New York City

=== Government ===
[[File:New_York_City_Hall_exterior,_October_2016.jpg|thumb|[[New York City Hall]]]]
[[File:New_York_County_Courthouse_-_Angle_Shot_(48129112547).jpg|thumb|[[New York County Courthouse]] houses the [[New York Supreme Court]] and other governmental offices.]]
New York City has been a [[metropolitan municipality]] with a [[strong Mayor|strong mayor–council form of government]]<ref>{{cite web |title = Forms of Municipal Government |url = http://www.nlc.org/build-skills-networks/resources/cities-101/forms-of-municipal-government |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120118035924/http://www.nlc.org/build-skills-networks/resources/cities-101/forms-of-municipal-government |archive-date = January 18, 2012 |access-date = February 10, 2012 |publisher = [[National League of Cities]] }}</ref> since its consolidation in 1898. The city government is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, and welfare services.

The [[New York City Council|City Council]] is a [[unicameral]] body of 51 council members whose districts are defined by geographic population boundaries.<ref>{{cite web |title = About the Council |url = http://www.nyccouncil.info/html/actioncenter/moved.cfm |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071208230244/http://www.nyccouncil.info/html/actioncenter/moved.cfm |archive-date = December 8, 2007 |access-date = June 6, 2007 |publisher = [[New York City Council]] }}</ref> Each term for the [[Mayor of New York City|mayor]] and council members lasts four years and has a two [[Term limit|consecutive-term limit]],<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Chan |first1 = Sewell |last2 = Hicks |first2 = Jonathan P. |date = October 23, 2008 |title = Council Votes, 29 to 22, to Extend Term Limits |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |url = http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/council-to-debate-term-limits-change/ |access-date = February 13, 2012 }}</ref> which is reset after a four-year break. The ''[[New York City Administrative Code]]'', the ''[[New York City Rules]]'', and ''[[The City Record]]'' are the code of local laws, compilation of regulations, and official journal, respectively.<ref>{{cite book |last1 = Gibson |first1 = Ellen M. |url = https://www.wshein.com/media/samples/5268.pdf |title = Gibson's New York Legal Research Guide |last2 = Manz |first2 = William H. |publisher = Wm. S. Hein Publishing |year = 2004 |isbn = 978-1-57588-728-9 |edition = 3rd |pages = 450, 458, 473 |lccn = 2004042477 |oclc = 54455036 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Durkin |first = Erin |date = May 26, 2014 |title = Councilman Ben Kallos wants city to publish government notices on its website |newspaper = [[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location = New York |url = https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/post-city-notices-website-councilman-article-1.1806264 |url-status = live |access-date = July 23, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171011010531/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/post-city-notices-website-councilman-article-1.1806264 |archive-date = October 11, 2017 }}</ref>

Each borough is coextensive with a [[judicial district]] of the state [[New York State Unified Court System|Unified Court System]], of which the [[New York City Criminal Court|Criminal Court]] and the [[New York City Civil Court|Civil Court]] are the local courts, while the [[New York Supreme Court]] conducts major trials and appeals. Manhattan hosts the First Department of the [[New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division|Supreme Court, Appellate Division]], while Brooklyn hosts the Second Department. There are several extrajudicial [[administrative court]]s, which are executive agencies and not part of the state Unified Court System.

New York City is divided between, and is host to the main branches of, two different [[U.S. district courts]]: the [[District Court for the Southern District of New York]], whose main courthouse is on [[Foley Square]] near City Hall in Manhattan and whose jurisdiction includes Manhattan and the Bronx;<ref>[https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov Welcome], [[District Court for the Southern District of New York]]. Accessed January 15, 2024. "The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York encompasses the counties of New York, Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, and Sullivan and draws jurors from those counties."</ref> and the [[District Court for the Eastern District of New York]], whose main courthouse is in Brooklyn and whose jurisdiction includes Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.<ref>[https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov Home Page], [[District Court for the Eastern District of New York]]. Accessed January 15, 2024. "The district comprises the counties of Kings, Nassau, Queens, Richmond, and Suffolk and concurrently with the Southern District, the waters within the counties of Bronx and New York."</ref> The [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] and [[U.S. Court of International Trade]] are based in New York, also on Foley Square in Manhattan.<ref>[https://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/about_the_court.html About the Court], [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]. Accessed January 15, 2024. "The Second Circuit Court of Appeals sits in New York City at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in lower Manhattan."</ref><ref>[https://www.cit.uscourts.gov/court-info/court-locations Court Address & Directory], [[U.S. Court of International Trade]]. Accessed January 15, 2024.</ref>