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New York metropolitan area also called New York

often referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also one of the most populous in the world

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boston railway westchester

New York

Company (NYW&BRwy), known to its riders as "the Westchester" and "the Boston-Westchester", operated as an electric commuter railroad in the Bronx and Westchester County, New York from 1912 to 1937

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colony thirteen

Province of New York also called New York

(1664-1776) resulted from the capture of the Dutch Republic colony of Provincie Nieuw-Nederland by the Kingdom of England, and included most of the present U.S. state of New York

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adam ryan song

New York, New York also called New York

New York" is a song written and performed by American alt-country musician Ryan Adams

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named twice

New York, New York also called New York

New York " is a song performed and composed by singer-songwriter, Gerard Kenny in 1978

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song town

New York, New York also called New York

New York" is a song from the 1944 musical and the 1949 MGM musical film On the Town

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film love

New York

an upcoming romance film set to be released in February 13, 2009

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dogg pound song tha

New York, New York also called New York

New York is a single from West Coast duo, Tha Dogg Pound's first album Dogg Food

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hartford haven railroad

New York

a railroad that operated in the northeast United States from 1872 to 1969

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moby song

New York, New York also called New York

New York" is a song by Moby featured on his 2006 greatest hits album Go – The Very Best of Moby

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company london newfoundland telegraph

New York

'Historical Notes'

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aire bueno line rio

New York

forced to merge into its competitor, Pan American World Airways, in 1930

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railroad railway susquehanna western

New York

or simply the Susquehanna, is a Class III American freight railway operating over 500 miles (800 km) of track in the northeastern states of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey

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boston providence railroad

New York

normally called the Stonington Line, was a major part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad between New London, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island

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ohio pennsylvania railroad

New York

(NYPANO) was organized from the bankrupt Atlantic and Great Western Railroad in March 1880

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affiliated buffalo

New York

abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States

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ontario railway western

New York

more commonly known as the O&W or NYO&W, was a regional railroad with origins in 1868, lasting until March 29, 1957 when it was ordered liquidated by a US bankruptcy judge

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city film

New York, New York also called New York

When the film was originally released it had a running time of 153 minutes

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Tiffany Pollard also called New York

Tiffany "New York" Pollard is a reality television contestant, best known for VH1's Flavor of Love , I Love New York , and New York Goes To Hollywood

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tyne wear

New York

small village situated in Tyne and Wear in the North East of England and is part of the urban conurbation of North Tyneside, including the nearby towns of North Shields, Whitley Bay and Wallsend

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song york

New York

the tenth track from U2's 2000 album, All That You Can't Leave Behind

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rule song

New York

a 2004 single by rapper Ja Rule, featuring Fat Joe and Jadakiss, from his album R.U.L.E

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north yorkshire

New York

a settlement in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England

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kingdom lincolnshire

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a hamlet in East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England

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mid-atlantic state york

New York

a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

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community county

New York

a community in Henderson County, Texas

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eskimo joe song

New York

the third single from Eskimo Joe's third album Black Fingernails, Red Wine

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album reed

New York

a 1989 album by Lou Reed

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name ship

USS New York also called New York

the name of several United States Navy ships

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program television

New York: A Documentary Film also called New York

an eight-part American documentary on the history of New York City directed by Ric Burns that originally aired in the U.S. on PBS and was a co-production of Thirteen/WNET New York and WGBH Boston

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seat settlement

Manhattan also called New York

Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York

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serif typeface

New York

a transitional serif typeface designed in 1983 for the Macintosh platform by Susan Kare, Charles Bigelow, and Kris Holmes

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american city

New York

a weekly magazine concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City

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finnish person

Antti Tuisku also called New York

Antti Tapani Tuisku is a popular Finnish pop singer, made famous by Idols, the Finnish version of Pop Idol TV-show in 2003

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film upcoming

New York

a forthcoming Bollywood film starring John Abraham, Neil Mukesh and Katrina Kaif

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anthony burgess

New York

a work of travel and observation by Anthony Burgess

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most often called New York City, is the most populous city in the United States, in a metropolitan area that ranks among the world's most-populous urban areas

a leading global city, exerting a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, and entertainment

The city is also an important center for international affairs, hosting the United Nations headquarters

Located on the Atlantic coast of the Northeastern United States, the city consists of five distinct boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island

The New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street is the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar volume

The Manhattan Municipal Building, a 40-story building built to accommodate increased governmental space demands after the 1898 consolidation of New York City

The U.S. Tennis Open (held in Queens) is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments

Times Square has been dubbed "the Crossroads of the World"

Yankee Stadium was home to the New York Yankees from 1923 to 2008

New York's use of mass transit gives the city a large newspaper readership base

Rockefeller Center is home to NBC Studios

New York City Hall is the oldest City Hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions

The New York City Marathon is the largest marathon in the world

New York City is home to the two busiest rail stations in the U.S., including Grand Central Terminal (seen here)

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Columbia University's Low Memorial Library

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is home to 12 influential arts organizations, making it the largest performing arts complex in the United States

The TWA Flight Center Building at John F. Kennedy International Airport

The New York City Subway is the world's largest mass transit system by number of stations and mileage of track

Fordham University's Keating Hall in The Bronx

19th-century brownstone rowhouses in Brooklyn

Mulberry Street, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, circa 1900

Lower Manhattan in 1660, when it was part of New Amsterdam

The region was inhabited by about 5,000 Lenape Native Americans at the time of its European discovery in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian explorer in the service of the French crown, who called it "Nouvelle Angoulême" (New Angoulême)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the largest museums in the world

Midtown Manhattan, New York City, from Rockefeller Center, 1932

the most densely populated major city in the United States, with an estimated 8,274,527 people occupying just under 305 square miles (790 km²)

The pre-9/11 skyline of Lower Manhattan, August 2001

Central Park is the most visited city park in the United States

The five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island

View of the Midtown Manhattan skyline from the Empire State Building

Satellite image showing the core of the New York metropolitan area

located in the Northeastern United States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston

The building form most closely associated with New York City is the skyscraper, that saw New York buildings shift from the low-scale European tradition to the vertical rise of business districts

"Culture just seems to be in the air, like part of the weather", the writer Tom Wolfe has said of New York City

a global hub of international business and commerce and is one of three "command centers" for the world economy (along with London and Tokyo)

the most populous city in the United States, with an estimated 2007 population of 8,274,527 (up from 7.3 million in 1990)

Since 2005 the city has had the lowest crime rate among the 25 largest U.S. cities, having become significantly safer after a spike in crime in the 1980s and early 1990s from the crack epidemic that impacted many neighborhoods

Since its consolidation in 1898, New York City has been a metropolitan municipality with a "strong" mayor-council form of government

The city's public school system, managed by the New York City Department of Education, is the largest in the United States

Public transit is overwhelmingly the dominant form of travel for New Yorkers

has ten sister cities recognized by Sister Cities International (SCI)

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