New York City (Napoleon's World)

The City of New York, usually referred to as New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2010 census population of 6,478,258 and a 2018 estimated population of 6,782,736, New York is also the most densely population major city in the United States and sits at the heart of an urban area of nearly 22.4 million people, one of the world's largest megacities. A global power city, New York has been described as the cultural, financial and media capital of the world, particularly since the European Spring.

Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York city consists of three boroughs, each a county in the state of New York. The three boroughs - Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx - were consolidated into a single city in 1902. Across the East River from Manhattan and south and west of Queens is the city of Brooklyn, the fourth-largest city in the United States as of 2010.