1. New York City - Noun
2. New York City - Proper noun
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
Source: WordNetIt is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story. Agatha Christie
Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department. Al Sharpton
You don't have to be born in New York City to be a New Yorker. You have to live here for six months. And if at the end of the six months you walk faster, you talk faster, you think faster, you're a New Yorker. Ed Koch
I did not come from an academic background. My father was a smart man, but he had a fifth-grade education. He and all his friends were plumbers. They were all born around 1905 in great poverty in New York City and had to go to work when they were 12 or 13 years old. Leonard Susskind
Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally. Donna Rice
No place epitomizes the American experience and the American spirit more than New York City. Michael Bloomberg