The city is divided into five major parts called boroughs. Each one is also a county. They are:

 | Boroughs | Notes | Manhattan | (New York County, on Manhattan Island)
| Brooklyn | (Kings County, on Long Island)
| The Bronx | (Bronx County, on the mainland)
| Queens | (Queens County, on Long Island)
| Staten Island | (Richmond County, on Staten Island)

Water divides several parts of the city. Part of the Hudson River forms the border between Manhattan and the Bronx on one side, and the State of New Jersey on the other side. The East River forms the border between Manhattan on one side, and Brooklyn and Queens on the other side. The Harlem River forms the border between Manhattan and the Bronx.

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The climate of New York State is mostly humid continental (Dfa/Dfb in the Koeppen climate classification) with cold winters and warm to hot and humid summers.

Average annual temperatures ranges from 40°F (4.4°C) in Old Forge in upstate New York to 56°F (13.3°C) in New York City at LaGuardia Airport.

New York City is an urban heat island, with temperatures 5-7 degrees Fahrenheit (3-4 degrees Celsius) warmer overnight than surrounding areas. In an effort to fight this warming, roofs of buildings are being painted white across the city in an effort to increase the reflection of solar energy, or albedo.^[1] NYC has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).

Precipitation vary from around 32 inches in Rochester to 60 inches in the higher elevation of central New York. In the winter, New York has nor'easters which can bring blizzard conditions. Snowfall can range from 24 inches around New York City to over 100 inches in Buffalo and Syracuse.

Throughout its history New York City has been a principal entry point for immigration to the United States. These immigrants often form ethnic enclaves, neighborhoods dominated by one ethnicity. The city experienced major immigration from Europe in the 19th century and another major wave in the early 20th century, being admitted into the United States of America primarily through Ellis Island

 

Located at the entrance to the Hudson River in the middle of Manhattan Bay on the rocky Liberty Island in upstate New York. The name of the work is La Libertà which illuminates the world (Liberty Enlightening the World in English, La Liberté éclairant le monde in French).

The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City. It connects the boroughsof Manhattan and Brooklyn, spanning the East River. The Brooklyn Bridge has a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m) and a height of 276.5 ft (84.3 m) above mean high water. It is one of the oldest roadway bridges in the United States and was the world's first steel-wire suspension bridge, as well as the first fixed crossing across the East River.

 

 

Despite being smaller than the Red Square in Moscow, the Puerta del Sol in Madrid, the Champs-Élysées in Paris, Trafalgar Square in London or Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Times Square has nevertheless reached the status of a landscape icon and has become a symbol of his city. Times Square is best known for its large and numerous animated and digital billboards.