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New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
8,804,190 1
Area (sq km)
1223.59 1
Founding Year
1624 1
1624 is the Dutch settlement date as New Amsterdam; the city was renamed New York in 1664, which this key does not attempt to capture separately.
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
25 2
Latitude
40.7128 degrees north 1
Longitude
74.0061 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 5
Connections

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New York, States or Territories

New York City is located in the U.S. state of New York.

Source New York City (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries
Source New York City (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

From Dutch Fort to English City: How New York Got Its Name, Articles
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Origin Of

Abstract Expressionism

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Bob Thiele

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Source Bob Thiele (Wikipedia)Early life
Quote, Early life
Bob Thiele was born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York City, on July 27, 1922.
Ethel Stein

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Source Ethel Stein (Wikipedia)Wikipedia sections
Quote, Wikipedia sections
Stein was born as Ethel Levy on June 22, 1917, to Tanya Levy in New York City
Eugene O'Neill

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Garry Winogrand

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George David Weiss

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Quote, Biography, opening line
9 April 1921, New York
George Segal

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Helen Frankenthaler

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Jacob Epstein

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Karen Karnes

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Louis Comfort Tiffany

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Minimalism

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Paul Strand

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Pop Art

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Richard Avedon

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Stanley Kubrick

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Vivian Maier

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Cornelius Vanderbilt

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City University of New York

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The City University of New York (CUNY, pronounced KYOO-nee) is the public university system of New York City, United States.
Columbia University

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Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City, United States.
New York University

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New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States.

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Central Park Jogger Case

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Founding of Time Magazine

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Source Time (magazine) (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
based in New York City
The Great Gatsby

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Quote, Lead
Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire obsessed with reuniting with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

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Bird in Space

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The first and best known of the series is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
Empire State Building

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Kind of Blue

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Mademoiselle V. in the Costume of an Espada

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Migrant Mother

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Revelations (Alvin Ailey)

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Rhapsody in Blue

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Symphony No. 9 (Dvorak)

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The Song of Love

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Thirteen Most Wanted Men

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What Our Lord Saw from the Cross

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1091 Pictures

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21st Century Fox

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Quote, Lead section [headquartered-in]
based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City
AdaCore

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Headquartered in New York City and Paris
American Airlines

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Amplify (distributor)

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Apparition

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Atlantic Bank of New York

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Bank of New York

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Bear Stearns

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Bertelsmann Music Group

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Bleecker Street

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BreakThrough News

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Brixmor Property Group Inc.

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Brooks Brothers

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Cinecom Pictures

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Coterie (company)

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Coty Inc.

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Datadog, Inc.

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

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Deloitte

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DLA Piper

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Dow Jones and Company

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EC Comics

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Source EC Comics (Wikipedia)Infobox: hq_location_city
Quote, Infobox: hq_location_city
New York City, New York
Erie Railroad

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Fanatics, Inc.

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Fleischer Studios

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Foot Locker, Inc.

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GE Aerospace

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Gibbs & Cox

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GKIDS

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Global Impact Investing Network

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Greenwich Entertainment

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Gunpowder & Sky

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HarperCollins

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HarperCollins is headquartered in London and New York City
Howmet Aerospace Inc.

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Independent Film Company

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Independent Moving Pictures

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International News Service

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International Railways of Central America

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New York City Administrative Code

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New York City Rules

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UNICEF

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Piliavin's Subway Samaritan Study

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Source SimplyPsychology: Piliavin's Subway Samaritan StudyOpening paragraphtier 2
Quote, Opening paragraph
is a covert field experiment on the New York underground
Bastogne and the Battle of the Ardennes

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Source Bastogne and the Battle of the Ardennes (Wikipedia)Publication history
Quote, Publication history
Dunnigan set up his new company in a building in New York City's Lower East Side
Sources
1. New York City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    8,804,190
  • Article text
    New York City's population passed 8 million for the first time in the 2000 census; further records were set in the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    1223.59
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    40.7128 N 74.0061 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    40.7128 N 74.0061 W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1624
  • Associated With: United States, Infobox, Country
    United States
  • Associated With: New York, Lead section, state fact
    It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. New York City (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 25 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 40.7128,-74.0061
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 24.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, -74.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, -74.25
40.75 -74.25 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: New York City - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5128581
Quote, cities500 record 5128581
40.71427 -74.00597 P PPL US NY 8804190 10 57 America/New_York
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Wikidata: New York City
Wikidata Q60, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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