New York City information and comparisons with other cities
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| Introduction (from Wikipedia): | New York City (pronounced /nʲuːˈjɔɹk/) (officially The City of New York) is the largest city in the United States, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world. |
| Website: | www.nyc.gov |
| Time zone: | EST (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s): | 212, 718, 917, 347, 646 |
| Country: | United States |
| Elevation: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Major Airport: | LaGuardia International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport |
| Nickname: | The Big Apple, The Capital of The World (Novum Caput Mundi), The City That Never Sleeps, Empire City, Gotham, The City So Nice They Named It Twice. |
| Baseball Team: | Yankees, Mets |
| Football Team: | Giants, Jets |
| Public Transportation: | MTA |
| Coordinates: | 40°43′N 74°00′W / 40.717, -74 |
| Basketball Team: | Nets, Knicks |
| Mayor: | Zohran Mamdani |
| Monuments: | Statue of Liberty, Cleopatra's Needle, Grant's Tomb, 9/11 Memorial, others |
| Counties: | New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond |
| State: | New York |
| Population: City (2006): | 8,214,426 (World: 21st, U.S.: 1st) |
| Average Precipitation per Year: | 1268.5mm (49.94 in) |
| Average High Temperature ºF (ºC): July: | 84.9 (29.4) |
| Average Low Temperature ºF (ºC): January: | 26.9 (-2.8) |
| Incorporated: | 1624 |
| NHL Hockey Team: | Islanders, Rangers |
| Demonym: | New Yorker |
| Government: | Mayor-Council |
| Summer Time Zone: | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Established: | 1624 |
| Council: | New York City Council |
| City Area: | 468.9 sq mi (1,214.4 km²) |
| Urban Area: | 3,352.6 sq mi (8,683.2 km²) |
| Metro Area: | 6,720 sq mi (17,405 km²) |
| Density: | 27,083/sq mi (10,456/km²) |
| Slogan: | Excelsior (New York State) |
| Area: Land: | 303.3 sq mi (785.6 km²) |
| Boroughs/Districts: | The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island |
| Area: Water: | 165.6 sq mi (428.8 km2) |
| Named for: | James, Duke of York |
| Population Estimate (2016): | 8,537,673 |
| Rank: | 1st, U.S. |
| FIPS code: | 36-51000 |
| GNIS feature IDs: | 975772 |