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| New York City | |||
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| Nickname(s): The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps, among others | |||
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New York |
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| Government | |||
| - Mayor | TBD (D) | ||
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| - Total | 1,223.6 km2 (472.43 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| - Total | 10,035,198 | ||
| - Demonym | New Yorker | ||
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located on the southeastern coast of the state with the same name. With a 2020 population of 10,035,198 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States. The city is more than twice as populous as Los Angeles, the nation's second-largest city. New York City is situated at the southern tip of New York State. Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City comprises five boroughs, each of which is coextensive with a respective county. It constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by both population and urban area. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports. It is also home to the headquarters of the League of Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy, and it is sometimes described as the world's most important city and the capital of the world.
New York City traces its origins to Fort Amsterdam and a trading post founded on the southern tip of Manhattan Island by Dutch colonists in approximately 1624. The settlement was named New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) in 1626 and was chartered as a city in 1653. The city came under British control in 1664 and was renamed New York after King Charles II granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. The city was temporarily regained by the Dutch in July 1673 and was renamed New Orange; the city has been named New York since November 1674. New York City was the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790, and has been the largest U.S. city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the U.S. via Ellis Island by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is a symbol of the U.S. and its ideals of liberty and peace.
New York City has been called both the world's leading financial and fintech center and the most economically powerful city in the world, and is home to the world's three largest stock exchanges by market capitalization of their listed companies, the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and the World Trade Center.