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Guggenheim Museum]] seen from Fifth Avenue]] New York City is frequently the [[List of films set in New York City|setting for novels, movies, and television programs]] and has been described as the [[cultural capital]] of the world.<ref name="cultura1">{{cite web |url=http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/us/nyc/cultural-affairs/ |title=Consulate General of Iceland New York Culture |publisher=Consulate General of Iceland New York |access-date=July 23, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205061848/http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/us/nyc/cultural-affairs/ |archive-date=February 5, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="culture2">{{cite web |url=http://www.latvia-newyork.org/english/ |title=Consulate of Latvia in New York |publisher=Consulate of Latvia |access-date=July 23, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208223706/http://www.latvia-newyork.org/english/ |archive-date=February 8, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="culture3">{{cite web |url=http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/Culture/intro.htm |title=Introduction to Chapter 14: New York City (NYC) Culture |publisher=The Weissman Center for International Business Baruch College/CUNY 2011 |access-date=July 23, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505181316/http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/culture/intro.htm |archive-date=May 5, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="cultural4">{{Cite book |url = http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/371497 |title = New York, Culture Capital of the World, 1940–1965 / edited by Leonard Wallock; essays by Dore Ashton ... [et al.] |publisher = [[National Library of Australia]] |year = 1988 |isbn = 978-0-8478-0990-5 |access-date = July 23, 2023 }}</ref> In describing New York, author [[Tom Wolfe]] said, "Culture just seems to be in the air, like part of the weather."<ref>{{cite press release |title = Speeches: Tom Christopher Exhibit Opening |publisher = Consulate General of the United States: Frankfurt, Germany |date = May 9, 2007 |url = http://frankfurt.usconsulate.gov/frankfurt/speech05092007b.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070723115555/http://frankfurt.usconsulate.gov/frankfurt/speech05092007.html |archive-date = July 23, 2007 |access-date = September 1, 2008 }}</ref> The city is the birthplace of many cultural movements, including the [[Harlem Renaissance]] in literature and visual art;<ref>{{cite news |date = February 8, 1987 |title = Harlem in the Jazz Age |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/08/magazine/harlem-in-the-jazz-age.html?src=pm |access-date = May 31, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Holland |last = Cotter |date = May 24, 1998 |title = ART; A 1920's Flowering That Didn't Disappear |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/arts/art-a-1920-s-flowering-that-didn-t-disappear.html?src=pm |access-date = May 31, 2012 }}</ref> [[abstract expressionism]] (known as the [[New York School (art)|New York School]]) in painting; and [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]],<ref name="Toop-1992" /><ref name="BPOHPINY">{{cite news |first = David |last = Gonzalez |date = May 21, 2007 |title = Will Gentrification Spoil the Birthplace of Hip-Hop? |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/21/nyregion/21citywide.html?pagewanted=all |access-date = June 1, 2012 }}</ref> [[Punk rock|punk]],<ref>{{cite book |last = Harrington |first = Joe S. |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lw9Ccboc5OcC |title = Sonic Cool: The Life & Death of Rock 'N' Roll |pages = 324–30 |year = 2002 |isbn = 978-0-6340-2861-8 |publisher = [[Hal Leonard]] }}</ref> [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]],<ref>{{cite magazine |first1 = Sam |last1 = McPheeters |first2 = Christy |last2 = Karacas |date = September 1, 2009 |title = Survival of the Streets |url = https://www.vice.com/read/survival-of-the-streets-137-v16n9 |magazine = [[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date = June 1, 2012 }}</ref> [[Salsa music|salsa]], [[Freestyle music|freestyle]], [[Tin Pan Alley]], certain forms of [[jazz]],<ref name="Jazzzz">{{cite web |title = Harlem Renaissance Music in the 1920s |url = http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/Harlem-Renaissance-music.html |access-date = June 1, 2012 |publisher = 1920s Fashion & Music }}</ref> and (along with Philadelphia) [[disco]] in music. New York City has been considered the dance capital of the world.<ref>{{cite web |title = Free To Dance—About The Film |url = https://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/about/episodes.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100414045804/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/about/episodes.html |archive-date = April 14, 2010 |access-date = July 10, 2011 |publisher = [[Public Broadcasting Service]] |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Group Visits |url = http://www.alvinailey.org/about/visit-us/group-visits |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110513030823/http://www.alvinailey.org/about/visit-us/group-visits |archive-date = May 13, 2011 |access-date = July 10, 2011 |publisher = [[Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater|Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc]] }}</ref> One of the most common traits attributed to New York City is its fast pace,<ref name="FastPaceNYC1">{{cite web |last = Chauvin |first = Kelsy |date = March 15, 2019 |title = 15 Things NOT to Do in New York City |url = https://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/new-york/new-york-city/experiences/news/15-things-not-to-do-in-new-york-city |publisher = [[Fodor's]] |quote = There are more than 8.6 million citizens of New York City, and they're pretty much all in a hurry. They're also shrewd, outspoken, and proudly able to survive in a metropolis that tends to punish the meek. The buzzing subway system alone is a symbol of how this city works: part ballet, part battlefield. Residents and visitors alike can see why New York is considered the greatest city in the world. |access-date = March 23, 2019 }}</ref><ref name="FastPaceNYC2">{{cite news |last = Poliak |first = Shira |title = Adjusting To New York City |newspaper = Sun Sentinel |url = http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2009-11-19/features/0911180065_1_new-yorkers-fast-paced-big-apple |quote = Additionally, the fast-paced lifestyle of New York City demands adjusting. |access-date = November 1, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151203093200/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2009-11-19/features/0911180065_1_new-yorkers-fast-paced-big-apple |archive-date = December 3, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="FastPaceNYC3" /> which spawned the term ''[[wiktionary:New York minute|New York minute]]''.<ref name="NewYorkMinuteDefinition">{{cite encyclopedia |url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20york%20minute |title = Dictionary—Full Definition of ''New York Minute'' |dictionary = [[Merriam-Webster]] |access-date = November 1, 2015 }}</ref> Journalist [[Walt Whitman]] characterized New York's streets as being traversed by "hurrying, feverish, electric crowds."