New York City (King of America)

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New York City
—  City  —
City of New York
Clockwise, from top: Midtown Manhattan, Times Square, Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the World Trade Center (background) with the Statue of Triumph (foreground) Clockwise, from top: Midtown Manhattan, Times Square, Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the World Trade Center (background) with the Statue of Triumph (foreground)
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): See Nicknames of New York City
Location in the State of New York Location in the State of New York
Country	United States
State	New York
Boroughs	The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island
Historic colonies	New Netherland Province of New York
Settled	1624
Consolidated	1898
Government
- Type	Mayor–Council
- Mayor	Warren Wilhelm (S)
Area
- Total	468.9 sq mi (1,214.4 km2)
- Land	304.8 sq mi (789.4 km2)
- Water	164.1 sq mi (425 km2)
- Metro	13,318 sq mi (34,493.5 km2)
Elevation	33 ft (10 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code(s)	100xx–104xx, 11004–05, 111xx–114xx, 116xx
Area code(s)	212, 347, 646, 718, 917, 929
FIPS code	36-51000
GNIS feature ID	975772
Largest borough by area	Queens – 109 sqmi.
Largest borough by population	Brooklyn (2,636,735 – 2015 est)
Website	http://www.nyc.gov/

The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the State of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the World Assembly, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world.