the global city: new york, london, tokyo

Brooklyn, the city’s most populous borough, is just across the East River from Manhattan, easily accessible by a short subway ride over the river or a popular traverse by foot or bike across the Brooklyn Bridge.It’s also the city’s most densely populated borough. Manhattan is home to Central Park, Times Square, Madison Square Garden, Wall Street, the East Village and West Village, SoHo and Noho, and the majority of New York’s most iconic cultural institutions.(Click on the image below to view the full-size map in a separate window or browser tab.) New York City encompasses the five boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. headquarters in New York’s midtown neighborhood. Representatives from the 193 member countries of the United Nations General Assembly convene each September at the U.N. A prized destination for those in search of opportunity, challenge, diversity and inspiration, NYC draws nearly one-third of its residents from somewhere else. New York has long been ahead of its time as a driver of international collaboration and globalization.

In New York, the potential for a thrilling, unexpected encounter always seems to be hiding in plain sight around every corner.

New York City’s (NYC) intoxicating blend of energy, international dynamism, influence and street culture makes for one of the great world cities.

The global city: new york, london, tokyo