New York City

There are very few cities that have the same amount of emotion attached to them as New York City does. What do you think of when you think about New York City? Excitement, entertainment, world class, shopping, food, business, stock exchange, Donald Trump, handbags, Sex and The City, shoes, dreams, possibility, difference, bohemian, chic, black, spring, Central Park, hot dogs, New York Pizza, Cosmopolitans, Manhattans, Martini’s…. The list really does go on.

New York, New York, the city that was so nice they had to name it twice, is the Capital city of New York State. Contrast to common opinion there are actually other cities in New York State like The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. New York City is however the most populated area of New York and the most densely populated area of the USA. Over eight million people live New York, which is incidentally only 322 square miles. 1.6 million of those people live in Manhattan. Manhattan is less than 25 square miles, which means for every square miles there are over 60 thousand people.

New York City is made up of five boroughs, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, each of these boroughs has their own distinct personality. The Bronx is the home of the Yankee’s as it houses the Yankee Stadium. The Bronx is also the home of shopping outlets, music movements, Off-Off Broadway, and is fast becoming the place to find something off beat. Brooklyn houses two and a half million of New York residents, those residents come a whole range of cultural backgrounds. Because of the rich diversity in Brooklyn, the unique musical, fashion and architectural can rival the excitement of New York. Manhattan is the heart of New York and is often referred to as New York City and is what many people consider the centre of the world. Queens is a highly diverse borough with many residents living in city streets, suburban centres and country like areas. There is also a large amount of culture identity differences, like Italian, Irish, Greek, Polish and so on. Staten Island, the fifth borough is also filled with a range of different living situations from suburban to country estates. Residents of Staten Island have a free Ferry to Manhattan.



New York City News:

Franklin man charged in string of New York City bank jobs (Hunterdon County Democrat)
A Hunterdon County man faces extradition to New York City in connection with three bank robberies. Deputies got word from the New York Police Department's Major Case Squad on June 18 that Frank Jones, 44, of White Bridge Road, Franklin...


PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Somi: Live at Joe's Pub in New York City! (All About Jazz)
Fast rising East African vocalist Somi will perform at Joe's Pub in New York City on July 9th, 2009 at 7:30PM. Originally from Rwanda and Uganda, Somi has made West Harlem her home over the past five years. Her critically acclaimed album Red Soil In My Eyes (Harmonia Mundi, 2007) maintained a spot in the top 10 world music charts for several weeks after its release while she performed to ...


Bill de Blasio: New York City Needs a Public Advocate (The Huffington Post)
The New York City office of Public Advocate is a desperately needed agent of oversight and accountability in New York City. Yet Mayor Michael Bloomberg...


TNT is turning New York City into Los Angeles - TV Squad
The picture above isn't from a Los Angeles street, it's from a New York City street. TNT is creating some ambitious marketing for their new cop drama Dark Blue. They're turning part of NYC's subway into "underground L.A." Included in ...


Fireworks in the New York City area (WABC-TV New York)
Find fireworks displays in the New York City area...


Robert Pattinson: New York City Hottie!
New York City - Robert Pattinson is back on the set of "Remember Me" in New York City on July 2, 2009. Robert was spotted enjoying a tall cup of coffee while chatting with a prod staff and holding his new found favorite bike. ...


UFC official still bullish on possibility of New York City and Boston events in near future (Yahoo! Canada Sports)
Despite the legislation process in New York and Massachusetts providing one headache after another, UFC...


New York City - NY Times Reporter Who Escaped Taliban Returns to .
VosIzNeias is a highly popular, rapidly-growing blog that meets the demanding media needs of the Orthodox Jewish community in New York, across the United States, and around the world. VIN News delivers20080331_vos_about_laptop.jpg ...


New York City Reappoints Board of Education (WCBS 880 New York)
New York City - adhering to the letter of the law - has reappointed a board of education amid the state Senate chaos. But nearly all of the new board members favor mayoral control of the schools. READ MORE >>..


Filling a 'niche': New York City yarn store to replace shuttered shop (Greenwich Time)
Knitting in Greenwich has not been cast off. The owner of a luxury yarn shop in New York City has signed a lease for the space on Mason Street that until recently was home to The Knitting Niche, the..


Staten Island Ferry Slams Into New York City Pier (FOX 61 Chattanooga)
A ferry boat has crashed into the St. George Terminal in the New York City borough of Staten Island Wednesday evening. At least 10 people have been reported injured...


New York City stagehands forgo salary hike at Metropolitan Opera (Staten Island Advance)
Stagehands at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City have agreed to give up a 3 percent salary hike for the 2009-2010 season -- the last year of their current contract. The move will help the Met to deal with...


Atlas Shrugs: New York City Tea Party!
Here is a List of Tea-Parties held throughout the Country! New York had a crowd of 500-700 There was a tea party in New York City - Pamela Hall got great pics at her post. Tee shirt, yeah baby Obama, suffer the children Steven Baldwin...


Religion Clause: New York City Council Wants Muslim Holidays On .
New York's city council on Tuesday passed a resolution adding two Muslim holidays-- Id al-Fitr and Id al-Adha-- to the school calendar. However, according to the New York Times, under current law Mayor Michael Bloomberg has the final ...


Times Square New York City Protest Narrative « Rosita the Prole
Me and the New York City sheeple had a tea party in Times Square. The sheeple in my vicinity were crotchety. I shouted out support for one speaker, and the woman next to me said, EURœShhhh, let's listen!EUR I was like, EURœYou do realize this ...


Music Royalties Group Is Moving Jobs Out of New York - City Room .
BMI, which collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers and music publishers, including Michael Jackson, has shifted the bulk of its jobs to Tennessee from New York...


NetGlobers : New York City !
Share your travel experience with other NetGlobers : detail your trip, rate it, offer information, tips, advice about the country and even publish travel reports!..


Armond Hill '85 to be Inducted into New York City Basketball Hall of Fame (Princeton University Athletics)
PRINCETON EUR Armond Hill 85 has won induction into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame, the organization recently announced...



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