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Bronx Park , laid out on along ___MASK72___ River in ___MASK72___ , New York City , is the home of the New York Botanical Garden and ___MASK72___ Zoo . Bicycle paths go northwest , north , and east , along Mosholu Parkway , Bronx River Parkway , and Pelham Parkway respectively . The east end of Fordham Road is inside the park , at an interchange with the Pelham and Bronx River Parkways , and divides the park roughly in half , with the Botanical Garden occupying most of the north half and the Zoo most of the south . ___MASK72___ River Parkway runs north / south near the eastern edge . The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation . The East Coast Greenway travels through Bronx Park . The headquarters ___MASK93___ the United Nations is a complex in New York City designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer . The complex has served as the official headquarters ___MASK93___ the United Nations since its completion in 1952 . It is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood ___MASK93___ Manhattan , on spacious grounds overlooking the East River . Its borders are First Avenue on the west , East 42nd Street to the south , East 48th Street on the north and the East River to the east . The term " Turtle Bay " is occasionally used as a metonym for the UN headquarters or for the United Nations as a whole . 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 ___MASK49___ City Transit Authority ( also known as NYCTA , The TA or simply Transit , and branded as MTA ___MASK49___ City Transit ) is a public authority in the U . S . state ___MASK93___ ___MASK49___ that operates public transportation in ___MASK49___ 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 ). The ___MASK57___ River is an tidal strait flowing between the Hudson River and the East River and separating the island ___MASK93___ Manhattan from ___MASK72___ on the New York mainland . In the study ___MASK93___ human settlements , an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built - up area ___MASK93___ a central place (" usually a municipality ") and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area . INSEE , the French Statistical Institute , uses the term " unité urbaine ", which means continuous urbanized area . However , because ___MASK93___ differences in definitions ___MASK93___ what does and does not constitute an " agglomeration ", as well as variations and limitations in statistical or geographical methodology , it can be problematic to compare different agglomerations around the world . It may not be clear , for instance , whether an area should be considered to be a satellite and part ___MASK93___ an agglomeration , or a distinct entity in itself . 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 . The ___MASK49___ City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City ___MASK93___ ___MASK49___ and leased to the ___MASK49___ City Transit Authority , a subsidiary agency ___MASK93___ the state - run Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA ). Opened in 1904 , the ___MASK49___ City Subway is one ___MASK93___ the world ' s oldest public transit systems , one ___MASK93___ the world ' s ___MASK98___ used metro systems , and the metro system with the ___MASK98___ stations . It offers service 24 hours per day and every day ___MASK93___ the year . A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land . Port locations are selected to optimize access to land and navigable water , for commercial demand , and for shelter from wind and waves . ___MASK25___ with deeper water are rarer , but can handle larger ships . Since ___MASK25___ throughout history handled every kind ___MASK93___ traffic , support and storage facilities vary widely , may extend for miles , and dominate the local economy . Some ___MASK25___ have an important military role . ___MASK29___ ___MASK83___ is a major street in ___MASK72___ , a borough of New York City that runs east - west from the Harlem River to Bronx Park . 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 ___MASK96___ ___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 ___MASK96___ for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital ___MASK93___ the world . ___MASK57___ is a large neighborhood in the ___MASK37___ section of the New York City borough of Manhattan . Since the 1920s , ___MASK57___ has been known as a major African - American residential , cultural and business center . Originally a Dutch village , formally organized in 1658 , it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands . ___MASK57___ ' s history has been defined by a series of economic boom - and - bust cycles , with significant population shifts accompanying each cycle . The Concourse Line is an IND rapid transit line ___MASK93___ the New York City Subway system . It runs from 205th Street in Norwood , Bronx to 145th Street in Harlem , Manhattan . It is the only B Division line in ___MASK72___ , as well as the only fully underground line in ___MASK72___ . Research comprises " creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock ___MASK93___ knowledge , including knowledge ___MASK93___ humans , culture and society , and the use ___MASK93___ this stock ___MASK93___ knowledge to devise new applications ." It is used to establish or confirm facts , reaffirm the results ___MASK93___ previous work , solve new or existing problems , support theorems , or develop new theories . A research project may also be an expansion on past work in the field . Research projects can be used to develop further knowledge on a topic , or in the example ___MASK93___ a school research project , they can be used to further a student ' s research prowess to prepare them for future jobs or reports . To test the validity ___MASK93___ instruments , procedures , or experiments , research may replicate elements ___MASK93___ prior projects or the project as a whole . The primary purposes ___MASK93___ basic research ( as opposed to applied research ) are documentation , discovery , interpretation , or the research and development ( R & D ) ___MASK93___ methods and systems for the advancement ___MASK93___ human knowledge . Approaches to research depend on epistemologies , which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences . There are several forms ___MASK93___ research : scientific , humanities , artistic , economic , social , business , marketing , practitioner research , life , technological , etc . Norwood , also known as Bainbridge , is a working - class residential neighborhood in the ___MASK69___ Bronx , ___MASK49___ City . As ___MASK93___ the census ___MASK93___ 2000 , the seven census tracts that make up the neighborhood have a population ___MASK93___ 40 , 748 . The area is dominated topographically by what was once known as Valentine ' s Hill , the highest point being near the intersection ___MASK93___ 210th Street and Bainbridge Avenue , where Gun Hill Road intersects , and around the Montefiore Medical ___MASK96___ , the largest landowner and employer ___MASK93___ the neighborhood . It borders Van Cortlandt Park and Woodlawn Cemetery to the north , ___MASK72___ River to the east , and Mosholu Parkway to the south and west . Norwood ' s main commercial arteries are Gun Hill Road , Jerome Avenue , Webster Avenue , and Bainbridge Avenue . ___MASK92___ is the ___MASK98___ densely populated borough ___MASK93___ New York City , its economic and administrative ___MASK96___ , and the city ' s historical birthplace . The borough is coextensive with New York County , founded on November 1 , 1683 , as one ___MASK93___ the original counties ___MASK93___ the U . S . state ___MASK93___ New York . The borough consists mostly ___MASK93___ ___MASK92___ 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 . ___MASK29___ ___MASK83___ is an express station on the IND Concourse Line ___MASK93___ the New York City Subway . Located at the intersection ___MASK93___ ___MASK29___ ___MASK83___ and Grand Concourse in one ___MASK93___ the largest shopping districts in New York City , it is served by the D train at all times and the B train during rush hours only . ___MASK72___ is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City , within the U . S . state of New York . It is geographically south of Westchester County ; north and east of the island and borough of Manhattan to the south and west across the Harlem River ; and north of the borough of Queens , across the East River . Of the five boroughs , ___MASK72___ is the only one that has the majority of its area on the U . S . mainland and , with a land area of and a population of 1 , 455 , 444 in 2015 , has the fourth - largest land area , the fourth - highest population , and the third - highest population density . Since 1914 , ___MASK72___ has had the same boundaries as Bronx County , a county of New York and the third most densely populated county in the United States . Headquarters ( HQ ) denotes the location where ___MASK98___ , if not all , ___MASK93___ the important functions ___MASK93___ an organization are coordinated . In the United States , the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the ___MASK96___ or the top ___MASK93___ a corporation taking full responsibility for managing all business activities . In the UK , the term head office is ___MASK98___ commonly used for the HQs ___MASK93___ large corporations . The term is also used regarding military organizations . The ___MASK49___ metropolitan area , also referred to as the Tri - State Area , includes the most populous city in the United States ( ___MASK49___ City ); Long Island and the Mid - and Lower Hudson Valley in the state ___MASK93___ ___MASK49___ ; the five largest cities in New Jersey ( Newark  the largest city in New Jersey  Jersey City , Paterson , Elizabeth , and Edison ) and their vicinities ; six ___MASK93___ the seven largest cities in Connecticut ( Bridgeport  the largest city in Connecticut  New Haven , Stamford , Waterbury , Norwalk , and Danbury ) and their vicinities ; and five counties in northeastern Pennsylvania .