"New York, New York" and "NYC" redirect here. For other uses, see New York, New York (disambiguation) and NYC (disambiguation). City of New York Flag of City of New York Flag Official seal of City of New York Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps, Gotham, The Capital of The World (Novum Caput Mundi), The Empire City, The City So Nice: They Named It Twice. Location in the state of New York Location in the state of New York Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 40°43′N 74°00′W / 40.717, -74 Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1624 Government - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I)[1] Area - City 468.9 sq mi (1,214.4 km²) - Land 303.3 sq mi (785.6 km²) - Water 165.6 sq mi (428.8 km²) - Urban 3,352.6 sq mi (8,683.2 km²) - Metro 6,720 sq mi (17,405 km²) Elevation 33 ft (10 m) Population (2007)[2] - City 8,250,567 (World: 13th, U.S.: 1st) - Density 27,203/sq mi (10,502/km²) - Urban 18,498,000 - Metro 18,818,536 - Demonym New Yorker Time zone EST (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Area code(s) 212, 718, 917, 347, 646 Website: www.nyc.gov New York City (pronounced /nʲuːˈjɔɹk/) (officially The City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world. It has been the largest city in the United States since 1790. For more than a century, it has been one of the world's major centers of commerce and finance. New York City is rated as an alpha world city for its global influences in media, politics, education, entertainment, arts and fashion. The city is also a major center for foreign affairs, hosting the headquarters of the United Nations. New York City comprises five boroughs, each of which is coextensive with a county: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. With over 8.2 million residents within an area of 322 square miles (830 km²), New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States.[3][4][5] Many of the city's neighborhoods and landmarks are known around the world. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, at Ellis Island, a small part of which lies within the city. Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan, has been a dominant global financial center since World War II and is home to the New York Stock Exchange. The city has been home to several of the tallest buildings in the world, including the Empire State Building and the twin towers of the World Trade Center, which were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. New York is the birthplace of many American cultural movements, including the Harlem Renaissance in literature and visual art, abstract expressionism (also known as the New York School) in painting, and hip hop,[6] punk,[7] salsa, and Tin Pan Alley in music. In 2005, nearly 170 languages were spoken in the city and 36% of its population was born outside the United States.[8][9] With its 24-hour subway and constant bustling of traffic and people, New York is known as "The City That Never Sleeps;" it was first linked with "Gotham" by Washington Irving in 1807.