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The ___MASK68___ , often called New York City or simply New York , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population of 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area of just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of New York , the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area , one of 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 of the United Nations , New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial ___MASK19___ of the world . The ___MASK91___ of the United Nations is a ___MASK4___ in New York ___MASK3___ designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer . The ___MASK4___ has served as the official ___MASK91___ of the United Nations since its completion in 1952 . It is located in the Turtle ___MASK42___ neighborhood of 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 ___MASK42___ " is occasionally used as a metonym for the UN ___MASK91___ or for the United Nations as a whole . The Acting ___MASK57___ is a professional theater ___MASK57___ that tours the United States annually , staging and performing one or two plays in as many as fifty cities , often with runs of only one or two nights . Drama critic Mel Gussow has called it `` the major touring classical theater of the United States . '' Based in New York City , The Acting ___MASK57___ also sponsors several educational programs for middle ___MASK64___ and high ___MASK64___ students . The Acting ___MASK57___ was founded in 1972 by John Houseman and Margot Harley . Houseman , a distinguished actor and theater producer , was then the ___MASK69___ of the new Drama Division of the Juilliard School . Loath to see the first group of actors disbanded upon graduation from Juilliard , Houseman and his Juilliard colleague Harley founded the `` Group I Acting ___MASK57___ '' as a non - profit corporation in New York City to provide employment and make use of their talents . The name was changed to `` The Acting ___MASK57___ '' after a few years as the original group I actors were replaced by graduates from many acting conservatories . From its beginnings , the ___MASK57___ toured extensively . As Margot Harley explained in a 2004 interview , `` We knew perfectly well that in order to keep them together we had to tour , because nobody would come and see , over a long period of time , a young ___MASK57___ in New York . And touring is historically a great training ground for an actor . '' Houseman served as the producing artistic director through 1986 ; Harley has been the ___MASK57___ ' s producer since its founding . The ___MASK57___ has been affiliated with New York City Center . Starting in 1980 , it toured in association with the John F . Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington , D . C . Since 2009 , the touring theater productions have been in association with the Guthrie Theater of Minneapolis . Over its ___MASK70___ , The Acting ___MASK57___ has produced over 130 plays that have been seen by over 3 million people in 48 states and ten foreign countries . Its educational programs primarily serve students in disadvantaged communities . The Acting ___MASK57___ won Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 2003 . Its touring ___MASK57___ was the subject of a documentary film , Still on the Road ( 2013 ) , that was directed by Sara Wolkowitz ; the film has been widely televised . The ___MASK57___ and its productions have also been honored with a 1975 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award , the Obie Award , Citibank ' s Excellence in Education Award , and two AUDELCO Awards . Over its 40 - year ___MASK70___ , hundreds of actors beginning their professional careers have been employed in The Acting ___MASK57___ ' s productions . The ___MASK57___ ' s alumni include Michael Abbott Jr . , Dennis Boutsikaris , Frances Conroy , Kevin Conroy , Keith David , Megan Gallagher , Harriet Harris , Benjamin Hendrickson , Jack Kenny , Kevin Kline , Patti LuPone , Jesse L . Martin , Dakin Matthews , Heather Raffo , Jack Stehlin , David Ogden Stiers , Jeffrey Wright , and Rainn Wilson . The New York ___MASK15___ ___MASK63___ , also referred to as the Tri - ___MASK23___ Area , includes the most populous ___MASK3___ in the United States ( New York ___MASK3___ ); Long ___MASK32___ and the Mid - and Lower Hudson Valley in the state of New York ; the ___MASK41___ largest cities in New Jersey ( Newark  the largest ___MASK3___ in New Jersey  Jersey ___MASK3___ , Paterson , Elizabeth , and Edison ) and their vicinities ; six of the seven largest cities in Connecticut ( Bridgeport  the largest ___MASK3___ in Connecticut  New Haven , Stamford , Waterbury , Norwalk , and Danbury ) and their vicinities ; and ___MASK41___ counties in northeastern Pennsylvania . A ___MASK85___ is a ___MASK7___ 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 ___MASK22___ , for commercial demand , and for shelter from wind and waves . Ports with deeper ___MASK22___ are rarer , but can handle larger ships . Since ports throughout ___MASK70___ handled every kind of traffic , support and storage facilities vary widely , may extend for miles , and dominate the local economy . Some ports have an important military role . ___MASK91___ ( HQ ) denotes the ___MASK7___ where most , if not all , of the important functions of an ___MASK25___ are coordinated . In the United States , the ___MASK88___ represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility for managing all business activities . In the UK , the term head office is most commonly used for the HQs of large corporations . The term is also used regarding military organizations . In the ___MASK76___ of human settlements , an ___MASK56___ is an extended ___MASK3___ or town area comprising the built - up area of 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 of differences in definitions of what does and does not constitute an " agglomeration ", as well as variations and limitations in statistical or ___MASK26___ 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 of an agglomeration , or a distinct entity in itself . The New York Times ( sometimes abbreviated to NYT ) is an American daily ___MASK16___ , founded and continuously published in New York ___MASK3___ since ___MASK52___ 18 , 1851 , by The New York Times ___MASK57___ . " The New York Times " has won 117 Pulitzer Prizes , more than any other news ___MASK25___ . ___MASK48___ comprises " creative ___MASK24___ undertaken on a systematic basis in ___MASK75___ to increase the stock of knowledge , including knowledge of humans , culture and ___MASK29___ , and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications ." It is used to establish or confirm facts , reaffirm the results of previous ___MASK24___ , solve new or existing problems , support theorems , or develop new theories . A research project may also be an expansion on past ___MASK24___ in the field . ___MASK48___ projects can be used to develop further knowledge on a topic , or in the example of 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 of instruments , procedures , or experiments , research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole . The primary purposes of basic research ( as opposed to applied research ) are documentation , discovery , interpretation , or the research and development ( R & D ) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge . Approaches to research depend on epistemologies , which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences . There are several forms of research : scientific , humanities , artistic , economic , social , business , marketing , practitioner research , life , technological , etc . Melvyn Hayes " Mel " Gussow ( pronounced GUSS - owe ; ___MASK10___ 19 , 1933  April 29 , 2005 ) was an American theater critic , movie critic , and author who wrote for " The New York Times " for 35 years .