<ref name="FastPaceNYC3">{{Cite book |first = Stephen |last = Miller |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tfsmDAAAQBAJ&q=hurrying+feverish+electric+crowds+new+york&pg=PA50 |title = Walking New York: Reflections of American Writers from Walt Whitman to Teju Cole |year = 2016 |isbn = 978-0-8232-7425-3 |pages = 46, 50, 131 |publisher = Fordham University Press |access-date = May 10, 2017 }}</ref> New York City's residents are prominently known for their resilience historically, and more recently related to their management of the impacts of the [[September 11 terrorist attacks]] and the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York City|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2021-09-07 |title=The City That Endures |url=https://time.com/6094319/new-york-after-sept-11/ |access-date=2023-04-22 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Weaver-2022">{{cite web |last1=Weaver |first1=Shaye |title=New York is the most resilient city in the world, according to locals |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/new-york-is-the-most-resilient-city-in-the-world-according-to-locals-072222#:~:text=New%20York%20is%20the%20most,isn't%20just%20a%20phrase.&text=Throughout%20its%20history%2C%20New%20York,to%20whatever%20comes%20their%20way. |website=Time Out |date=July 22, 2022 |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Moynihan |first=Colin |date=2020-05-03 |title=On Subways as Riders Return: Odes to Their Resilience |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/03/arts/virus-subway-riders-poems.html |access-date=2023-04-22 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> New York was voted the world's most resilient city in 2021 and 2022, per [[Time Out (magazine)|''Time Out'']]'s global poll of urban residents.<ref name="Weaver-2022" /> === Theater === {{Further|Broadway theatre|Theater District, Manhattan}} [[File:Broadway Theaters 45th Street Night.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The [[John Golden Theatre|Golden]]; [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre|Jacobs]]; [[Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre|Schoenfeld]]; and [[Booth Theatre|Booth]] theatres in [[Theater District, Manhattan|Theater District]]]] The central [[Theater District, Manhattan|hub of the American theater scene is Manhattan]], with its divisions of [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], [[off-Broadway]], and [[off-off-Broadway]].<ref name="LondréWatermeier1998">{{cite book| first1 = Felicia Hardison | last1 = Londré| first2 = Daniel J.| last2 = Watermeier| date = 1998| title = The History of North American Theater: From Pre-Columbian Times to the Present| publisher = Continuum| pages =| isbn = 978-0-8264-1079-5| oclc = 1024855967}}</ref> Many movie and television [[Celebrity|stars]] have gotten their big break working in New York productions.<ref>Stephen Watt, and Gary A. Richardson, ''American Drama: Colonial to Contemporary'' (1994).</ref> Broadway theatre is one of the premier forms of English-language theatre in the world, named after [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]], the major thoroughfare that crosses Times Square,<ref>{{cite news |last = Welsh |first = Anne Marie |date = June 6, 2004 |title = 2 plays + 9 nominations = good odds for locals |newspaper = [[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |url = http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040606-9999-1a6tony.html |url-status = dead |access-date = September 1, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081005110339/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20040606-9999-1a6tony.html |archive-date = October 5, 2008 }}</ref> sometimes referred to as "[[The Great White Way]]."<ref>{{cite web |last = McBeth |first = VR |url = http://timessquare.com/NYC__/Times_Square_History/The_Great_White_Way/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110504160457/http://timessquare.com/NYC__/Times_Square_History/The_Great_White_Way/ |title = The Great White Way |website = TimesSquare.com |quote = Coined in 1901 by O.J. Gude, the designer of many prominent advertising displays, to describe the new light show that beckoned along Broadway, The Great White Way is a phrase known worldwide to describe Broadway's profusion of theaters in Times Square. |archive-date = May 4, 2011 |date = September 25, 2006 |access-date = December 4, 2021 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last = Tell |first = Darcy |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=NwaLWFSG3rcC&pg=PA41 |title = Times Square Spectacular: Lighting Up Broadway|publisher = [[HarperCollins]] |year = 2007 |isbn = 978-0-0608-8433-8 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last = Allen |first = Irving Lewis |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=j41z0yeKbeIC&pg=PA59 |title = The City in Slang: New York Life and Popular Speech |publisher = [[Oxford University Press]] |year = 1995 |quote = By 1910, the blocks of Broadway just above 42nd Street were at the very heart of the Great White Way. The glow of Times Square symbolized the center of New York, if not of the world. |isbn = 978-0-1953-5776-9 }}</ref> [[List of Broadway theaters|Forty-one venues]] mostly in Midtown Manhattan's [[Theatre District, Manhattan|Theatre District]], each with at least 500 seats, are classified as Broadway theatres.<ref>[https://www.playbill.com/broadway-theatres Learn about the 41 theatres on Broadway.], ''[[Playbill]]''. Accessed January 15, 2024.</ref> The 2018–19 Broadway theatre season set records with total attendance of 14.8 million and gross revenue of $1.83 billion<ref>[https://www.broadwayleague.com/press/press-releases/2018-2019-broadway-end-of-season-statistics/ "2018 – 2019 Broadway End-of-Season Statistics"], [[The Broadway League]], May 28, 2019. Accessed November 13, 2022.</ref> Recovering from closures forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022–23 revenues rebounded to $1.58 billion with total attendance of 12.3 million.<ref>[https://www.broadwayleague.com/press/press-releases/20222023-broadway-end-of-season-statistics-show-that-broadway-had-attendance-of-123-million-and-grosses-of-158-billion/ "2022–2023 Broadway End-Of-Season Statistics Show That Broadway Had Attendance Of 12.3 Million And Grosses Of $1.58 Billion"], [[The Broadway League]], press release dated May 23, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024. "The Broadway League has released statistics for the 2022-2023 season, which began on May 23, 2022, and ended on May 21, 2023. In the first full season since Broadway returned from the COVID-19 pandemic closure, Broadway reached a total attendance of 12,283,399 and generated $1,577,586,897 in grosses."</ref><ref>[https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/statistics-broadway-nyc/ Broadway Season Statistics], [[The Broadway League]]. Accessed January 15, 2024.</ref> The [[Tony Awards]] recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre and are presented at an annual ceremony in Manhattan. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances at the 41 eligible Broadway venues.<ref>[https://www.tonyawards.com/about/faq/ Frequently Asked Questions], [[Tony Awards]]. Accessed January 15, 2024. "Only Broadway productions that open in designated Broadway theatres in Manhattan are eligible for Tonys."