New York City

most populous city in the United States
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Summary

New York City is a global city[1]. It draws 328,601 Wikipedia views per month (global city category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Hudson River[5], East River[6], Bronx River[7], Harlem River[8], Long Island Sound[9], Atlantic Ocean[10], Upper New York Bay[11], Lower New York Bay[12]
  • Head of government: Zohran Mamdani[13]
  • Continent: North America[14]
  • Instance of: port city[15], city in the United States[16], city[17], big city[18], largest city[19], city in the state of New York[20], metropolis[21], megacity[22]
  • Official language: English[23]
  • Shares border with: Westchester County[24], Union County[25], Hudson County[26], Nassau County[27], Bergen County[28]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .nyc.ny.us[29], .new-york.ny.us[30], .nyc[31]
  • Named after: James II of England[32], York[33]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Manhattan[34], Brooklyn[35], Queens[36], The Bronx[37], Staten Island[38]
  • Follows: New Amsterdam[39]
  • Flag: flag of New York City[40]
  • Twinned administrative body: Budapest[41], Jerusalem[42], Johannesburg[43], Cairo[44], London[45], Madrid[46], Beijing[47], Santo Domingo[48], Tokyo[49], Brasília[50], Borås Municipality[51], Oslo[52], Algiers[53], Jakarta[54]
  • Legislative body: New York City Council[55]

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for New York City include New York Yankees[56], a baseball team[57], in United States[58], founded in 1903[59], headquartered in The Bronx[60]; John F. Kennedy International Airport[61], an international airport[62], in United States[63], founded in 1948[64]; New York Stock Exchange[65], a stock exchange[66], in United States[67], founded in 1792[68], headquartered in New York Stock Exchange Building[69]; DKNY[70], a business[71], in United States[72], founded in 1989[73]; Kate Spade New York[74], a business[75], in United States[76], founded in 1993[77]; New York School[78], a school of thought[79], in United States[80], founded in 1950[81]; and USS New York City[82], an attack submarine[83].

Why It Matters

New York City has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[84] It is known by 151 alternative names across languages and contexts.[85]

It has been cited as an influence by Ed Pinckney[86], a basketball player[87], b. 1963[88], of United States[89].

Entities named for it include New York Yankees[56], a baseball team[57], in United States[58], founded in 1903[59], headquartered in The Bronx[60]; John F. Kennedy International Airport[61], an international airport[62], in United States[63], founded in 1948[64]; New York Stock Exchange[65], a stock exchange[66], in United States[67], founded in 1792[68], headquartered in New York Stock Exchange Building[69]; DKNY[70], a business[71], in United States[72], founded in 1989[73]; Kate Spade New York[74], a business[75], in United States[76], founded in 1993[77]; and New York School[78], a school of thought[79], in United States[80], founded in 1950[81].

FAQs

Who did New York City influence?

New York City has been cited as an influence by Ed Pinckney[86].

References

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [84] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [85] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: New York City, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/fb2d267272cf|details]])"
  2. 8d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → memory-beta:New_York_City, turtlepedia:New_York_City, maxpayne:New_York_City +2
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:New_York_City, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299962378|New York City (#299962378)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Hi"
  3. 8d ago · Liber008 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    British museum place id → x18120
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ British museum place id: x18120, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/328350477|New York city (#328350477)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8589|British Museum"
  4. 15d ago · Elisabetta Viti2 · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Estonian subject thesaurus id → 132600
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Estonian subject thesaurus id: 132600, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167986608|New York (linn) (#167986608)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6387|Estoni"
  5. 29d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    J-global id → 200906073628574050
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject New York City, WikiProject Cities, WikiProject Core cities +5
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ J-global id: 200906073628574050, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262215267|New York City (#262215267)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7507|J-GLOBA"
  6. 29d ago · Treisijs · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'arc', 'ary', 'arz', 'a
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject New York City, WikiProject Cities, WikiProject Core cities +5
    Sitelink count → 325
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Maintained by wikiproject: WikiProject Cities"
  7. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000427
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  8. 6w ago · Astirmays · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikikids id → New_York_City
    Bbc things id → 97b1cae0-16a8-49f8-bbe1-605669ea745e
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wikikids id: New_York_City, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312976604|New York City (#312976604)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8336|WikiKids]] "
  9. 8w ago · Gamaliel · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The encyclopedia of fantasy id → new_york
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ The encyclopedia of fantasy id: new_york, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/87360708|New York (#87360708)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3382|Encyclopedia"
  10. 9w ago · TTWIDEE · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → New York City
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Archive of our own tag: New York City"
  11. 10w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → new-york-n-y, new-york-city, new-york +1
    Bbc things id → 97b1cae0-16a8-49f8-bbe1-605669ea745e
    Top-level internet domain → .nyc.ny.us, .new-york.ny.us, .nyc
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Bbc things id: 1c5a316a-fb99-4b1a-a9e6-474f2eda6c12, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/17780315|New York (#17780315)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3"
  12. 13w ago · Mxn · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Top-level internet domain → .nyc.ny.us, .new-york.ny.us, .nyc
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Top-level internet domain: .nyc.ny.us"
  13. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3bG1s
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40836|batch #40836]]: ZGBK ID"
  14. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → New_York
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Süddeutsche zeitung topic id: New_York, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213755822|New York (#213755822)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeutsche "
  15. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78719
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 78719, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  16. 17w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fallout wiki id → New_York_City
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fallout wiki id: New_York_City, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294287759|New York City (#294287759)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8063|Fallout Wik"
  17. 19w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → new-york-n-y, new-york-city, new-york +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: new-york, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952343|new york (#289952343)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  18. 19w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/New_York_City
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/New_York_City, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293241124|New York City (#293241124)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7990|G"
  19. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0001641-New-York-New-York
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0001641-New-York-New-York, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  20. 21w ago · Gelli1742 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Twinned administrative body → Budapest, Jerusalem, Johannesburg +21
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Twinned administrative body: Rome"
  21. 23w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → new-york-n-y, new-york-city, new-york +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: new-york-n-y, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952345|new york n y (#289952345)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  22. 25w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image unavailable reason → —
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    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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