Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia - New York City
New York City, officially the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely populated major city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Geography, Climate And Environmental Issues
New York City - Geography. 40°42′51″N, 74°0′23″W New York City is located in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis, 218 mi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Geography Climate And Environmental Issues
New York City - Geography. 40°42′51″N, 74°0′23″W New York City is located in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis, 218 mi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corning City New York: Encyclopedia - Corning City New York
Corning is a city located in Steuben County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,842. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Batavia City New York: Encyclopedia - Batavia City New York
Batavia is a city located in Genesee County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,256. The name Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amsterdam City New York: Encyclopedia - Amsterdam City New York
Amsterdam is a city located in Montgomery County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 18,355. The na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canandaigua City New York: Encyclopedia - Canandaigua City New York
Canandaigua is a city located in Ontario County, New York, USA, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a tot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Island Bronx New York: Encyclopedia - City Island Bronx New York
City Island is a small island approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) long by 0.5 mi (1 km) wide. It is part of the Bronx, part of New York City. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watertown City New York: Encyclopedia - Watertown City New York
Watertown is a city located in Jefferson County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,705. The area is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Geography And Environment
New York City - Geography. 40°42′51″N, 74°0′23″W New York City is located in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis, 218 mil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Geography And Environment
New York City - Geography. 40°42′51″N, 74°0′23″W New York City is located in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis, 218 mi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Geography And Environment
New York City - Geography. 40°42′51″N, 74°0′23″W New York City is located in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis, 218 mi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Geography And Environment
New York City - Geography. 40°42′51″N, 74°0′23″W New York City is located in the middle of the BosWash megalopolis, 218 mi ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Government
Since its consolidation in 1898, New York City has been a metropolitan municipality with a "strong" mayor-council form of government. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Government
Since its consolidation in 1898, New York City has been a metropolitan municipality with a "strong" mayor-council form of government. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Government
Since its consolidation in 1898, New York City has been a metropolitan municipality with a "strong" mayor-council form of government. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Culture
The people of New York City, New Yorkers, share a unique culture rooted in centuries of immigration and city life. There is considerable ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Culture
The people of New York City, New Yorkers, share a unique culture rooted in centuries of immigration and city life. There is considerable ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Skyline
New York City has the most famous skyline in the world; because of both its high residential density, and the extremely high real estate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Skyline
New York City has the most famous skyline in the world; because of both its high residential density, and the extremely high real estate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Sports
New York's most popular sport is baseball. The city has two Major League teams, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. Rivalry betwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2004, there are 8,168,388 people (up from 7.3 million in 1990), 3,021,588 households, and 1,852,233 families resid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - History
At the time of initial European explorations, the area had long been inhabited by the Lenape. The Dutch established New Amsterdam and New...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Economy
New York City is a major center for business and commerce and one of the three world cities (along with London and Tokyo) that control wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Sports
New York's most popular sport is baseball. The city has two Major League teams, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. Rivalry betwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Transportation
New York City is home to the most complex and extensive transportation network in the United States, with its more than 12,000 iconic yel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2004, there are 8,168,388 people (up from 7.3 million in 1990), 3,021,588 households, and 1,852,233 families resid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - History
At the time of initial European explorations, the area had long been inhabited by the Lenape. The Dutch established New Amsterdam and New...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Economy
New York City is a major center for business and commerce and one of the three world cities (along with London and Tokyo) that control wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Transportation
New York City is home to the most complex and extensive transportation network in the United States, with its more than 12,000 iconic yel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Skyline
New York City has the most famous skyline in the world; because of both its high residential density, and the extremely high real estate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - History
Prehistory in the area began with the geological formation of the peculiar territory that is today New York City. The area was long inhab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Economy
New York City is a major center for business and commerce and one of the three world cities (along with London and Tokyo) that control wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2004, there are 8,168,388 people (up from 7.3 million in 1990), 3,021,588 households, and 1,852,233 families resid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Transportation
With its more than 12,000 iconic yellow cabs, landmark bridges, 112,000 daily bicyclists, vast subway system, the nation's busiest public...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syracuse New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Syracuse New York - Geography And Climate
Syracuse New York - Geography. Syracuse is located at 43°2'49" North, 76°8'40" West (43.046899, -76.144423)GR1. According to the Unit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Culture Of New Yorkers
The people of New York City, New Yorkers, share a unique culture rooted in centuries of immigration and city life. There is considerable ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Syracuse New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Syracuse New York - Geography And Climate
