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Chase drops arbitration from card contracts...arbitration. The move opens the door for customers to potentially bring class-action and other lawsuits. A spokesman for the New York-based bank's Chase Card Services Unit confirmed the change Friday, after a law firm that sued over... In this article: Bank of America and New York |
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washingtonpost.com | 7 hours ago
NYC stamp auction raises $3.2 million for museum
NEW YORK -- A New York City gallery has auctioned over 200 rare postage stamps to raise $3.2 million for the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. Wall Street money manager William Gross' collection of Civil War-era...
In this article: Civil War, Queen Victoria, Wall Street, Washington, D.C., and Dallas
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New York designer wins Project Runway
NEW YORK -- New York designer Irina Shabayeva's collection took the gold in "Project Runway," winning $100,000 toward her line, an agent and a trip to Paris. Judges Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Susie Menkes chose Shabayeva...
In this article: Project Runway, New York, Bravo, Nina Garcia, Michael Kors, NBC Universal, and Weinstein Co.
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Reuters | 1 day ago
NYC jobless rate still 10.3 pct amid broad losses
...percent in October from the previous month. New York state's unemployment rate was just 5.9 percent one year ago. One bright spot for New York City was educational and health services, which added 21,600 jobs in October -- two-thirds of...
In this article: Wall Street
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AP Online | 1 day ago
9/11 trial a death penalty test for NYC juries
NEW YORK (AP) - New York juries are often loath to impose the death penalty, even for terrorists. In fact, a jury spared the lives of two Osama bin Laden followers a month after Sept. 11, while the World Trade Center's ruins were still...
In this article: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, New York, Guantanamo Bay, Jihad, God, Fordham University, Osama bin Laden, and Justice Department
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NYC has lost nearly 60,000 jobs in communications
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City, the center of the nation's information industry, has lost nearly 60,000 communications jobs since 2000, including in publishing and broadcasting, the comptroller's office said Wednesday. The New York City...
In this article: Recession, Time Inc., Michael Bloomberg, Phoenix, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Dallas
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New York inspired tales win U.S. National Book Awards
...stories delivered to your inbox each day. New York inspired tales win U.S. National Book Awards NEW YORK (Reuters) - A novel about life in New York City in the 1970s and a biography of U.S. tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt were among the...
In this article: Claudette Colvin, Cornelius Vanderbilt, National Book Award, Gore Vidal, Thomson Reuters, United States, and Rosa Parks
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Locust Hill in New York to host LPGA Championship
In this article: McDonald's and New York
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Locust Hill in New York to host LPGA Championship
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - The Locust Hill golf course in suburban Rochester will host the LPGA Championship next June, with supermarket chain Wegmans replacing McDonald's as sponsor of the season's second major. Newly named the LPGA...
In this article: McDonald's and New York
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New York split over plan to try 9/11 plotters
Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day. New York split over plan to try 9/11 plotters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some New Yorkers are angry that accused plotters of the September 11, 2001 attacks will be tried in a...
In this article: New York, NYPD, Michael Bloomberg, World Trade Center, Thomson Reuters, Brooklyn, and United States
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UPDATE 1-New York split over plan to try Sept. 11 plotters
...over the Statue of Liberty for a photo shoot -- have created panic among still jittery New Yorkers. Michael Mukasey, a former U.S. judge from New York who was attorney general in the last year of the Bush administration, said the move to...
In this article: New York, NYPD, Michael Bloomberg, World Trade Center, Brooklyn, United States, and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
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New York (/nuːˈjɔrk/) is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment. As host of the United Nations headquarters, it is also an important center for international affairs. The city is often referred to as New York City to differentiate it from the state of New York, of which it is a part.
Located on a large natural harbor on the Atlantic coast of the Northeastern United States, the city consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. The city's 2007 estimated population exceeds 8.3 million people, and with a land area of 305 sqmi, New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States. The New York metropolitan area's population is also the nation's largest, estimated at 18.8 million people over 6720 sqmi. Furthermore, the Combined Statistical Area containing the Greater New York metropolitan area contained 22.155 million people as of 2008 Census estimates, also the largest in the United States.
New York was founded as a commercial trading post by the Dutch in 1624. The settlement was called New Amsterdam until 1664 when the colony came under English control. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790.
- Name:
- City of New York
- Also Known As:
- The Big Apple, Gotham, The City That Never Sleeps, The Capital of The World (Caput Mundi), The Empire City, The City So Nice They Named It Twice, The City.
- Type:
- City
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1624
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 468.9
- Total Area (km):
- 1214.4
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 304.8
- Land Area (km):
- 789.4
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 165.6
- Water Area (km):
- 428.8
- Metro Area (km):
- 17405
- Urban Area (km):
- 8683.2
- Elevation (ft):
- 33
- Elevation (m):
- 10
- Urban Population:
- 18223567
- Time Zone:
- EST
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