Where is New York New York?

Where is New York New York? Aerial view of NYC

New York New York is said to be a city so nice they named it twice. It is a widely used phrase that can be confusing as it applies to a couple of different contexts, although New Yorkers seem to understand the correct version based on how it is used.  So where is New York New York? The first location New York NY can refer to is the City of New York, which is in the state of New York, as a way to distinguish New York City from New York State. The second location it can refer to is the mailing address for the borough of Manhattan, which is coterminous with New York county. The mailing address for the borough of Manhattan is New York, New York. As a New Yorker, I am very privileged to have called New York, NY home since 1999.

While is does not happen often, New York New York can also refer to the New York-New York Hotel & Casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel and casino is designed to look like the New York City skyline, complete with replicas of the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. However, it is no match for the real New York New York located in New York City!

New York New York is also a short form of the Theme from New York New York, which is from the film by Martin Scorsese titled New York New York.

Where is New York, New York

New York, New York, can refer to two places – the first is the City of New York in the State of New York, and the second is the County of New York in the City of New York.

New York City is situated on the Atlantic Ocean, at the mouth of the Hudson River, and covers an area of approximately 468.9 square miles (1,214 km²) in New York State. 

New York County – which is the borough of Manhattan – has a mailing address of New York New York, which can be written as New York, NY or NY NY, all of which are perfectly acceptable as part of a mailing address.  Manhattan, also known as “The Big Apple,” is one of the five boroughs of New York City, and the largest city in the country in terms of population and as a global hub for business, finance, media, and culture.

New York New York New York

It is said that New York is a city so nice, they named it twice as New York New York. While people often believe there is a New York New York New York, the correct usage is New York New York.

New York New York Area Code

The best known Area Code New York New York is 212. It took 45 years to use all the available 212 area code phone numbers in Manhattan, which used to initially be only for landlines till numbers could be ported to cellphones.  At the time, the area code for Manhattan cellphone numbers used to be 917.  Today, in addition to 212 and 917, the other area codes issued in Manhattan are 347, 646 and 929.

What area is considered New York New York?

New York New York refers to the county of Manhattan in New York City. Mailing labels for Manhattan specify New York as the City and New York as the State, which can also be referred to as New York NY or NY NY.

Is New York New York the same as New York City?

New York New York could refer to New York City in the State of New York, or it could refer to the borough of Manhattan within New York City, which has a mailing address that has New York New York in it.

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Hi, I'm Hanit Gyani, a full time professional by day and a blogger by night and weekend. Welcome to my blog, aka my passion project, Gotta Love New York.

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