</ref> One is also given for [[Regional theatre in the United States|regional theatre]]. Several discretionary non-competitive awards are given as well, including a [[Special Tony Award]], the [[Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre]], and the [[Isabelle Stevenson Award]].<ref>Staff (undated). [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/about/index.html "Who's Who"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223002914/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/about/index.html |date=December 23, 2016 }}. tonyawards.com. Retrieved September 13, 2013.</ref> === Accent and dialect === {{Main|New York City English|New York accent}} The New York area is home to a distinctive regional accent and speech pattern called the [[New York City English|New York dialect]], alternatively known as ''Brooklynese'' or ''New Yorkese''. It has been considered one of the most recognizable accents within [[American English]].<ref>{{cite book |last = Newman |first = Michael |title = American Voices |publisher = Blackwell |year = 2005 |isbn = 978-1-4051-2109-5 |editor1-last = Wolfram |editor1-first = Walt |pages = 82–87 |chapter = New York Talk |editor2-last = Ward |editor2-first = Ben }}</ref> The traditional New York area speech pattern is known for its rapid delivery, and its accent is characterized as [[Rhoticity in English|non-rhotic]] so that the sound {{IPA|[ɹ]}} does not appear at the end of a [[syllable]] or immediately before a [[consonant]], therefore the pronunciation of the city name as "New Yawk."<ref name="NYT19930214">{{cite news |last = Sontag |first = Deborah |date = February 14, 1993 |title = Oy Gevalt! New Yawkese An Endangered Dialect? |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0D61438F937A25751C0A965958260 |access-date = July 19, 2014 }}</ref> The classic version of the New York City dialect is centered on [[Middle class|middle-]] and [[working-class]] New Yorkers. The influx of non-European immigrants in recent decades has led to changes in this distinctive dialect,<ref name="NYT19930214" /> and the traditional form of this speech pattern is no longer as prevalent.<ref name="NYT19930214" /> === Architecture === {{Main|Architecture of New York City}} {{Further|List of buildings, sites, and monuments in New York City|List of tallest buildings in New York City}} [[File:1232-42 Dean Street Crown Heights.jpg|thumb|[[Row houses]] in [[Crown Heights North Historic District]], Brooklyn]] New York has architecturally noteworthy buildings in a wide range of styles and from distinct time periods, from the Dutch Colonial [[Wyckoff House|Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House]] in Brooklyn, the oldest section of which dates to 1656, to the modern [[One World Trade Center]], the skyscraper at [[World Trade Center site|Ground Zero]] in Lower Manhattan and the [[List of most expensive buildings in the world|most expensive office tower]] in the world by construction cost.<ref>{{cite web |first = Marisa |last = Taylor |title = As One World Trade Center soars, so do its costs |url = http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/31/10279406-as-one-world-trade-center-soars-so-do-its-costs |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120201180547/http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/31/10279406-as-one-world-trade-center-soars-so-do-its-costs |archive-date = February 1, 2012 |access-date = February 1, 2012 |publisher = [[MSNBC]] }}</ref> Manhattan's [[skyline]], with its many skyscrapers, has been recognized as an iconic symbol of the city,<ref>Fazzare, Elizabeth. [https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/what-makes-nycs-skyline-so-iconic "What Makes NYC’s Skyline So Iconic? 17 Buildings to Know"], ''[[Architectural Digest]]'', May 23, 2023. Accessed February 13, 2024. "When it comes to recognizable skylines, New York City’s tops the list.... Super-talls and their historic neighbors have helped shape the iconic urban silhouette we associate with the city today."</ref><ref>Dobnik, Verena for [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-iconic-skyline-of/140916473/ "NYC sizing up its iconic skyline; Empire State Building' s owner objects to tower he says would spoil view"], ''[[The Indianapolis Star]]'', August 25, 2010. Accessed February 13, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Look at Manhattan from afar, and the first thing you notice is the Empire State Building, spiking like a needle above the carpet of skyscrapers that coats the island from tip to tip. Now it's got some competition a proposal for a nearby glass office tower that would rise almost as high and alter the iconic skyline."</ref><ref>Hakela, Deepti. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-new-skyscrapers-changing-new-yor/140916613/ "Rising to new heights; Skinny skyscrapers are transforming NYC’s iconic skyline"], ''[[The Day (New London)|The Day]]'', February 28, 2016. Accessed February 13, 2024, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "In New York City there’s no escaping the pressure to be taller and thinner — not even for the skyscrapers Changes in building technology and materials in recent years have made it possible to build slender towers that are among the tallest in the world And some of these cloud-puncturing beanstalks are poised to transform the city’s iconic skyline."</ref> and the city has been home to several of the [[Skyscraper#History of the tallest skyscrapers|tallest buildings in the world]]. {{As of|2019}}, New York City had 6,455 high-rise buildings, the third most in the world after [[Hong Kong]] and [[Seoul]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121106210644/http://www.emporis.com/statistics/skyline-ranking Skyline Ranking], [[Emporis]]. Accessed February 9, 2017.</ref> The character of New York's large residential districts is often defined by the elegant [[brownstone]] rowhouses and [[townhouse]]s and shabby [[tenement]]s that were built during a period of rapid expansion from 1870 to 1930.<ref>{{cite book |last = Plunz |first = Richard A. |title = History of Housing in New York City: Dwelling Type and Change in the American Metropolis |publisher = [[Columbia University Press]] |year = 1990 |isbn = 978-0-231-06297-8 |chapter = Chapters 3 [Rich and Poor] & 4 [Beyond the Tenement] }}</ref> Stone and brick became the city's building materials of choice after the construction of wood-frame houses was limited in the aftermath of the [[Great Fire of New York|Great Fire of 1835]].<ref name="lankevich-p82">Lankevich (1998), pp. 82–83; {{cite book |last = Wilson |first = Rufus Rockwell |url = https://archive.org/details/newyorkoldnewit01wilsgoog |title = New York: Old & New: Its Story, Streets, and Landmarks |publisher = [[J.B. Lippincott]] |year = 1902 |page = [https://archive.org/details/newyorkoldnewit01wilsgoog/page/n375 354] }}</ref> In contrast, New York City also has neighborhoods that are less densely populated and feature free-standing dwellings. In neighborhoods such as [[Riverdale, Bronx|Riverdale]] (in the Bronx), [[Ditmas Park, Brooklyn|Ditmas Park]] (in Brooklyn), and [[Douglaston, Queens|Douglaston]] (in Queens), large single-family homes are common in various architectural styles such as [[Tudor Revival architecture|Tudor Revival]] and [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]].