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[[Image:Lower Manhattan from Staten Island Ferry Corrected Jan 2006.jpg|center|thumb|800px||<center> Panorama of [[Lower Manhattan]] as viewed from the [[Staten Island Ferry]].]]
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'''New York City''' (pronounced /nʲuːˈjɔɹk/) (officially '''The City of New York''') is the [[List of United States cities by population|largest city]] in the [[United States]], with its [[New York metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] ranking among the [[World's largest cities|largest urban areas]] in the world. 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 [[global city|alpha world city]] for its global influences in [[Mass media|media]], [[politics]], [[education]], [[entertainment]] and [[fashion]]. The city's cultural centers for [[The arts|arts]] are among the nation's most influential. The city is a major center for foreign affairs, hosting the headquarters of the [[United Nations]]. Residents of the city are known as New Yorkers. The current mayor of New York City is [[Michael Bloomberg]].
'''New York City''' (pronounced /nʲuːˈjɔɹk/) (officially '''The City of New York''') is the [[List of United States cities by population|largest city]] in the [[United States]], with its [[New York metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] ranking among the [[World's largest cities|largest urban areas]] in the world. 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 [[global city|alpha world city]] for its global influences in [[Mass media|media]], [[politics]], [[education]], [[entertainment]] and [[fashion]]. The city's cultural centers for [[The arts|arts]] are among the nation's most influential. The city is a major center for foreign affairs, hosting the headquarters of the [[United Nations]]. Residents of the city are known as New Yorkers. The current mayor of New York City is [[Michael Bloomberg]].
