New York City (officially the City of New York) is the largest city in the United States and one of the world’s major global cities. Located in the state of New York, the city has a population of over 8.2 million within an area of 321 square miles (approximately 830 km²), making it the most densely populated major city in North America. With a population of 18.7 million, the New York Metropolitan Area is one of the largest urban areas in the world. New York City is made up of five boroughs.
Manhattan is the borough that many visitors most closely associate with New York City. Manhattan refers to the Island of Manhattan and encompasses most of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the five boroughs of New York City. Manhattan is coterminous with New York County, which is the most densely populated county in the United States. Although its population is third largest of the five boroughs, after Brooklyn and Queens, and it is geographically the smallest.
Manhattan Island is bound by the Hudson River to the west and the East River to the east. To the north, the Harlem River divides Manhattan from The Bronx and the mainland United States. Manhattan is 13.4 miles long and 2.3 miles wide at its widest point. Manhattan is connected by bridges and tunnels to New Jersey to the west, and three New York City boroughs: the Bronx to the northeast; Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island to the east and south. Its only direct connection with the fifth New York City borough is the Staten Island Ferry across New York Harbor, which is free of charge. Its terminal is located at Battery Park at its southern tip.
Manhattan is the business center of the city, and the most superlatively urban of the boroughs. Manhattan has the largest central business district in the United States and is the site of most of the city’s corporate headquarters, as well as both the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. As the main commercial, financial, and cultural center of the city, Manhattan has many famous landmarks, tourist attractions, museums and universities. It is also home to the headquarters of the United Nations and the seat of city government.
Marble Hill is one example of how Manhattan’s land has been considerably altered by human intervention. The borough has seen substantial land reclamation along its waterfronts since Dutch colonial times. Reclamation is most notable in Lower Manhattan with modern developments such as Battery Park City, created from land excavated during the construction of the World Trade Center. Much of the natural variations in topography have been evened out. One possible meaning for “Manhattan” is “island of hills”; in fact, the island was quite hilly before European settlement.
The food culture, influenced by the city’s immigrants and large number of dining patrons, is diverse. Jewish and Italian immigrants made the city famous for bagels and New York style pizza. Some 4,000 mobile food vendors licensed by the city, many immigrant-owned, have made Middle Eastern foods such as falafels and kebabs standbys of contemporary New York street food. Manhattan is also home to many of the finest haute cuisine restaurants in the United States.
Popularly known as the “Big Apple” and the “City That Never Sleeps”, the area attracts people from all over the globe who come for Manhattan’s economic opportunity, culture, and fast-paced cosmopolitan lifestyle. The skyline of New York City is one of the most recognizable in the world. New York actually has three separately recognizable skylines: Midtown Manhattan, Lower Manhattan, and Downtown Brooklyn. Manhattan is also home to the headquarters of the United Nations, and to many of the world’s most famous skyscrapers.
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