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The New York metropolitan area, broadly referred to as the Tri-State area and often also called Greater New York, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, [ 11][ 12][ 13] encompassing 4,669.0 sq mi (12,093 km 2 ). [ 14] The New York metropolitan area is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world, the ...
New York City Climate according to major climate systems. In the Holdridge life zones system, having a mean annual biotemperature above 53.6 °F (12 °C) and mean annual precipitation above 39.4 inches (1,000 mm), New York City features a warm temperate moist forest climate. [ 12] By the Trewartha classification, the city is defined as having ...
August 9, 1817: A tropical storm produces heavy rainfall in New York City and Long Island. [ 2] September 3, 1821: The 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane results in severe damage on Long Island and is accompanied by storm surge of 13 feet (4 m). High wind causes a ship to crash on Long Island killing 17 people.
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system in the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. It is owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, [ 14] an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). [ 15]
September 30, 1982. Location. The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, [ 4 ] is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County [ 5 ] and Cortlandt in Westchester County.
July 17, 2024 at 10:58 AM. (AFP via Getty Images) A meteor exploded over New York City in the middle of the day, according to Nasa and local reports. At around 11.17am local eastern time, a ...
The New York Times ( NYT) [ b] is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the Times serves as one of the country's newspapers of record.
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