New York City

The City of New York (colloquially referred to as New York City or the Big Apple) was a large city located on the Atlantic coast in the state of New York, US. New York was divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. Since 1946, the headquarters of the United Nations was located in New York. It was also home to such landmarks as the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the former World Trade Center, and Times Square.