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[[Image:Prometheus Fountain at the Rockefeller Center.jpg|thumb|Prometheus Fountain at the Rockefeller Center.]]
'''New York City''', officially '''City of New York''', is a municipality in the state of [[New York]], located on the easter coast of the [[United States of America]]. With a population of 8,140,000 as in 2005, it is the most populous city in the [[United States]]. The city is divided into five different areas, called boroughs. Manhattan, the first of the boroughs, is the financial and commercial center of the city. Brooklyn is the most populous of the boroughs, and Queens is the largest in area. The other two boroughs are Staten Island and the Bronx.
'''New York City''', officially '''City of New York''', is a municipality in the state of [[New York]], located on the easter coast of the [[United States of America]]. With a population of 8,140,000 as in 2005, it is the most populous city in the [[United States]]. The city is divided into five different areas, called boroughs. Manhattan, the first of the boroughs, is the financial and commercial center of the city. Brooklyn is the most populous of the boroughs, and Queens is the largest in area. The other two boroughs are Staten Island and the Bronx.
New York has global importance in [[fashion]], [[trading]], [[education]] and [[arts]]. The city is also an important tourist destination, thanks to the many landmarks it has, these including the [[Statue of Liberty]], [[Wall Street]], in [[Lower Manhattan]], and many others. The city has also become the home of many buildings cataloged as some the tallest buildings in the world, like [[Empire State Building]], and the [[World Trade Center]] towers, which were destroyed by [[Muslim]] [[terrorist]]s in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
New York is considered the cultural capital of the United States; it has global importance in [[fashion]], [[trading]], [[education]] and [[arts]]. The city is also an important tourist destination, thanks to the many landmarks it has, these including the [[Statue of Liberty]], [[Wall Street]], in [[Lower Manhattan]], and many others. The city has also become the home of many buildings cataloged as some the tallest buildings in the world, like [[Empire State Building]], and the [[World Trade Center]] towers, which were destroyed by [[Muslim]] [[terrorist]]s in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
==Boroughs==
==Boroughs==
*[http://www.ny.com/museums/museum.of.american.financial.history.html Museum of American Financial History.]
*[http://www.ny.com/museums/museum.of.american.financial.history.html Museum of American Financial History.]
*[http://www.metmuseum.org/ The Met.]
*[http://www.metmuseum.org/ The Met.]
*[http://www.nyc-arts.org/ NYC ARTS.]
*[http://www.nycwalk.com/rock.html A Walking Tour of Rockefeller Center's Public Art.]
==References==
==References==