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 | | New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York in which it is located — is the most populous city in the United States, and the second most populous in North America after Mexico City. |
 | | New York City is at the heart of the New York metropolitan area with a population of around 21 million, which itself is part of the so-called BosWash megalopolis extending from Boston to Washington, DC, a core economic region of the nation with a population of approximately 44 million people. |
 | | Prior to 1898, New York City consisted of Manhattan and the Bronx, which was annexed by the city from southern Westchester County in two separate actions: the western portion in 1874, and the remaining portion in 1895. |
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