New York—often called
New York City or the
City of New York to distinguish it from the
State of New York, of which it is a part—is the
most populous city in the
United States and the center of the
New York metropolitan area, the premier gateway for legal
immigration to the United States and one of the most populous
urban agglomerations in the world. A
global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term
New York minute. Home to the
headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for
international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world.