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New York City

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New York City - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center Greater New York, New York Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City Brooklyn Bridge - a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883 Columbia University, Columbia - a university in New York City Cooper Union, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art - university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences Empire State Building - a skyscraper built in New York City in 1931; 1250 feet tall George Washington Bridge - a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey Queensboro Bridge - a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens Verrazano-Narrows Bridge - a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island twin towers, World Trade Center, WTC - twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 ground zero - the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed Manhattan Island - an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located New Amsterdam - a settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York Empire State, New York State, NY, New York - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies Bronx - a borough of New York City Brooklyn - a borough of New York City Manhattan - one of the five boroughs of New York City Greenwich Village, Village - a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century Queens - a borough of New York City Staten Island - a borough of New York City East River - a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn Harlem River - a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx Verrazano Narrows - a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn New York Bay - a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River