New York – referred to as New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part – is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States and one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. A global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world On one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a county of New York State. The five boroughs – the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a census-estimated 2013 population of 8,405,837 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. One of the most notable attractions are the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, Broadway theaters, museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other attractions, including Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Bronkssky Zoo, Botanical Garden New York City, Fifth and Madison Avenue, as well as events such as the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village and Tribeca Film Festival.
On one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a county of New York State. The five boroughs – the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a census-estimated 2013 population of 8,405,837 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
One of the most notable attractions are the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, Broadway theaters, museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other attractions, including Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, Bronkssky Zoo, Botanical Garden New York City, Fifth and Madison Avenue, as well as events such as the Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village and Tribeca Film Festival.