<ref>{{cite news |first = Margaret |last = Garb |date = March 1, 1998 |title = If You're Thinking of Living In/Riverdale, the Bronx; A Community Jealous of Its Open Space |work = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/01/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-riverdale-bronx-community-jealous-its-open-space.html |access-date = February 10, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date = September 17, 2001 |title = New York Metro: 6 Affordable Neighborhoods |url = https://nymag.com/realestate/articles/affordable/ditmaspark.htm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120204145438/https://nymag.com/realestate/articles/affordable/ditmaspark.htm |access-date = February 10, 2012 |archive-date = February 4, 2012 |work = [[New York (magazine)|New York]] |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first = Diana |last = Shaman |date = February 8, 2004 |title = If You're Thinking of Living In/Douglaston, Queens; Timeless City Area, With a Country Feel |work = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/08/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-douglaston-queens-timeless-city-area-with-country-feel.html |access-date = February 10, 2012 }}</ref> {{Wide image|10 mile panorama of NYC, Feb., 2018.jpg|1500px|Ten mile (16km) [[Manhattan]] skyline panorama from [[120th Street (Manhattan)|120th Street]] to [[The Battery (Manhattan)|the Battery]], taken in February 2018 from across the [[Hudson River]] in [[Weehawken, New Jersey]] {{flatlist| # [[Riverside Church]] # [[Deutsche Bank Center]] # [[220 Central Park South]] # [[Central Park Tower]] # [[One57]] # [[432 Park Avenue]] # [[53W53]] # [[Chrysler Building]] # [[Bank of America Tower (Manhattan)|Bank of America Tower]] # [[4 Times Square]] # [[The New York Times Building]] # [[Empire State Building]] # [[Manhattan West]] # a: [[55 Hudson Yards]], 14b: [[35 Hudson Yards]], 14c: [[10 Hudson Yards]], 14d: [[15 Hudson Yards]] # [[56 Leonard Street]] # [[8 Spruce Street]] # [[Woolworth Building]] # [[70 Pine Street]] # [[Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown|Four Seasons Downtown]] # [[40 Wall Street]] # [[3 World Trade Center]] # [[4 World Trade Center]] # [[One World Trade Center]]}}|align-cap=center}} === Arts === {{Further|List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City|Music of New York City}} [[File:Lincoln Center at dawn.jpg|thumb|The [[Lincoln Center]]: [[David H. Koch Theater]] (left), home of the [[New York City Ballet|NY City Ballet]]; [[Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center)|Metropolitan Opera House]] (center), home of the [[Metropolitan Opera]]; and [[David Geffen Hall]] (right), home of the [[New York Philharmonic|NY Philharmonic]]]] [[File:Metropolitan museum of art 3.jpg|thumb|[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], the largest [[art museum]] in the [[Americas]]]] [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]], anchoring [[Lincoln Square, Manhattan|Lincoln Square]] on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is home to numerous influential arts organizations, including the [[Metropolitan Opera]], [[New York City Opera]], [[New York Philharmonic]], and [[New York City Ballet]], as well as the [[Vivian Beaumont Theater]], the [[Juilliard School]], [[Jazz at Lincoln Center]], and [[Alice Tully Hall]]. The [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]] is in [[Union Square (New York City)|Union Square]], and [[Tisch School of the Arts]] is based at New York University, while [[Central Park SummerStage]] presents free music concerts in Central Park.<ref>{{cite web |title = About Summer Stage |url = http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage/about/ |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121016075818/http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage/about/ |archive-date = October 16, 2012 |access-date = June 14, 2012 |publisher = [[City Parks Foundation]] }}</ref> New York City has more than 2,000 arts and cultural organizations and more than 500 [[Art gallery|art galleries]].<ref name="NYC arts">{{cite web |date = December 2005 |title = Creative New York |url = http://www.nycfuture.org/images_pdfs/pdfs/CREATIVE_NEW_YORK.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080831013443/http://www.nycfuture.org/images_pdfs/pdfs/CREATIVE_NEW_YORK.pdf |archive-date = August 31, 2008 |access-date = September 1, 2008 |publisher = [[Center for an Urban Future]] |url-status = dead }}</ref> The city government funds the arts with a larger annual budget than the [[National Endowment for the Arts]].<ref name="NYC arts" /> The city is also home to hundreds of cultural institutions and historic sites. [[Fifth Avenue|Museum Mile]] is the name for a section of Fifth Avenue running from 82nd to 105th streets on the [[Upper East Side]] of Manhattan,<ref name="festival">{{cite web |title = Museum Mile Festival |url = http://www.museummilefestival.org/ |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120804102650/http://museummilefestival.org/ |archive-date = August 4, 2012 |access-date = August 23, 2014 |website = museummilefestival.org }}</ref> in the upper portion of [[Carnegie Hill]].<ref>{{cite news |last = Kusisto |first = Laura |date = October 21, 2011 |title = Reaching High on Upper 5th Avenue |work = [[The Wall Street Journal]] |url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204618704576643022038133998 |url-status = live |access-date = August 23, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111023171126/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204618704576643022038133998.html |archive-date = October 23, 2011 }}</ref> Nine museums occupy the length of this section of Fifth Avenue, making it one of the densest displays of culture in the world.<ref name="mmilemus">{{cite web |title = Museums on the Mile |url = http://www.museummilefestival.org/museums/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120101013336/http://www.museummilefestival.org/museums/ |archive-date = January 1, 2012 |access-date = August 23, 2014 |website = museummilefestival.org }}</ref> Its art museums include the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim]], [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[Neue Galerie New York]], and [[The Africa Center]]. In addition to other programming, the museums collaborate for the annual Museum Mile Festival, held each year in June, to promote the museums and increase visitation.<ref name="drv">{{Cite news |date = June 27, 1979 |title = New Drive Promoting 5th Ave.'s 'Museum Mile' |work = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F1FFA395D12728DDDAE0A94DE405B898BF1D3 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140506150805/https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F1FFA395D12728DDDAE0A94DE405B898BF1D3 |archive-date = May 6, 2014 |access-date = August 23, 2014 }}</ref> Many of the world's most lucrative [[art auction]]s are held in New York City.<ref name="NYCArtAuction1">{{cite news |first1 = Robin |last1 = Pogrebin |first2 = Scott |last2 = Reyburn |date = November 15, 2017 |title = Leonardo da Vinci Painting Sells for $450.3 Million, Shattering Auction Highs |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/arts/design/leonardo-da-vinci-salvator-mundi-christies-auction.html |access-date = November 16, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="NYCArtAuction2">{{cite web |date = November 15, 2017 |title = Christ painting by Leonardo da Vinci sells for record $450M |url = https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/christ-painting-by-leonardo-da-vinci-sells-for-record-dollar450m/ar-BBEYwDu?