NYC

Geography & Places abbreviation · City and Neighborhood

NYC
Stands forNew York City
CategoriesGeography & Places

NYC stands for New York City, a city and neighborhood abbreviation.

Largest US city, with about 8.8 million people in the 2020 census across five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. The boroughs were consolidated into a single city in 1898, and NYC appears in official names such as NYC Ferry and NYC Health + Hospitals.

Example: Hotel prices in NYC peak in December when the holiday crowds arrive.

Usage notes

NYC distinguishes the city from New York State, whose postal code is NY. The nickname the Big Apple was popularized by a 1920s sportswriter and revived by a 1970s tourism campaign. Locals rarely say NYC aloud; they say the city.

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