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City of New York |
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![Location in New York State](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Map_of_New_York_Highlighting_New_York_City.svg/250px-Map_of_New_York_Highlighting_New_York_City.svg.png) |
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Coordinates: 40°42′46″N 74°00′21″W / 40.7127°N 74.0059°W / 40.7127; -74.0059[2] |
Country | United States of America |
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State | New York |
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Counties | Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond
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Historic colonies | New Netherland
Province of New York |
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Settled | 1624 |
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Incorporated | 1898 |
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• Type | Mayor–Council |
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• Body | New York City Council |
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• Mayor | Bill de Blasio (D) |
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• Total | 468.9 sq mi (1,214 km2) |
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• Land | 304.8 sq mi (789 km2) |
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• Water | 164.1 sq mi (425 km2) |
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• Metro | 13,318 sq mi (34,490 km2) |
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Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
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• Total | 8,491,079[1] |
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• Rank | 1st, U.S. |
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• Density | 27,857.9/sq mi (10,756.0/km2) |
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• MSA | 20,092,883[5] (1st) |
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• CSA | 23,632,722[6] (1st) |
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Demonym | New Yorker |
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Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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ZIP code(s) | 100xx–104xx, 11004–05, 111xx–114xx, 116xx |
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Area code(s) | 212, 347, 646, 718, 917, 929 |
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FIPS code | 36-51000 |
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GNIS feature ID | 975772 |
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geoTLD | .nyc |
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Website | New York City |
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