New York City: Quick Facts

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The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island with the Manhattan skyline, including the Empire State Building, visible across the water in New York City.

Aerial view of Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, bordered on the right by the dense apartment buildings of the Upper East Side.

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Detailed map of New York City and its metropolitan area, showing boroughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, as well as surrounding cities in New Jersey and New York. The map highlights major roads, railroads, ferries, airports, parks, greenbelts, and points of interest such as Central Park, Yankee Stadium, and Liberty State Park, along with county and state boundaries.

Map of central New York City focused on Manhattan, displaying major streets, neighborhoods, parks such as Central Park and Riverside Park, subway lines, bridges, tunnels, and points of interest including museums and landmarks. Surrounding boroughs like Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx are partially visible.

Two lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) standing in shallow water at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, New York, facing each other.

Early 20th-century map detail showing Manhattan and surrounding areas of New York City, including parts of New Jersey, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn. The map features densely marked streets, rail lines, waterways, and place names, with Manhattan shaded prominently at the center.

Historic map detail from around 1900 showing the Bronx area of New York City, with labeled neighborhoods, parks, rail lines, waterways, and surrounding regions such as Westchester and parts of Manhattan. The map uses muted colors and dense labeling to depict urban and suburban development at the time.

Historic map detail showing Brooklyn around 1900, with dense street grids, neighborhoods, rail lines, parks, and waterfront areas labeled. Surrounding parts of New York City, including Queens and Coney Island, are partially visible, with waterways and key transit routes marked.

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