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New York

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ22654
Source-derived summary

New York most commonly refers to:

New York City, the most populous city in the US, in the state of New York

New York (state), in the northeastern US

New York may also refer to:

Places

United Kingdom

New York, Lincolnshire

New York, North Yorkshire

New York, Tyne and Wear

United States

New York state

New York metropolitan area, the region encompassing New York City and its suburbs

New York County, covering the same area as the New York City borough of Manhattan

New York, the US Postal Service address for Manhattan

New York University, a private research university in New York City

Province of New York, the British colony preceding the state of New York

Other states

New York, Florida, an unincorporated community in Santa Rosa County

New York, Iowa, a former town in Wayne County

New York, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Ballard County

New York, Missouri, a ghost town in Scott County

New York, Texas, an unincorporated community in Henderson County

New York Mountain, a mountain in Colorado

New York Mountains, a mountain range in California

Ukraine

New York, Ukraine, a settlement in Donetsk Oblast

Film and television

New York (1916 film), a lost American silent comedy drama by George Fitzmaurice

New York (1927 film), an American silent drama by Luther Reed

New York (2009 film), a Bollywood film by Kabir Khan

New York: A Documentary Film, a film by Ric Burns

"New York" (Glee), an episode of Glee

Literature

New York (Burgess book), a 1976 work of travel and observation by Anthony Burgess

New York (Morand book), a 1930 travel book by Paul Morand

New York (novel), a 2009 historical novel by Edward Rutherfurd

New York (magazine), a bi-weekly magazine founded in 1968

Music

Albums and EPs

New York EP, by Angel Haze, 2012

New York (album), by Lou Reed, 1989

New York, an album by Antti Tuisku, 2006

Songs

"New York" (Addison Rae song), 2025

"New York" (Angel Haze song), 2012

"New York" (Eskimo Joe song), 2007

"New York" (Ja Rule song), 2004

"New York" (Paloma Faith song), 2009

"New York" (Snow Patrol song), 2011

"New York" (St.

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“New York” enters the record as wikimedia disambiguation page. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what York, Wikimedia and disambiguation can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1916, 1927, 2009, 1976—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around York, Wikimedia and disambiguation.
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