New York metropolitan area

Infobox Metropolitan Area
MSA_name = New York – Northern New Jersey – Long Island
name = New York Metropolitan Area


largest_city = New York
other_cities = - Newark
- Jersey City
- Yonkers
- Paterson
rank_us = 1^st
population = 18,815,988 (2007 est.)
density_mi2 = 2,790
density_km2 = 1,077
area_mi2 = 6,720
area_km2 = 17,405
states = - New York
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
- Pennsylvania

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lowest_m = 0The New York metropolitan area, often referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also one of the most populous in the world. The metropolitan area is defined by the Office of Management and Budget as the "New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)", with an estimated population of 18,815,988 as of 2007. The MSA is further subdivided into four metropolitan divisions. The 23-county metropolitan area includes ten counties in New York State, including the five boroughs of New York City, the two other counties of Long Island, and three in the lower Hudson Valley, twelve counties in Northern and Central New Jersey, and one county in northeastern Pennsylvania. The largest urbanized area in the United States is at the heart of the metropolitan area, the "New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT Urbanized Area" (with a population of 17,799,861 as of the 2000 census).

Based on commuting patterns, the Office of Management and Budget also defines a wider region consisting of the New York metropolitan area plus five adjacent metropolitan areas. The area is known as the "New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA)", with an estimated population of 21,961,994cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro_general/2007/CSA-EST2007-alldata.csv|title=Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007|format=CSV|work=2007 Population Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division|date=2008-03-27|accessdate=2008-05-26] as of 2007. About one out of every fifteen Americans resides in this region, which includes seven additional counties in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and is often referred to as the Tri-state Area and less commonly the Tri-State Region (leaving out Pennsylvania). However, the New York City television designated market area (DMA) includes Pike County, Pennsylvania.

This wider region includes the largest city in the United States (New York), the five largest cities in New Jersey (Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Paterson, and Trenton) and five of the six largest cities in Connecticut (Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, and Norwalk). The total land area of the extended metropolitan area is convert|11842|sqmi|km2|0|abbr=on.

Components of the metropolitan area

The counties and county groupings comprising the New York metropolitan area are listed below with 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates of their populations.

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (18,815,988)
*New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (11,582,569)
**Kings County, NY (2,986,235)
**Queens County, NY (2,841,600)
**New York County, NY (1,593,200)
**Bronx County, NY (1,357,589)
**Westchester County, NY (940,807)
**Bergen County, NJ (902,561)
**Hudson County, NJ (603,521)
**Passaic County, NJ (499,060)
**Richmond County, NY (464,573)
**Rockland County, NY (292,916)
**Putnam County, NY (100,507)
*Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division (2,808,064)
**Suffolk County (1,474,927)
**Nassau County (1,333,137)
*Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (2,303,709)
**Middlesex County (789,516)
**Monmouth County (635,952)
**Ocean County (558,341)
**Somerset County (319,900)
*Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division (2,152,978)
**Essex County, NJ (791,057)
**Union County, NJ (531,457)
**Morris County, NJ (490,593)
**Sussex County, NJ (153,130)
**Hunterdon County, NJ (130,404)
**Pike County, PA (56,337)

In addition to the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, the following Metropolitan Statistical Areas are also included in the New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (total pop. 21,903,623):

*Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area (902,775)
**Fairfield County (903,291)
*New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area (846,766)
**New Haven County (846,766)
*Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (667,742)
**Orange County (372,893)
**Dutchess County (294,849)
*Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (366,256)
**Mercer County (366,256)
*Torrington, CT Micropolitan Statistical Area (190,071)
**Litchfield County (190,071)
*Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (182,693)
**Ulster County (182,693)

The area is frequently categorized and referenced according to geographic factors:
*The Five Boroughs (NYC Proper)
*Long Island (Divided by water from other three suburban regions)
*Connecticut (Only Fairfield, New Haven and Litchfield Counties are metropolitan; divided by state line)
*Hudson Valley (Lower Hudson Valley suburbs of Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties; and Mid-Hudson exurbs of Dutchess, Orange and Ulster Counties; features strictly controlled development north of I-287)
*North Jersey (Metropolitan areas found in the state of New Jersey; divided by state line and water from rest of area)

All five areas can be (and often are) further divided. For instance, Long Island can be divided into the South and North Shores (usually when speaking about Nassau County), Western Suffolk, and the East End. The Hudson Valley and Connecticut are sometimes grouped together and referred to as the Northern Suburbs, largely because of the shared usage of Metro-North Railroad.

