New York City is the capital city of the state of New York, the third-most populous city in the United States.
The city is located in the northeastern corner of the state on the north shore of the state of New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. It is the cultural, economic, and financial center of the region, as well as the seat of New York County and the seat of Westchester County, both of which have county governments, and the home of the headquarters of the United Nations. The five boroughs of New York City—the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island—combined form the most densely populated major metropolitan area in the United States. In 2012, the MSA had a population of 8,491,645, making it the most populous city in the New York metropolitan area, and the fourth-most populous in the United States. The city is nicknamed the Cultural Capital of the World, the Empire State, the City That Never Sleeps, the Hub, the Big Apple, the Melting Pot, the City of Firsts, the City of Lights, the City of Diversity, the City of Churches, the City of Neighborhoods, the City of Ho...