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=iehp |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171116083413/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/christ-painting-by-leonardo-da-vinci-sells-for-record-dollar450m/ar-BBEYwDu?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=iehp |archive-date = November 16, 2017 |access-date = November 15, 2017 |agency = [[Associated Press]] |publisher = [[MSN]] }}</ref> The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the [[List of largest art museums|largest]] [[art museum]] in the [[Americas]]. In 2022, it welcomed 3.2 million visitors, ranking it the [[List of most-visited museums in the United States|third-most visited U.S. museum]], and eighth on the list of [[List of most-visited art museums|most-visited art museums]] in the world.<ref>''The Art Newspaper'', "Visitors Survey 2022", March 27, 2023</ref> Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments,<ref name="auto2">[https://www.metmuseum.org/press/exhibitions/2000/metropolitan-museum-launches-new-and-expanded-web-site "Metropolitan Museum Launches New and Expanded Web Site"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128201035/https://www.metmuseum.org/press/exhibitions/2000/metropolitan-museum-launches-new-and-expanded-web-site |date=November 28, 2016 }}, press release, The Met, January 25, 2000.</ref> and includes works of art from [[classical antiquity]] and [[Art of ancient Egypt|ancient Egypt]]; paintings and sculptures from nearly all the [[Western painting|European masters]]; and an extensive collection of [[Visual art of the United States|American]] and [[modern art]]. The Met maintains extensive holdings of [[African art|African]], [[Asian art|Asian]], [[Oceanian art|Oceanian]], [[Byzantine art|Byzantine]], and [[Islamic art]].<ref>{{cite book |last=de Montebello |first=Philippe |author-link=Philippe de Montebello |title=Masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art |year=1997 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |location=New York |pages=[https://archive.org/details/masterpiecesofme0000unse/page/6 6–7] |isbn=0-300-10615-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/masterpiecesofme0000unse/page/6 }}</ref> === Cuisine === {{Main|Cuisine of New York City|List of restaurants in New York City|List of Michelin starred restaurants in New York City}} [[File:Lox-and-bagel-02.jpg|thumb|[[New York-style bagel]] with [[lox]]]] New York City's food culture includes an array of international cuisines influenced by the city's immigrant history. [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]]an immigrants, especially [[Jewish Americans|Jewish]] immigrants from those regions, brought [[New York-style bagel]]s, [[Cheesecake#North America|cheesecake]], [[hot dog]]s, [[knish]]es, and [[delicatessen]]s (delis) to the city. [[Italian diaspora|Italian]] immigrants brought [[New York-style pizza]] and [[Italian cuisine]] into the city, while Jewish immigrants and Irish immigrants brought [[pastrami]]<ref>{{cite web |title = Pastrami On Rye: A Full-length History Of The Jewish Deli |work = [[Public Radio International]] |publisher = [[The World (radio program)|The World]] |url = https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-03-31/pastrami-rye-full-length-history-new-york-jewish-deli |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160402133541/https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-03-31/pastrami-rye-full-length-history-new-york-jewish-deli |archive-date = April 2, 2016 |access-date = November 27, 2020 |url-status = live }}</ref> and [[corned beef]],<ref>{{cite web |first = Shaylyn |last = Esposito |title = Is Corned Beef Really Irish? |work = [[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |url = https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/is-corned-beef-really-irish-2839144/ |date = March 15, 2013 |access-date = November 27, 2020 }}</ref> respectively. [[Chinese restaurant|Chinese]] and other Asian restaurants, sandwich joints, [[trattoria]]s, [[diner]]s, and [[coffeehouse]]s are ubiquitous throughout the city. Some 4,000 mobile food vendors licensed by the city, many immigrant-owned, have made Middle Eastern foods such as [[falafel]] and [[kebab]]s<ref>{{cite news |last = Bleyer |first = Jennifer |date = May 14, 2006 |title = Kebabs on the Night Shift |work = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/nyregion/thecity/14vend.html |access-date = January 17, 2014 }}</ref> examples of modern New York [[street food]]. The city is home to "nearly one thousand of the finest and most diverse [[haute cuisine]] restaurants in the world," according to [[Michelin]].<ref>{{cite web |title = 27,479 restaurants selected by the Michelin Guide—Top Destinations |url = http://www.viamichelin.com/web/Restaurants |access-date = August 24, 2014 |publisher = [[Michelin Guide]] }}</ref> The [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]] assigns letter grades to the city's restaurants based on inspection results.<ref>{{cite web |title = Restaurant Inspection Results (Letter Grades) |url = http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/services/restaurant-inspection.shtml |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140122123431/http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/services/restaurant-inspection.shtml |archive-date = January 22, 2014 |access-date = January 19, 2014 |publisher = [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]] }}</ref> As of 2019, there were 27,043 restaurants in the city, up from 24,865 in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |first = Jennifer |last = Tiedemann |title = $15-Per-Hour Minimum Wage Isn't What NYC Restaurant Workers Ordered |url = https://indefenseofliberty.blog/2019/04/08/15-per-hour-minimum-wage-isnt-what-nyc-restaurant-workers-ordered/ |work = [[Goldwater Institute]] |publisher = In Defense of Liberty |date = April 8, 2019 |access-date = June 1, 2019 }}</ref> The [[Queens Night Market]] in [[Flushing Meadows–Corona Park]] attracts more than ten thousand people nightly to sample food from more than 85 countries.<ref name=NYCWorld/> === Fashion === {{Further|New York Fashion Week|Met Gala}} [[File:Carolina Herrera AW14 12.jpg|thumb|[[Haute couture]] [[fashion model]]s walk the [[catwalk|runway]] during [[New York Fashion Week|NYFW]].]] New York has frequently been ranked the top [[fashion capital]] of the world on the annual list compiled by the [[Global Language Monitor]].<ref>{{cite web |title = New York Takes Top Global Fashion Capital Title from London, edging past Paris |url = http://www.languagemonitor.com/category/fashion/fashion-capitals/ |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140423211506/http://www.languagemonitor.com/category/fashion/fashion-capitals/ |archive-date = April 23, 2014 |access-date = February 11, 2014 |publisher = Languagemonitor.com }}</ref> [[New York Fashion Week]] (NYFW) is a high-profile semiannual event featuring [[fashion model|model]]s displaying the latest wardrobes created by prominent [[fashion designer]]s worldwide in advance of these fashions proceeding to the retail marketplace.