Syracuse New York - Geography. Syracuse is located at 43°2'49" North, 76°8'40" West (43.046899, -76.144423)GR1. According to the Unit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Professional Sports
Although in much of the rest of the country American football has become the most popular professional sport, in New York City baseball a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Turkmenistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Turkmenistan - Environmental Issues
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, environmental regulation is largely unchanged in Turkmenistan. The new government created the Min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rochester New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Rochester New York - Geography And Climate
Rochester is located at 43°9′56″N, 77°36′41″W (43.165496, -77.611504)GR1. Rochester is east of Buffalo and west of Syracuse. Ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Media And Broadcasting
New York is the nation’s number-one media market with 7% of the country’s television-viewing households. Three of the Big Four music ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Education And Research
New York is a global center for research and education, particularly in medicine and the life sciences. New York has the most post-gradua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Education And Scientific Research
New York is a global center for research and education. It is home to 15 nationally leading academic medical research institutions and me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Arts And Cultural Institutions
New York is a major center for culture and the arts, with more than 2,000 arts and cultural non-profits, over 500 art galleries, internat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Georgia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Georgia - Environmental Issues
Beginning in the 1980s, Black Sea pollution has greatly harmed Georgia's tourist industry. Inadequate sewage treatment is the main cause ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Tourism And Recreation
Tourism is a major local industry, with hundreds of attractions and 39 million tourists visiting the city each year on average. Many visi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Island Bronx New York: Encyclopedia Ii - City Island Bronx New York - Community Issues
As of January 2005, the island's water mains and sewer mains are being dug up and replaced due to old age. A movement exists in the commu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Island, Bronx, New York: Encyclopedia Ii - City Island, Bronx, New York - Community Issues
As of January 2005, the island's water mains and sewer mains are being dug up and replaced due to old age. A movement exists in the commu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Chad: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Chad - Environmental Issues
Natural hazards: hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues Environment - current issues: inadequa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Sudan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Sudan - Environmental Issues
Environment - current issues: Sudan suffers from inadequate supplies of potable water, declining wildlife populations because of warfare ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Pakistan - Pollution And Environmental Issues
Little attention was paid to pollution and environmental issues in Pakistan until the early 1990s. Related concerns, such as sanitation a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amsterdam City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Amsterdam City New York - Geography
State Route 30 crosses the Mohawk River to link the main part of Amsterdam to the New York State Thruway. According to the United States ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canandaigua City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Canandaigua City New York - Geography
The city is at the northern end of Canandaigua Lake, in the Finger Lakes region, the largest wine producing area in New York State. Canan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canandaigua City, New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Canandaigua City, New York - Geography
The city is at the northern end of Canandaigua Lake, in the Finger Lakes region, the largest wine producing area in New York State. Canan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norwich City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Norwich City New York - Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²). None of the area is covered with water. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buffalo New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Buffalo New York - Climate
Buffalo has a perhaps undeserved reputation for severe weather. In fact, Buffalo is the sunniest and driest of any major city in the Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amsterdam City, New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Amsterdam City, New York - Geography
State Route 30 crosses the Mohawk River to link the main part of Amsterdam to the New York State Thruway. According to the United States ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corning City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Corning City New York - Geography
Corning is located at 42°8'53" North, 77°3'25" West (42.148142, -77.05697)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corning City, New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Corning City, New York - Geography
Corning is located at 42°8'53" North, 77°3'25" West (42.148142, -77.05697)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buffalo New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Buffalo New York - Climate
Buffalo has a perhaps undeserved reputation for severe weather. In fact, Buffalo is the sunniest and driest of any major city in the Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buffalo, New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Buffalo, New York - Climate
Buffalo has a perhaps undeserved reputation for severe weather. In fact, Buffalo is the sunniest and driest of any major city in the Nort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geography Of Estonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Geography Of Estonia - Environmental Issues
One of the most burdensome legacies of the Soviet era is widespread environmental pollution. The worst offender in this regard was the So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newburgh City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Newburgh City New York - Geography
The city is on the west bank of the Hudson River. Newburgh is located at 41°30'11" North, 74°1'10" West (41.503193, -74.019636)GR1. Acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poughkeepsie City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Poughkeepsie City New York - Geography
The City of Poughkeepsie is bordered by the Hudson River on the west and by the Town of Poughkeepsie on the north, east and south. Outsid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Garden City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Garden City New York - Geography
Garden City is located at 40°43'37" North, 73°38'59" West (40.726885, -73.649720)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dunkirk City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Dunkirk City New York - Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.8 km² (4.6 mi²). 11.7 km² (4.5 mi²) of it is land and 0...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johnstown City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Johnstown City New York - Geography
