New York City

=== Education ===
{{Main|Education in New York City}}
[[File:Low_Memorial_Library_Columbia_University_College_Walk_Court_Yard_05.jpg|thumb|The [[Low Memorial Library]] at [[Columbia University]]]] 
New York City has the largest educational system of any city in the world.<ref name=NYCTheCapitaloftheWorld/> The city's educational infrastructure spans [[primary education]], [[secondary education]], [[higher education]], and [[research]]. The [[New York City Public Schools]] system, managed by the [[New York City Department of Education]], is the largest public school system in the United States, serving about 1.1&nbsp;million students in approximately 1,800 separate primary and secondary schools, including [[charter schools]], as of the 2017–2018 school year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wherewelive.cityofnewyork.us/explore-data/access-to-opportunity/education/#:~:text=New%20York%20City's%20public%20school,and%20various%20charter%20programs1.|title=Where we live NRC Fair housing together|access-date=July 23, 2023}}</ref> The New York City Charter School Center assists the setup of new charter schools.<ref>{{cite web |title = Home |url = http://www.nyccharterschools.org/ |publisher = New York City Charter School Center |access-date = April 16, 2015 }}</ref> There are approximately 900 additional privately run secular and religious schools in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title = Private School Universe Survey |url = http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/ |access-date = September 1, 2008 |publisher = [[National Center for Education Statistics]] }}</ref>

[[File:Facade_of_the_New_York_Public_Library_Main_Branch_2.jpg|thumb|The [[New York Public Library Main Branch|Stephen A. Schwarzman Headquarters Building]] of the [[New York Public Library]]]]
The [[New York Public Library]] (NYPL) has the largest collection of any public library system in the United States.<ref name="libraryspot">{{cite web |title = Nation's Largest Libraries |url = http://www.libraryspot.com/lists/listlargestlibs.htm |access-date = September 1, 2008 |publisher = LibrarySpot |archive-date = May 29, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070529215517/http://www.libraryspot.com/lists/listlargestlibs.htm |url-status = dead }}</ref> Queens is served by the [[Queens Borough Public Library]] (QPL), the nation's second-largest public library system, while the [[Brooklyn Public Library]] (BPL) serves Brooklyn.<ref name="libraryspot" />

More than a million students, the highest number of any city in the United States,<ref>{{Cite news |date = September 8, 2016 |title = America's Biggest College Towns |language = en |work = Bloomberg.com |url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-08/america-s-biggest-college-towns |access-date = August 15, 2022 }}</ref> are enrolled in New York City's more than 120 higher education institutions, with more than half a million in the [[City University of New York]] (CUNY) system alone {{as of|2020|lc=yes}}, including both degree and professional programs.<ref>{{cite web |title = Academics |url = https://www.cuny.edu/academics/ |access-date = April 15, 2020 |publisher = [[City University of New York]] }}</ref> According to [[Academic Ranking of World Universities]], New York City has, on average, the best higher education institutions of any [[global city]].<ref>{{Cite web |title = Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019 |url = http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2019.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190817225232/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2019.html |archive-date = August 17, 2019 |access-date = August 17, 2019 |publisher = [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|Shanghai Ranking Consultancy]] |url-status = dead }}</ref>

The public CUNY system comprising 25 institutions across all five boroughs: senior colleges, [[community college]]s, and other graduate/professional schools. The public [[State University of New York]] (SUNY) system includes campuses in New York City, including [[SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University]], [[Fashion Institute of Technology]], [[SUNY Maritime College]], and [[SUNY College of Optometry]]. New York City is home to such notable private universities as [[Barnard College]], [[Columbia University]], [[Cooper Union]], [[Fordham University]], [[New York University]], [[New York Institute of Technology]], [[Rockefeller University]], [[Mercy University]], [[Cornell Tech]] and [[Yeshiva University]]; several of these universities are ranked among the top universities in the world,<ref name="ARWU">{{cite web |title = Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017 |url = http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2017.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171012154517/http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2017.html |archive-date = October 12, 2017 |access-date = October 16, 2017 |publisher = [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|Shanghai Ranking Consultancy Consultancy]] |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="CWUR">{{cite web |title = CWUR 2016—World University Rankings |url = https://cwur.org/2016.php |access-date = October 16, 2017 |publisher = [[Center for World University Rankings]] }}</ref> while some of the world's most prestigious institutions like [[Princeton University]] and [[Yale University]] remain in the [[New York metropolitan area]].

Much of the [[scientific research]] in the city is done in medicine and the [[life sciences]]. In 2019, the New York metropolitan area ranked first on the [[List of cities by scientific output#Leading cities in different fields|list of cities and metropolitan areas by share of published articles in life sciences]].<ref name=NYCLifeSciencesCapital/> New York City has the most postgraduate life sciences degrees awarded annually in the United States, and in 2012, 43,523 licensed physicians were practicing in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Horner |first1 = Blair |last2 = Levin |first2 = Arthur |last3 = Mattei |first3 = Suzanne |others = Casey Ciceron (contributor) |date = August 2014 |title = The Doctor Is In: New York's Increasing Number of Doctors |url = http://www.nypirg.org/pubs/health/2014.08.21DoctorIsIn.pdf |access-date = August 22, 2014 |page = 13, Appendix 1: Comparison of the Numbers Of New York Doctors By County, As Of December 31, 2004, And December 31, 2012 |publisher = [[New York City Economic Development Corporation]] }}</ref> There are 127 [[Nobel laureate]]s with roots in local institutions {{As of|2004|lc=y}}.<ref name="NYC science institutions">{{cite press release |title = Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Economic Development Corporation President Andrew M. Alper Unveil Plans to Develop Commercial Bioscience Center in Manhattan |publisher = [[New York City Economic Development Corporation]] |url = http://home2.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fhome2.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2004b%2Fpr310-04.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1 |date = November 18, 2004 |access-date = September 1, 2008 |archive-date = October 11, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071011233830/http://home2.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fhome2.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2004b%2Fpr310-04.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1 |url-status = dead }}</ref>