<ref name=NewYorkFashionWeekRetailTrendsetter>{{cite web|url=https://www.lightspeedhq.com/blog/new-york-fashion-week/|title=New York Fashion Week 2023 {{!}} Retailers bring the runway to real-life|author=Naeme Elzein|publisher=lightspeed|date=August 22, 2023|access-date=November 26, 2023|quote=Starting with world renown designers reading the winds of change through to buyers forecasting trends that feel 'right now', New York Fashion Week is the first big domino to fall in a succession of actions resulting in what ends up in your closet.}}</ref> NYFW sets the tone for the global fashion industry.<ref name=NewYorkFashionWeekGlobalAndEconomicImpact>{{cite news|url=https://thefordhamram.com/93053/news/fashion-week/|title=The Economic Impact of New York Fashion Week|author=Diana Juarez|newspaper=The Fordham Ram|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=November 26, 2023|quote=New York Fashion Week (NYFW) is an iconic event that not only sets the global fashion industry's tone but also plays a pivotal role in contributing to the economic vitality of the city. Beyond the glitz, glamor and gorgeous soirées of the runway, NYFW profoundly impacts various sectors of the economy, including tourism, retail, hospitalityurl and media.}}</ref> New York's fashion district encompasses roughly 30 city blocks in [[Midtown Manhattan]],<ref name=NYCFashionDistrict>{{cite web|url=https://www.allartschools.com/fashion-design/fashion-design-new-york/|title=New York: Fashion Design Capital of the U.S.|publisher=All Art Schools|access-date=November 26, 2023|quote=New York and fashion design go hand in hand.}}</ref> clustered around a stretch of [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Seventh Avenue]] nicknamed ''[[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)#Notable districts and buildings|Fashion Avenue]]''.<ref name=NYCFashionAvenue>Nemy, Enid.(June 8, 1972) [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B06E5DD1F3EE63BBC4053DFB0668389669EDE "Everybody – Well, Almost – Attended A Mammoth Party on 'Fashion Ave.'"] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> New York's fashion calendar also includes Couture Fashion Week to showcase [[haute couture]] styles.<ref Name=NYCHauteCouture>{{cite web|url=https://www.couturefashionweek.com/designers/|title=Couture Fashion Week|publisher=Couture Fashion Week|quote=Couture Fashion Week New York Latest Designers|access-date=November 26, 2023}}</ref> The Met Gala is often described as "Fashion's biggest night."<ref name="MetGalaFashion'sBiggestNight">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/newyork/news/met-gala-2023-red-carpet/|title=Met Gala 2023: Fashion's biggest night honors Karl Lagerfeld|author=Ali Bauman|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=May 1, 2023|access-date=November 26, 2023}}</ref> === Parades === {{Further|Category:Parades in New York City{{!}}List of parades in New York City}} [[File:Macy's_Thanksgiving_Day_Parade_2022_New_York_City_(52522832206).jpg|thumb|The annual [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], the world's largest parade<ref name=NYCThanksgivingParade/>]] New York City is well known for its street [[parade]]s, the majority held in Manhattan. The primary orientation of the annual street parades is typically from north to south, marching along major avenues. The annual [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] is the world's largest parade,<ref name="NYCThanksgivingParade">{{cite web |date = November 24, 2016 |title = Millions Of Revelers Marvel Over Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade |url = http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/11/24/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2016/ |access-date = March 30, 2017 |publisher = [[CBS Broadcasting Inc]] }}</ref> beginning alongside Central Park and proceeding southward to the flagship [[Macy's Herald Square]] store;<ref>{{cite web |first = Hilarey |last = Wojtowicz |title = Guide to the 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade |url = http://www.familyvacationcritic.com/guide-to-2016-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/art/ |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170329144025/http://www.familyvacationcritic.com/guide-to-2016-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/art/ |archive-date = March 29, 2017 |access-date = March 28, 2017 |publisher = The Independent Traveler, Inc }}</ref> the parade is viewed on telecasts worldwide and draws millions of spectators in person.<ref name="NYCThanksgivingParade" /> Other notable parades including the annual [[New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade]] in March, the [[NYC Pride March|NYC LGBT Pride March]] in June, the LGBT-inspired [[Greenwich Village Halloween Parade]] in October, and numerous parades commemorating the independence days of many nations. [[List of ticker-tape parades in New York City|Ticker-tape parades]] celebrating championships won by sports teams as well as other accomplishments march northward along the [[Canyon of Heroes]] on [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] from [[Bowling Green (New York City)|Bowling Green]] to [[City Hall Park]] in Lower Manhattan. === Sports === {{Main|Sports in the New York metropolitan area|Traditional games of New York City}} {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width = 220 | image1 = Arthur ashe stadium interior.jpg | caption1 = The [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open Tennis Championships]] in [[Flushing Meadows–Corona Park]] in [[Queens]] | image2 = Citi Field 2011.JPG | caption2 = [[Citi Field]], also in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, has been home to the [[New York Mets]] since 2009. | image3 = Yankee_Stadium_overhead_2010.jpg | caption3 = [[Yankee Stadium]] in [[The Bronx]] is home to the [[New York Yankees]] and [[New York City FC]]. | image4 = Barclays_Center_1.jpg | caption4 = [[Barclays Center]], home to the [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and the [[New York Liberty]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] }} New York City is home to the headquarters of the [[National Football League]],<ref>{{cite web |title = National Football League Company Information |url = http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.National_Football_League.f36bd60db3fbcb01.html |access-date = May 18, 2013 |publisher = [[Hoover's, Inc.]] }}</ref> [[Major League Baseball]],<ref>{{cite web |title = Major League Baseball Company Information |url = http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Major_League_Baseball.690243a73fc37ae4.html |access-date = May 18, 2013 |publisher = [[Hoover's, Inc.]] }}</ref> the [[National Basketball Association]],<ref>{{cite web |title = National Basketball Association, Inc. Company Information |url = http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.National_Basketball_Association_Inc.9752d99632cf8a45.html |access-date = May 18, 2013 |publisher = [[Hoover's, Inc.]] }}</ref> the [[National Hockey League]],<ref>{{cite web |title = National Hockey League Company Information |url = http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.National_Hockey_League.6eb8cbd895fc6ce9.html |access-date = May 18, 2013 |publisher = [[Hoover's, Inc.]] }}</ref> and [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Major League Soccer, L.L.C. Company Information |url = http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Major_League_Soccer_LLC.0432cbf68c309307.html |access-date = May 18, 2013 |publisher = [[Hoover's, Inc.]] }}</ref> New York City hosted the [[1984 Summer Paralympics]]<ref>[https://www.paralympicheritage.org.uk/new-york-1984-paralympic-summer-games New York 1984 Paralympic Summer Games], [[National Paralympic Heritage Trust]]. Accessed January 18, 2024. "The New York Games were set to run from 17th - 29th June and the Stoke Mandeville Games from 22nd July - 1st August."