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New York County, New York

60 Centre St
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (646) 386-5955
Fax: (212) 374-5790
www.nyc.gov

Primarily on Manhattan Island at the southeastern tip of NY, west of Long Island; original county, organized Nov 1, 1683. The county is coterminous with the borough of Manhattan, part of New York City. Name Origin: Named in 1664 when Col. Richard Nicolls seized the Dutch territories for King Charles II of England, who granted them to his brother, James (1633-1701), Duke of York and Albany, later James II, King of England. Lands east of the Hudson River were called Yorkshire, later New York. Called Nieuw Amsterdam by the Dutch.

Area (sq mi): 33.77 (land 22.96; water 10.81). Pop per sq mi: 69390.20.
Pop 2005: 1,593,200. State rank: 3. Pop change: 2000-20005 3.60%; 1990-2000 3.30%. Pop 2000: 1,537,195 (White 45.80%; Black or African American 17.40%; Hispanic or Latino 27.20%; Asian 9.40%; Other 18.80%). Foreign born: 29.40%. Median age: 35.70.
Income 2000: per capita $42,922; median household $47,030; Pop below poverty level: 20.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $85,829-$84,044.
Unemployment 2004: 6.20%. Change from 2000: 0.20%. Median travel time to work: 30.50 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 16.20%.

Cities with population over 10,000:
New York (810,407)

See other counties in New York.

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The seminar is co-sponsored with the New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA).

CHIP seminar by Real Estate Weekly

Attorneys will announce a lawsuit to force New York to raise judicial salaries and to award back pay through 2000 at the New York County Lawyers' Association, 14 Vesey Street.

Events for September 12, 2007 by Gillian Reagan / The New York Observer

The New York county board have offered to cover Antrim's costs, and have identified late August as a possible date.

Hurling: NY final appeal by The Mirror (London, England)

New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site