2.
The New York Metropolitan area includes New York City, the most
populous city in the United States, counties consisting of Long Island
and the Mid- and Lower Hudson Valley in the state of New York, the
six biggest cities in New Jersey (Newark, Jersey City, Paterson,
Elizabeth, Trenton, and Edison) and their neighborhoods, six of the
seven biggest cities in Connecticut (Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford,
Waterbury, Norwalk, and Danbury) and their neighborhoods, and five
counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania, such as Allentown, its thirdbiggest city.
As of the 2012 United States Census Bureau, the New York
metropolitan area, by a large margin, is still the United States’ most
populous, under both the Metropolitan Statistical Area definition (19.8
million) as well as under the Combined Statistical Area definition (23.4
million); it is additionally one of the world’s most populous urban
agglomerations.
The MSA covers 6,720 sq mi (17,405 km2), where as the CSA is
13,318 sq mi (34,493 km2), including a culturally and geographically
varied region.
As a center of various industries, such as finance, global trade, media
and entertainment, tourism, biotechnology, and manufacturing, it is
one of the world’s most important financial regions.
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Region: Northeastern United States
States
New Jersey
Connecticut
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New York
Pennsylvania
Largest city
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New York City (Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island)
Other cities
Jersey City
Yonkers
Paterson
Bridgeport
Elizabeth
Stamford
New Haven
Allentown
Waterbury
Edison
Norwalk
Trenton
Danbury
New Rochelle
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Newark
Passaic
Area
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Total: 13,318
sq mi (34,490 km2)
Population (2012)
Total: 23,508,600
Density: 1,876/sq mi (724/km2)
4.
The New York metropolitan area is home to the busiest urban airport
system in the United States; it carries more than 100 million
passengers every year, and three major airports serve it (largest to
smallest):
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John F. Kennedy International Airport (1)
ICAO Code: KJFK
County: Queens
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IATA Code: JFK
State: NY
Newark Liberty International Airport (3)
ICAO Code: KEWR
County: Essex/Union
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IATA Code: EWR
State: NJ
LaGuardia Airport (2)
IATA Code: LGA
ICAO Code: KLGA
County: Queens
State: NY
5.
The following smaller airports are also part of the New York metro area and provide daily commercial service:
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Lehigh Valley International Airport
ICAO Code: KABE
County: Lehigh
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IATA Code: ABE
State: PA
Long Island MacArthur Airport
ICAO Code: KISP
County: Suffolk
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IATA Code: ISP
State: NY
Stewart International Airport
IATA Code: SWF
ICAO Code: KSWF
County: Orange
State: NY
