New York is the most crowded city in the United States. It is the center of the New York municipal area, which is one of the most crowded municipal areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a controlling pressure over global commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education, and entertainment. As host of the United Nations Headquarters, it is also a significant center for international affairs. The city is often referred to as New York City or the City of New York to discriminate it from the state of New York, of which it is a part.

NY situated on a large natural harbor on the Atlantic coast of the Northeastern United States, the city consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. The city’s 2009 estimated population approached 8.4 million, and with a land area of 305 square miles (790 km2),[3][4][5] New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States. The New York municipal area’s population is also the nation’s largest, estimated at 19.1 million people over 6,720 square miles (17,400 km2). Furthermore, the joint Statistical Area containing the greater New York metropolitan area contained 22.2 million people as of 2009 Census estimates, also the largest in the United States.

Tourism in New York City includes nearly 47 million foreign and American tourists each year. most important destinations include the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, Broadway theatre productions, museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other tourist attractions as well as Central Park, Washington Square Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Bronx Zoo, South Street Seaport, New York Botanical Garden, luxury shopping along Fifth and Madison Avenues, and events such as the Tribeca Film Festival, and free performances in Central Park at Summerstage and Delacorte Theater. The Statue of Liberty is a major tourist attraction and one of the most familiar icons of the United States. Many New York City ethnic enclaves, such as Jackson Heights, Flushing, and Brighton Beach are major shopping destinations for first and second generation Americans up and down the East Coast.

Hotel in New York:

Park Central Hotel (870 Seventh Avenue), Hotel Wolcott (4 West 31st St.), London NYC Hotel (151 West 54th St.), The Michelangelo (152 West 51st St.), Grand Hyatt New York (Next to Grand Central), Chatwal Hotel (130 West 44th Street)