it would be the 4th most populated city in the United States with 2.4 million people, falling just behind Chicago.
In 2004 there were an estimated 39 million visitors to the city, spending close to $15 billion. Many of the visitors make a stop to the 843 acres of New York’s famous Central Park.
NYC is often considered the most cosmopolitan city in the United States with residents from over 180 different countries. It is the headquarters of the United Nations. Immigrants of Irish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Puerto Rican, Mexican, Dominican, Jamaican, Iranian, Arab, Greek, African, Jewish (and more) origin all have enclaves within the city. NYC has a higher Jewish population than Jerusalem.
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