New York , City, United States
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...NEW YORK , city, United States city (1990...city in the United States and one of the largest...parts of SE New York state, NE New Jersey...largest in the United States. Major educational...British colonial government from the city. Although...capital of the United States and was the state capital until 1797...largest city in the United States, with over 33...of urban life and politics in the city. The...Civil War, and after 1865, with the acceleration...3,437,000 by 1900 and 7 million by...