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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
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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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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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based in New York City
The Great Gatsby

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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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Juno (company)

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Kickstarter

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Kino Lorber

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Law360

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Magnum Photos

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Marvel Comics

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based in New York City
MindVox

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MongoDB, Inc.

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"street1": "1633 BROADWAY", "street2": "38TH FLOOR", "city": "NEW YORK"
New York Life Insurance Company

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New York, Ontario and Western Railway

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Nexstar Media Group

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NYSERNet

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Oneida Limited

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Outfront Media Inc.

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Pathé

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Pathé Exchange

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

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Pershing Square Holdings Ltd

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Phoenix Beverages

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Picturehouse

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PricewaterhouseCoopers

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PVH Corp.

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RCA Corporation

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Rockstar Games, Inc.

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Scholastic Corporation

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New York City
Screenvision

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Shake Shack

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Sherpix

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SHVO

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Sony Music

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Sony Pictures Classics

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Soros Fund Management

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New York, New York 10016
Sullivan & Cromwell

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SVB Financial Group

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Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad

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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

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The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

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ThinkFilm

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Topps

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based in New York City
Variance Films

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VII Photo Agency

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Viking Press

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New York City
Weil, Gotshal & Manges

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White & Case

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Wright Company

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The company maintained its headquarters office in New York City
Yen Press

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New York City, New York, U S.
Zeitgeist Films

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CUNY Graduate Center

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is a public research institution and postgraduate university in New York City

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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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is a covert field experiment on the New York underground
Bastogne and the Battle of the Ardennes

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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
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