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New York City is also the most densely populated metropolis in the United States, with more than twice the population of second-place Los Angeles. Located at the southern tip of upstate New York, New York City is the geographic and demographic centre of both the Northeast Megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the world's largest metropolitan area by land. New York City is a global centre of culture, finance, entertainment and media with a major impact on commerce, medicine, life sciences, research, technology, education, government, tourism, gastronomy, arts, fashion and sport.

Welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of America and its ideals of freedom and peace. In the 21st century, New York City has emerged as a global hub of creativity, entrepreneurship and environmental sustainability, and a symbol of freedom and cultural diversity. Tourism is an important industry for New York City, and NYC & Company represents the official tourism agency of New York City. New York has seen an overall increase in domestic and international tourism, reflecting the annual number of visitors to the city, the world's busiest tourist destination, exceeding her 60 million.

Most of the city's most famous tourist destinations are in Manhattan. These include Times Square. Broadway theatre productions; Empire State Building; Statue of Liberty; Ellis Island; United Nations Headquarters; World Trade Centre; Green spaces such as Central Park, Washington Square Park, the High Line and Medieval Gardens of the Cloisters. Stonewall Inn. Rockefeller Centre; Manhattan Chinatown, Korea Town, Curry Hill, Harlem, Spanish Harlem, Little Italy, Little Australia and other ethnic enclaves. Upscale shopping along 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue. Events such as the Halloween Parade at Greenwich Village. Brooklyn Bridge; Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree lighting. Saint Patrick's Day Parade. Seasonal activities such as ice skating in Central Park in winter. Tribeca Film Festival. Free performances at Central Park on Summer Stage.