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The City ___MASK93___ New York , often called New York City or simply New York , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population ___MASK93___ 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area ___MASK93___ just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip ___MASK93___ the state ___MASK93___ New York , the city is the ___MASK5___ ___MASK93___ the New York metropolitan area , one ___MASK93___ the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " New York minute ". Home to the headquarters ___MASK93___ the United Nations , New York is an important ___MASK5___ for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital ___MASK93___ the world . The ___MASK88___ City Transit Authority ( also known as NYCTA , The TA or simply Transit , and branded as MTA ___MASK88___ City Transit ) is a public authority in the U . S . state ___MASK93___ ___MASK88___ that operates public transportation in ___MASK88___ City . Part ___MASK93___ the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , the busiest and largest transit system in North America , the NYCTA has a daily ridership ___MASK93___ 7 million trips ( over 2 billion annually ). ___MASK30___ Park is an urban park in ___MASK100___ , New York City . ___MASK30___ Park is the most visited urban park in the United States , with 40 million visitors in 2013 , and one of the most filmed locations in the world . The IND Eighth ___MASK38___ Line is a rapid transit line in ___MASK88___ City , United States , and is part ___MASK93___ the B Division ___MASK93___ the ___MASK88___ City Subway . Opened in 1932 , it was the first line ___MASK93___ the Independent Subway System ( IND ), and the " Eighth ___MASK38___ Subway " name was also applied by New Yorkers to the entire IND system . Most ___MASK93___ the line has four tracks , with one local and one express track in each direction , except for the extreme north and south ends , where only the two express tracks continue . The line is signaled as Line " A ", with tracks A1 , A3 , A4 , and A2 from west to east , running from approximately 800 at the south end to 1540 at the north end ( measured in feet ). The ___MASK88___ City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City ___MASK93___ ___MASK88___ and leased to the ___MASK88___ City Transit Authority , a subsidiary agency ___MASK93___ the state - run Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA ). Opened in 1904 , the ___MASK88___ City Subway is one ___MASK93___ the world ' s oldest public transit systems , one ___MASK93___ the world ' s ___MASK49___ used metro systems , and the metro system with the ___MASK49___ stations . It offers service 24 hours per day and every day ___MASK93___ the year . An urban park / metropolitan park , also known as a municipal park ( ___MASK33___ America ) or a public park , public open space , or municipal gardens ( ___MASK23___ ), is a park in cities and other incorporated places to offer recreation and green space to residents ___MASK93___ , and visitors to , the municipality . The design , operation and maintenance is usually done by government , typically on the local level , but may occasionally be contracted out to a private sector company . Rapid transit , also known as heavy rail , metro , subway , tube , or underground , is a type ___MASK93___ high - capacity public transport generally found in urban areas . Unlike buses or trams , rapid transit systems are electric railways that operate on an exclusive right - ___MASK93___ - way , which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles ___MASK93___ any sort , and which is often grade separated in tunnels or on elevated railways . ___MASK100___ is the most densely populated borough of New York City , its economic and administrative center , and the city ' s historical birthplace . The borough is coextensive with New York County , founded on November 1 , 1683 , as one of the original counties of the U . S . state of New York . The borough consists mostly of ___MASK100___ Island , bounded by the East , Hudson , and Harlem rivers , and also includes several small adjacent islands and Marble Hill , a small neighborhood on the U . S . mainland . The Independent Subway System ( IND or ISS ), formerly known as the Independent City - Owned Subway System ( ICOS ) or the Independent City - Owned Rapid Transit Railroad , was a rapid transit rail system in ___MASK88___ City that is now part ___MASK93___ the ___MASK88___ City Subway . It was first constructed as the " Eighth Avenue Line " in ___MASK100___ in 1932 . The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA ) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U . S . state ___MASK93___ New York , serving 12 counties in Downstate New York , along with two counties in southwestern Connecticut under contract to the Connecticut Department ___MASK93___ Transportation , carrying over 11 million passengers on an average weekday systemwide , and over 800 , 000 vehicles on its seven toll bridges and two tunnels per weekday . MTA is the largest public transit authority in the United States . The Upper ___MASK22___ Side , sometimes abbreviated UWS , is a neighborhood in the borough ___MASK93___ ___MASK100___ , New York City , that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River and between ___MASK22___ 59th Street and ___MASK22___ 110th Street . The Upper ___MASK22___ Side is sometimes also considered by the real estate industry to include the neighborhood ___MASK93___ Morningside Heights . 103rd ___MASK19___ is a local station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line ___MASK93___ the New York City Subway . Located at West 103rd ___MASK19___ and Central Park West on the Upper West Side , it is served by the C train at all times except late nights , when the A train takes over service . The B train provides additional service here on weekdays . The ___MASK97___ River is a river that flows from ___MASK33___ to south primarily through eastern ___MASK88___ in the United States . The river originates in the Adirondack Mountains ___MASK93___ Upstate ___MASK88___ , flows through the ___MASK97___ Valley , and eventually drains into the ___MASK86___ , between ___MASK88___ City and Jersey City . The river serves as a political boundary between the states ___MASK93___ New Jersey and ___MASK88___ , and further ___MASK33___ between ___MASK88___ counties . The lower half ___MASK93___ the river is a tidal estuary occupying the ___MASK97___ Fjord , which formed during the most recent period ___MASK93___ North American glaciation , estimated at 26 , 000 to 13 , 300 years ago . Tidal waters influence the ___MASK97___ ' s flow from as ___MASK35___ as Troy .