About New York City Satellite view showing New York City, nickname Big Apple, located in New York State on the Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Hudson River. It is situated mainly on islands, linked by bridges, and consists of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island (formerly Richmond), it is the most populous city in the United States and one of the most populated cities in the world. Times Square, the 'Crossroads of the World', is a major intersection at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. Image: Terabass NYC is rated as the alpha world city for its global influences in media, politics, education, entertainment and fashion and it is is one of the world's major centers of commerce and finance. New York City boasts to be the "Capital City of the Modern World". Its core is Manhattan, an island near the mouth of the Hudson River. The former trading post founded by colonists of the Dutch Republic is the economic and cultural heart of the city, containing the stock exchange on Wall Street and the headquarters of the United Nations.
New York City itself has a population of 8. 3 million inhabitants, just under 20 million people live in the New York metropolitan area. This means, in NY there live more people than in all of Chile or the Netherlands. Just zoom in (+) to discover the Empire State Building, one of the most famous skyscrapers. The page shows a city map of New York with expressways, main roads and streets. Plane-symbols mark New York's three main airports: LaGuardia Airport ( IATA Code: LGA), John F. Kennedy International ( IATA Code: JFK), and Newark International ( IATA Code: EWR). To find a NYC location use the form below. To view just the map, click on the "Map" button.
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