</ref> and the [[1998 Goodwill Games]].<ref>Bondy Filip. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/16/us/new-york-city-and-environs-land-goodwill-games-for-98.html "New York City and Environs Land Goodwill Games for '98"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 16, 1992. Accessed January 18, 2024. "New York City, New Jersey and Long Island were awarded the 1998 Goodwill Games last night, an intriguing but risky choice by the Games' selection committee. Six years from now, the area will be called upon to play host to thousands of international athletes and fans who have every right to expect upgraded athletic facilities and a convenient ride to the arena."</ref> New York City's [[New York City bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics|bid]] to host the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] was one of five finalists, but lost out to [[London]].<ref>Zinser, Lynn. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/06/sports/othersports/olympic-committee-chooses-london-for-2012-summer-games.html "Olympic Committee Chooses London for 2012 Summer Games"],''[[The New York Times]]'', July 6, 2005. Accessed January 19, 2023. "London won the 2012 Olympic Summer Games on Wednesday in a surprising upset over the front-running Paris after ardent last-minute lobbying by Prime Minister Tony Blair..... The British capitalized on a desire to hold the Games in Western Europe and surpassed four finalists, including New York, which was knocked out in the second round of voting, earlier than most expected."</ref> The city has played host to more than 40 major professional teams in the five sports and their respective competing leagues. Four of the ten most expensive stadiums ever built worldwide ([[MetLife Stadium]], the new [[Yankee Stadium]], [[Madison Square Garden]], and [[Citi Field]]) are in the New York metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite web |author = Esteban |date = October 27, 2011 |title = 11 Most Expensive Stadiums in the World |url = http://www.totalprosports.com/2011/10/27/11-most-expensive-stadiums-in-the-world/ |access-date = September 2, 2012 |publisher = Total Pro Sports |archive-date = August 27, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120827201315/http://www.totalprosports.com/2011/10/27/11-most-expensive-stadiums-in-the-world/ |url-status = dead }}</ref> The city is represented in the National Football League by the [[New York Giants]] and the [[New York Jets]], although both teams play their home games at MetLife Stadium in nearby [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]],<ref>{{cite news |date = December 22, 2011 |title = Preparations Different for a Home-and-Home Contest |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/23/sports/football/for-giants-jets-game-metlife-stadium-preparations-differ.html?pagewanted=all |access-date = May 31, 2012 }}</ref> which hosted [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 26, 2010|title=Owners warm up to New York/New Jersey as Super Bowl XLVIII host|publisher=[[National Football League]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8184fc83&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true|access-date=May 27, 2010|quote=It's the first time the league has gone to a cold-weather site that doesn't have a dome{{nbsp}}... the NFL will wait and see how this foray into the great outdoors in winter goes. Then the league might OK another bid}}</ref> The city's two Major League Baseball teams are the [[New York Mets]], who play at 41,800-seat Citi Field in Queens and the [[New York Yankees]], who play at [[Yankee Stadium]] in the Bronx, which has 47,400 seats.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/nyregion/stadiums-arenas-funding-nyc.html "So Many Seats, So Many Tax Breaks"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 11, 1028. Accessed January 18, 2024. "Yankee Stadium Location: Bronx Year Opened: 2009 Seats: 47,422. The stadium cost more than $2.3 billion to build.... Citi Field Location: Queens; Year Opened: 2009; Seats: 41,800. The project cost about $830.6 million with $134.91 million coming from the New York Mets, and $614.3 million in public money and tax breaks."</ref> The [[Mets–Yankees rivalry|two rivals compete]] in four games of [[interleague play]] every regular season that has come to be called the [[Subway Series]].<ref>[[Mike Lupica|Lupica, Mike]]. [https://www.mlb.com/news/subway-series-2023-a-time-to-hit-reset "Subway Series still as intriguing a ticket as there is in town"], [[MLB.com]], June 12, 2023. Accessed January 18, 2024. "You certainly know what it was like at the old Stadium and Shea, where the Mets and Yankees played a real Subway Series in 2000. Four games this time. Two at Citi. Two at the Stadium next month."</ref> The Yankees have won an MLB-record 27 championships,<ref>{{cite web |title = New York Yankees: Facts, History, Stats, and Resources |url = http://www.thefreeresource.com/new-york-yankees-facts-history-stats-and-resources |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120605211426/http://www.thefreeresource.com/new-york-yankees-facts-history-stats-and-resources |archive-date = June 5, 2012 |access-date = May 31, 2012 |publisher = The free sources }}</ref> while the Mets have won the [[World Series]] twice.<ref>{{cite news |date = October 8, 1986 |title = How Mets, Colt .45s Grew Up To Beat The Bullies |newspaper = [[Chicago Tribune]] |url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-10-08/sports/8603150967_1_astros-nl-east-amazin-mets |access-date = May 31, 2012 }}</ref> The city was once home to the Brooklyn Dodgers (now the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]), who won the World Series once,<ref>{{cite web |title = Dodgers Timeline |url = http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/timeline01.jsp |access-date = September 22, 2008 |publisher = Los Angeles Dodgers |archive-date = July 4, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080704170220/http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/timeline01.jsp |url-status = dead }}</ref> and the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]] (now the [[San Francisco Giants]]), who won the World Series five times. Both teams moved to California in 1958.