Meaning of New York City | Babel Free

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The largest city in the United States, situated in the state of New York at the mouth of the Hudson River on the northeastern Atlantic Coast.

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“On May 11, 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat, disembarked in the bustling harbor of New York City. He had crossed the ocean to try to understand the implications for European civilization of the new experiment in democracy on the far side of the Atlantic.”

“I always wanted a real home with flowers on the window sill, But if you want to live in New York City, honey, you know I will.”

“New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.”

“In recent primaries, for example, nearly 4% of absentees were rejected in Philadelphia; 8% in Kentucky; and 20% in parts of New York City.”

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