Johnstown is located at 43°0'26" North, 74°22'19" West (43.00735, -74.372109)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olean City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Olean City New York - Geography
Olean is located at 42°4'57" North, 78°25'51" West (42.08264, -78.430965)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Little Falls City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Little Falls City New York - Geography
Little Falls is on the north bank of the Mohawk River near a waterfall which was considered smaller than another waterfall on the river b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salamanca City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Salamanca City New York - Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.2 km² (6.2 mi²). 15.5 km² (6.0 mi²) of it is land and 0...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ithaca City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Ithaca City New York - Geography
Ithaca is located at 42°26'36" North, 76°30'0" West (42.443603, -76.500093)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johnson City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Johnson City New York - Geography
Johnson City is on the north side of the Susquehanna River. Johnson City is located at 42°7'0" North, 75°57'34" West (42.116694, -75.95...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lockport City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Lockport City New York - Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.4 km² (8.6 mi²). 22.1 km² (8.5 mi²) of it is land and 0...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plattsburgh City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Plattsburgh City New York - Geography
The Saranac River flows through the city into Lake Champlain. Plattsburgh is located at 44°41'43" North, 73°27'30" West (44.695365, -73...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watertown City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Watertown City New York - Geography
The Black River flows westward through the city toward Lake Ontario. The Black River is a world-renowned kayaking destination. Competitio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Watertown City New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Watertown City New York - Geography
The Black River flows westward through the city toward Lake Ontario. The Black River is a world-renowned kayaking destination. Competitio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Education And Research
New York is a global center for research and education, particularly in medicine and the life sciences. New York has the most post-gradua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Education And Research
New York is a global center for research and education, particularly in medicine and the life sciences. New York has the most post-gradua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Island Bronx New York: Encyclopedia Ii - City Island Bronx New York - Description
The island has the look and feel of a small New England fishing village, with no spot more than a few minutes walking distance to the wat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Island, Bronx, New York: Encyclopedia Ii - City Island, Bronx, New York - Description
The island has the look and feel of a small New England fishing village, with no spot more than a few minutes walking distance to the wat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York: Encyclopedia Ii - New York - Geography
New York State's borders touch (clockwise from the northwest) two Great Lakes (Erie and Ontario, which are connected by the Niagara River...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York: Encyclopedia Ii - New York - Geography
New York State's borders touch (clockwise from the northwest) two Great Lakes (Erie and Ontario, which are connected by the Niagara River...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upstate New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Upstate New York - Upstate New York Geography
The headwaters of the Delaware, Susquehanna, and Hudson rivers are located in the region. The region is characterized by the major mounta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - History Of New York City
Prehistory in the area began with the geological formation of the peculiar territory of what is today New York City. The area was long in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - New York City Government
New York City is governed pursuant to the New York City Charter, as amended. The charter is enacted and amended by the New York State leg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Skyline
New York City has one of the most famous skylines in the world; because of both its high residential density, and the extremely high real...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Transportation
Unlike most of America's car-oriented urban areas, public transportation is the main form of travel for New York City residents. Data fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Economy
Historically, the city developed because of New York Harbor, widely considered one of the finest natural ports in the world. The value of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 8,008,278 people, 3,021,588 households, and 1,852,233 families residing in the city. The populatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Culture Of New Yorkers
New York City, sometimes called "The City That Never Sleeps," is famously fast-paced and active, and the American idiom "in a New York mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Education And Scientific Research
New York City - Colleges and universities. New York City is served by the publicly-run City University of New York (CUNY), the largest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Professional Sports
Although in much of the rest of the country American football has become the most popular professional sport, in New York City baseball a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Arts And Cultural Institutions
New York is a city of great museums with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's assemblage of historic art, the Museum of Modern Art and Guggen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Tourism And Recreation
Tourism is a major local industry, with hundreds of attractions and 39 million tourists visiting the city each year on average. Many visi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Media And The Arts
Because of its sheer size and cultural influence, New York City has been the subject of many different, and often contradictory, portraya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Cultural Institutions
New York is a city of great museums with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's assemblage of historic art, the Museum of Modern Art and Guggen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Arts And Cultural Institutions
New York is a city of great museums with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's assemblage of historic art, the Museum of Modern Art and Guggen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Media And Broadcasting
New York is the nation’s number-one media market with nearly 7 percent of the country’s television-viewing households. Three of the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - Media And Broadcasting
New York is the nation’s number-one media market with nearly 7 percent of the country’s television-viewing households. Three of the B...   » Read the article