<ref>{{cite web |title = Historical Moments |url = http://www.dodgers-giants.com/ |access-date = May 31, 2012 |publisher = Dodgers Giants }}</ref> There is one [[Minor League Baseball]] team in the city, the Mets-affiliated [[Brooklyn Cyclones]],<ref>{{cite news |date = May 30, 2012 |title = Major League Baseball, Police Athletic League and the Brooklyn Cyclones to host free MLB Umpire Camp |newspaper = MLB Press Release |url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120530&content_id=32491896&vkey=pr_mlb&c_id=mlb |access-date = May 31, 2012 }}</ref> and the city gained a club in the independent [[Atlantic League of Professional Baseball|Atlantic League]] when the [[Staten Island FerryHawks]] began play in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title = Introducing Your Ferryhawks!! |work = Staten Island Entertainment |url = https://ferryhawks.com/news/2021/11/17/Your_FerryHawks_2.aspx |access-date = November 18, 2021 |date = November 17, 2021 }}</ref> The city's National Basketball Association teams are the [[New York Knicks]], who play at [[Madison Square Garden]], and the [[Brooklyn Nets]], who play at the [[Barclays Center]]. The [[New York Liberty]] is the city's [[Women's National Basketball Association]] team. The first national college-level basketball championship, the [[National Invitation Tournament]], was held in New York in 1938 and remains in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title = Postseason Overview |url = http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080724155001/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason.html |archive-date = July 24, 2008 |access-date = September 1, 2008 |publisher = [[National Invitation Tournament]] }}</ref> The metropolitan area is home to three National Hockey League teams. The [[New York Rangers]], one of the league's [[Original Six]], play at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. The [[New York Islanders]], traditionally representing [[Long Island]], play in [[UBS Arena]] in [[Elmont, New York]], but played in Brooklyn's Barclays Center from 2015 to 2020. The [[New Jersey Devils]] play at [[Prudential Center]] in nearby [[Newark, New Jersey]]. In soccer, New York City is represented by [[New York City FC]] of Major League Soccer, who play their home games at Yankee Stadium<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nycfc.com/schedule |title = nycfc.com |access-date = May 10, 2017 }}</ref> and the [[New York Red Bulls]], who play their home games at [[Red Bull Arena (Harrison)|Red Bull Arena]] in nearby [[Harrison, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite news |date = March 20, 2010 |title = Picture-perfect opening for $200M Red Bull Arena in Harrison |agency = [[Associated Press]] |url = http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2010/03/picture-perfect_opening_for_20.html }}</ref> [[NJ/NY Gotham FC]] plays their home games in Red Bull Arena, representing the metropolitan area in the [[National Women's Soccer League]]. [[Brooklyn FC (USL)|Brooklyn FC]] is a professional soccer club based in that borough, fielding a women's team in the first-division [[USL Super League]] starting in 2024 and a men's team in the second-division [[USL Championship]] in 2025.<ref name="shared">{{cite web |title=Brooklyn FC reveal “shared identity” for USL Super League brand |url=https://www.uslsuperleague.com/news/2024/04/12/brooklyn-fc-reveal-shared-identity-for-usl-super-league-brand/ |website=uslsuperleague.com |publisher=United Soccer League |access-date=April 15, 2024 |date=April 12, 2024}}</ref> New York was a host city for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], with matches being played at [[Giants Stadium]] in neighboring [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.stadiumguide.com/fifa-world-cup-1994-stadiums/ |title = FIFA 1994 World Cup Stadiums – USA – the Stadium Guide }}</ref> New York City will be one of eleven U.S. host cities for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]], with the [[2026 FIFA World Cup final|final]] set to be played at MetLife Stadium, which will be called "New York New Jersey Stadium" during the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-to-announce-host-cities-for-fifa-world-cup-2026|title=FIFA announces hosts cities for FIFA World Cup 2026|website=Fifa.com|access-date=November 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/096-24/mayor-adams-governor-murphy-celebrate-new-york-new-jersey-selection-host-biggest "Mayor Adams and Governor Murphy Celebrate New York New Jersey Selection as Host for Biggest Sporting Event in World History: FIFA World Cup 26 Final"], [[Mayor of New York City]] [[Eric Adams]], February 4, 2024. Accessed February 14, 2024. "New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy celebrated today’s announcement that the Host Region of New York New Jersey (NYNJ) was awarded the rights to host the FIFA World Cup 26™ Final and seven other matches throughout the tournament at New York New Jersey Stadium (MetLife Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey.... Consistent with stadiums in other Host Cities, MetLife Stadium will adopt a new venue name for FIFA World Cup 26, New York New Jersey Stadium."</ref> The annual [[US Open (tennis)|United States Open Tennis Championships]] is one of the world's four [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis tournaments and is held at the [[USTA National Tennis Center|National Tennis Center]] in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens.<ref>{{cite web |title = US Open 2015 |url = http://www.usopen.org/ |access-date = July 6, 2015 |publisher = [[United States Tennis Association]] }}</ref> The [[New York City Marathon]], which courses through all five boroughs, is the world's largest running marathon, with 51,402 finishers in 2023, who came from all 50 states and 148 nations.<ref>Butler, Sarah Lorge. [https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a45760471/new-york-city-marathon-2023-by-the-numbers/ "New York City Was the World's Largest Marathon in 2023"], ''[[Runner's World]]'', November 7, 2023. Accessed January 17, 2024. "If you were one of the 51,933 people who started the New York City Marathon on November 5, chances are very high that you also finished it. According to New York Road Runners, 51,402 runners finished the marathon, a 98.9 percent completion rate.... They hailed from all 50 states and 148 countries."</ref> The [[Millrose Games]] is an annual [[track and field]] meet held at the [[Fort Washington Avenue Armory]], whose featured event is the [[Wanamaker Mile]].<ref>Metzler, Brian. [https://www.outsideonline.com/running/news/millrose-games-records-and-wanamaker-mile/ "The Famous Millrose Games Delivers Speed, Records, and the Wanamaker Mile"], ''[[Outside (magazine)|Outside]]'', February 13, 2023. Accessed January 17, 2024. "With his dominating performance in the Wanamaker Mile, Nuguse might have signaled a new era in the classic imperial distance — the quest for the world's first sub-3:47 mile on an indoor track.... In the final race of the 115th Millrose Games at The Armory Track & Field Center, Nuguse made it look relatively easy."</ref> Boxing is a prominent part of the city's sporting scene, with events like the [[New York Golden Gloves]] held at Madison Square Garden each year.<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/2021/12/31/daily-news-golden-gloves-amateur-boxing-tournament-may-return-in-2022/ "Daily News Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament may return in 2022"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', December 13, 2021. Accessed July 17, 2024. "Created by Daily News sports columnist Paul Gallico, the city's inaugural Golden Gloves was held in 1927 at Madison Square Garden and its ensuing popularity led to a wave of similar tournaments across the country."</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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