greater new york

1. The largest city in New York State and in the United States;
   Located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river;
   A major financial and cultural center (synset 109141944)
   is an instance of:

   • city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
   • point of entry, port of entry - a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise
   has:

   • bronx-whitestone bridge - a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City
   • brooklyn bridge - a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
   • columbia, columbia university - a university in New York City
   • cooper union, cooper union for the advancement of science and art - university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences
   • empire state building - a skyscraper built in New York City in 1931; 1250 feet tall
   • george washington bridge - a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey
   • queensboro bridge - a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens
   • verrazano-narrows bridge - a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island
   • twin towers, world trade center, wtc - twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001
   • ground zero - the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed
   • manhattan island - an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located
   • new amsterdam - a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York
   • bronx - a borough of New York City
   • brooklyn - a borough of New York City
   • manhattan - one of the five boroughs of New York City
   • greenwich village, village - a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
   • queens - a borough of New York City
   • staten island - a borough of New York City
   • east river - a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn
   • harlem river - a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx
   • verrazano narrows - a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn
   • new york bay - a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River
   is a part of: empire state, n.y., new york, new york state, ny - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
   same as: new york, new york city

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