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The New York City Metro is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the fourth most populous in the world (after Tokyo, Seoul, and Mexico City).

The metropolitan area is defined by the United States Census Bureau as the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), with an estimated population (as of 2005) of 18,747,320. The MSA is further subdivided into four metropolitan divisions. The 23-county metropolitan area includes the seven counties that constitute New York City and Long Island, twelve counties in northern New Jersey, three counties north of New York City in New York State, and one county in northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Regular train service returns to Conn.; Amtrak service between Boston and NY back on schedule

May 22, 2013 5:42 pm

Douglas Healey Officials examine the site of Friday's Metro-North train crash NEW HAVEN, Conn. Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's olde...

Anthony Weiner hides from press after mayoral bid vid prematurely leaks online

May 22, 2013 5:24 pm

Anthony Weiner was lying low this morning after releasing a video announcing his last-minute entry into the race for mayor. A crush of reporters was camped outside his Park Avenue South apartment for ...

Mike unleashes a hail storm

May 22, 2013 4:40 pm

Mayor Bloomberg went on a spitting-mad rant against a city cab-fleet boss who won a court victory over Hizzoners planned Taxi of Tomorrow vowing to destroy your f--king industry when he leaves office...

Wannabe jumper talked down by cops in Midtown

May 22, 2013 4:30 pm

William Farrington Cops talking to a woman on the ledge of a balcony today in Midtown Manhattan A woman who threatened to jump from a Midtown building was talked down by police this morning, a...

50-year-old man struck by Q train being treated for head trauma

May 22, 2013 4:30 pm

Paul Martinka Rescue workers tend to a man who was hit by a Q train today A man was struck by a train in Brooklyn this morning, authorities said. The 50-year-old was hit by a Queens-bound Q tr...

Web site sublets 'illegal' - Judge blasts NYers who rent out rooms to travelers

May 22, 2013 2:49 pm

Thousands of New Yorkers who rent out their apartments on the popular traveler site Airbnb.com are breaking the law, a New York judge ruled and they could be slapped with hefty fines. East Village co...

Weiners running for mayor: leaked video bares bid

May 22, 2013 1:38 pm

Anthony Weiner announced his campaign for mayor early this morning with what else? a leak. Shortly after midnight, the disgraced ex-congressmans campaign accidentally posted online a 2-minute, 16-se...

Wor$t dad to prison: Fled to Asia to avoid $1M in child support

May 22, 2013 1:16 pm

A federal judge threw the book at a Long Island man who escaped to Asia to avoid paying $1 million in child support slapping him with more than 2 1/2 years in prison yesterday. Robert Sand, 51 who h...

Man turns himself in for allegedly bashing gay man in East Village

May 22, 2013 12:48 pm

A man turned himself in for bashing a gay man in the East Village, cops said today. Gornell Roman, 39, allegedly pummeled victim Dan Contarino and called him anti-gay slurs on Monday while they were w...

Too close: Shock as bullet blasts into girl's window, landing in her hair she's fine

May 22, 2013 12:47 pm

A 12 year-old girl got the scare of a lifetime Monday night, when a bullet went flying through her bedroom window and somehow landed in her hair without wounding her, cops said. The victim was in her ...

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Cascading Confessions

May 15, 2013 5:00 am

The revelations of two famous women help bring their diseases out of the shadows.

P.S. 244: The Zagat Review

May 12, 2013 5:00 am

The New York City Department of Education opened the first all-vegetarian public school lunchroom a couple of weeks ago. What do the children think?

Is Yours More Corrupt Than Mine?

May 12, 2013 5:00 am

In New York, it seems as if a politician gets arrested every day. The state sets quite a standard.

The Food-Truck Business Stinks

May 12, 2013 5:00 am

Why lukewarm hot dogs still rule the streets of New York City.

The Michael Moore of the Grade-School Lunchroom

May 10, 2013 5:00 am

Guerrilla filmmakers often face crackdowns by the powers that be, and Zachary Maxwell is no exception.
 
His hidden-camera documentary was almost derailed last year when he was caugh...

Public Hearing in Albany Is Held Without the Public

May 8, 2013 5:00 am

ALBANY — Something was missing at a public hearing held by the State Senate on Tuesday to examine New York City’s campaign finance system: the public.
 
Even be...

Foreign Food Inspections on Decline as Illnesses From Imported Goods Rise

May 8, 2013 5:00 am

The Food and Drug Administration is struggling to find the money to inspect foreign foods under a law that Congress did not support with funds.

2 Big Banks Face Suits In Mortgage Pact Abuses

May 7, 2013 5:00 am

8:04 p.m. | Updated 

 
New York’s top prosecutor plans to sue two mortgage titans, Bank of America and Wells Fargo , over claims that they breached the terms o...

Autistic Twins Are Hoping for Calm Races After the Trauma of Boston

May 5, 2013 5:00 am

Alex and Jamie Schneider, autistic 22-year-old identical twins from Long Island, have completed more than 120 races, including five marathons, over the past seven years.

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