Manhattan [mænˈhætən] is the historic core of New York City and one of its five boros. In addition to Manhattan Island, the Borough includes several smaller islands.
The area of New York County, which includes Manhattan, is 59.47 km². The island of Manhattan, on the other hand, is 58.8 km² and has a population of 1.619 million (as of 2012). It is one of the smallest and most populous of the U.S. counties.
In the borough of Manhattan are the tallest skyscrapers, including the World Trade Center 1, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Woolworth Building, the Met Life Tower, 40 Wall StreeRockefeller Center.
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Matthew Haag and Nicole Hong
September 21, 2021
www.nytimes.com
The technology giant has built a sprawling campus on the West Side of Manhattan and has 12,000 employees in the city.
September 10, 2021
mint
The neighborhoods near where the Twin Towers once stood saw a resurgence after the 2001 attacks but now face a new test
Jonah E. Bromwich
August 31, 2021
www.nytimes.com
The charges highlight how a black market for counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine cards has grown as the Delta variant fuels the latest wave of the coronavirus.
William J. Broad
August 27, 2021
www.nytimes.com
A new generation of detectors let scientists identify a dozen large episodes of bioluminescence, one a hundred times larger than Manhattan -- and that's the smallest.
Frida Garza in New York
August 7, 2021
the Guardian
Anna Sacks documents her 'trash walks' on social media, shining a light on the everyday shame and indignity of producing and living with so much waste
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