New York City in New York is the largest city in the United States.
As of 2004, its population was estimated as 8,104,079,
with a total of 18,709,802 living in the New York metropolitan area.
New York, nicknamed the "Big Apple" and the "City That Never Sleeps"
is a reknown center of business and finance, entertainment, media and culture,
home to many famous buildings, as well as containing the
headquarters of the United Nations.
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Some of the leading educational institutions in New York City include City University of New York, Columbia University, New York University and Pace University. City University of New York is the public university system of the city consisting of 11 senior colleges, 6 community colleges, a doctorate-granting graduate school, a journalism school, a law school and the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education.
New York City is one of the nation's leading centers of business and commerce, with dozens of major companies are headquartered in the city, but, as already mentioned, is especially strong in the financial and media industries. Some of the major companies with their headquarters in New York City include Accenture, Alcoa, Altria Group, American Express, American International Group, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CBS, Cendant, Citigroup, Fox Entertainment Group, Goldman Sachs, Hess, JPMorgan Chase, Lehman Brothers, Loews, Merill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, News Corporation, New York Life Insurance, Pfizer, Schlumberger, TIAA-CREF, Time Warner, Verizon Communications, Viacom and Wells Fargo.
Airports serving New York City include John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport (which is actually in Newark, New Jersey).
Professional sports teams in New York City include the baseball team, the New York Mets, the basketball team, the New York Knicks, the ice hockey team, the New York Rangers, the Major League Baseball team, the New York Yankees, the New York-Penn League baseball team, the Brooklyn Cyclones, and the New York-Penn League baseball team, the Staten Island Yankees.
New York-style pizza, is a variety of pizza that originates from the city. It is characterized by wide, thin, foldable slices, and is often sold by the slice. It is traditional to eat New York-style pizza folded, because otherwise the width of the slice would make it unmanageable.
The phrase a "New York minute" means a very short interval, usually considerably less than an actual minute, and is a reference to the frenetic pace of life in the city. Occassionally, the phrase is also used in the reverse sense to mean a long period of time.
Here is the seven day weather forecast for New York:
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