ˌNew York ˈCity BrE AmE abbreviation , NYC ( also New York )
a large city and port in the northeastern US, on the southeast coast of ↑ New York State and east of the Hudson River. New York City is the largest city in the US and its main business centre, but it is not the capital city, which is Washington, D.C. The city is divided into five ↑ borough s : Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.