Sixty-three percent of the population (13,730,534) lives in the 43% of the land area that is east of the Ambrose Channel/The Narrows/Hudson River; Thirty-seven percent of the population (8,128,296) lives in the 57% of the land area that is west of the Ambrose Channel/The Narrows/Hudson River.

Urban areas of the region

The combined statistical area is a multicore metropolitan region containing several urban areas.

Additionally, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, an agency of the states of New York and New Jersey, operates the PATH system. This heavy rail transportation service serves the counties of New York, Hudson and Essex. A map can be found [http://www.panynj.gov/path/Timetable_Outside.jpghere] .

Major highways

Some of the major freeways/expressways carrying commuter traffic in and out of New York City are:

*Interstate 78
*Interstate 80
*Interstate 84
*Interstate 87
*Interstate 95
*Interstate 287 — serves as beltway around New York City
*Interstate 495 also known as Long Island Expressway or LIE
*Interstate 684
*U.S. Route 1
*U.S. Route 9
*Garden State Parkway
*Merritt Parkway
*Taconic State Parkway
*Saw Mill River Parkway
*Palisades Interstate Parkway
*Northern State Parkway
*Southern State Parkway
*New Jersey Turnpike
*Hutchinson River Parkway
*Bronx River Parkway

Commuter bus

New Jersey Transit, Academy Bus, Coach USA, and several other companies operate commuter coaches into the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, and many other bus services in New Jersey. Bus services also operate in other nearby counties in the states of New York and Connecticut, but most terminate at a subway terminal or other rail station.

Major airports

The metropolitan area is served by three major airports.

The following smaller airports are also in the metro area and provide daily commercial service:

ee also

*Transportation in New York City
*Mass transit in New York City

Demographics

Ethnic diversity

Since its foundation as the mercantile colony of New Netherland the metropolitan area has been noted for ethnic diversity. Beginning in the later 19th century, the New York Area was in large degree divided among Italians, Irish, German, and Jewish populations. The Polish and Lebanese also established small communities. The African-Americans have the second largest population, after Americans of European descent, and third, Jews, and fourth, Asians. Middle-Easterners have a small presence in the area.Thanks to successive waves of immigration, begun in earnest in the 19th century and continuing today, the area's diversity continues to grow. The states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are all ranked among the top 10 fastest-growing immigration states in America, and great numbers of recent immigrants from across Latin America, East Asia, and the Caribbean now call the New York metropolitan area home. While prominent ethnic neighborhoods in the region are too numerous to list, there are multiple neighborhoods with large Dominican, Puerto Rican, Colombian, Mexican, Chinese, Filipino, Russian, Korean, Indian, and Pakistani populations, as well as Italian, Irish, and Polish communities. The cuisines of virtually every major ethnic group on the planet are at least partially represented in the area, with the culinary landscape of New York changing slightly from year to year as new arrivals settle in.

The New York metropolitan area hosts a religious diversity in line with its ethnic diversity. Houses of worship exist for numerous Christian denominations, especially Catholicism but also various churches within both Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism. New York has a large Jewish population, is a major center of Orthodox Judaism and is home to the headquarters of many Hasidic movements, particularly in the borough of Brooklyn. Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, Taoism, and many other world religions have formal houses of worship in the area. Along with these religions, there are also many people who practice no religion at all.

Culture

ports Teams

Listing of the professional sports teams in the New York metropolitan area

*National Basketball Association (NBA)
**New York Knicks
**New Jersey Nets

*Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
**New York Liberty

*Major League Baseball (MLB)
**New York Mets
**New York Yankees

*Minor League Baseball (MiLB)
**Brooklyn Cyclones
**Staten Island Yankees

*National Football League (NFL)
**New York Jets
**New York Giants

*National Hockey League (NHL)
**New York Rangers
**New York Islanders
**New Jersey Devils

*Major League Soccer (MLS)
**Red Bull New York

*Arena Football (AFL)
**New York Dragons

*National Lacrosse League (indoor) (NLL)
**New York Titans

*Major League Lacrosse (outdoor) (MLL)
**Long Island Lizards

*World Team Tennis (WTT)
**New York Buzz
**New York Sportimes

Notes

External references

* [http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t3.html Government Census] , Table 1.

ee also

*United States metropolitan area
*Tri-State Region
*Regional Plan Association
*Gateway Region

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