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New York City Written by Paula Long    New York City, New York Population: 8,274,527 (2007) New York City is the largest city in New York state and the largest city in the the United States.  The city sits at the mouth of the Hudson River where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. New York City is divided into five buroughs; these are: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.  The city was called New Amsterdam until 1664. Pictures of New York City After clicking on the links use the back button to return to this page.   Use these coordinates to locate New York City using Google Earth: 40° 43′ 0″ N, 74° 0′ 0″ W. Last Updated ( Friday, 10 April 2009 )   < Prev   Next > [ Back ]