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The New York metropolitan area is the 2nd largest (by population) in the world (second only to Tokyo); at its heart lies New York City, the largest city in the United States of America. 8 million people from over 180 countries live, work, eat, and sleep in 309 square miles. The New York pedigree stretches back more than 200 years before the Declaration of Independence; for as long as there has been a United States, there has been a New York City. Sometimes, the city and the rest of the country haven't gotten on so well. Maybe that's because from the outside looking in, it can look pretty intimidating, and the wealth of information, capital, and culture that flows through New York can boggle the mind.

But those of us who live and work in the Big Apple know that, underneath it all, New York is a sum of parts - microcosmic neighborhoods and communities building to a greater whole. A New York City block is more than real-estate separated by streets and avenues; it is an organic, breathing, dynamic entity that can change in the proverbial "New York minute", taking on fresh and unexpected meaning in the collective consciousness, from local bodéga to borough and beyond.

The NY Wikia will reflect NY City from the ground up. We will explore what lies behind and beneath the streets, neighborhoods, and landmarks from historical, financial, artistic, and spiritual perspectives. Together, we will paint a mosaic with our rants, raves, and experiences of living, visiting, and working in the greatest city on Earth. One block at a time, we will build a virtual brother of the city itself, a community that will change from moment-to-moment, from block-to-block, from neighborhood-to-neighborhood, and from borough-to-borough - the zeitgeist of the metropolis. So please - stop by and say a few words, and lend a hand in building an online Wikia worthy of its namesake. Welcome to New York!