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'''AbleNET''' is an [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] network. It was founded, May 2001, by [[AfterNET]] Co-Founder and long-time Admin Anthony Sanchez and several others from that network. The network was set up primarily as a chat network for friends, and as a response to growing disillusionment with the policies of some of the [[AfterNET]] administrators. Several users from AbleNET were involved in the creation of [[AfterNET]]; some even tracing their usage back to [[TheNET]] and [[InnerNET]].
MSA_name = New York-Newark-Bridgeport |
name = New York Metropolitan Area |
map = New York urban area.gif |
largest_city = [[New York City|New York]] |
other_cities = &nbsp;- [[Newark, New Jersey| Newark]]<br/>&nbsp;- [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]<br/>&nbsp;- [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]]<br/>&nbsp;- [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]]<br/>&nbsp;- [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]] |
rank_us = 1<sup>st</sup> |
population = 21,858,830 (2004 est.) [http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metropop/table06.csv] |
density_mi2 = 1,851 |
density_km2 = 715 |
area_mi2 = 11,842 |
area_km2 = 30,671 |
states = &nbsp;- [[New York]]<br />&nbsp;- [[New Jersey]]<br />&nbsp;- [[Connecticut]]<br />&nbsp;- [[Pennsylvania]] |
highest_ft = N/A |
highest_m = N/A |
lowest_ft = 0 |
lowest_m = 0
}}
 
AbleNET is a small network with an average of 150-300 users online at any given time. The [[Undernet]]-compatible [[IRCu]] [[Daemon (computer software)|daemon]] software is used on the servers. [[IRC_Services|Channel services]] are provided using [[srvx]]; the user authentication service is named AuthServ and the channel service is named X.
The '''[[New York City|New York]] [[metropolitan area]]''' is the largest in the United States and the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|third largest]] in the world (after [[Greater Tokyo Area|Tokyo]] and [[Greater Mexico City|Mexico City]]).
 
AbleNET is noted for its distinct lack of [[IRCOp]]s, instead using various services to control the flow of network stability and activity. Additionally, the Network is noted for its high standards of access, regarding the limit of multiple connections and unverifiable "bots".
The metropolitan area includes the seven counties that constitute [[New York City]] and [[Long Island]], thirteen counties in northern [[New Jersey]], six counties north of [[New York City]] in [[New York State]], three counties in southwestern [[Connecticut]], and one county in northeastern [[Pennsylvania]]. The area is sometimes referred to as the [[Tri-State Region|Tri-state Area]] (leaving out [[Pennsylvania]]).
 
The network can be reached using irc.ablenet.org.
The [[metropolitan area]] is defined by the [[United States Census Bureau]] as the ''New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA [[United States metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]] (MSA)'', with an estimated population (as of 2004) of 18,709,802. The MSA is further subdivided into four metropolitan divisions. The largest [[United States urban area|urbanized area]] in the [[United States]] is at the heart of the metropolitan area, the ''New York--Newark, NY--NJ--CT Urbanized Area'' (with a population of 17,799,861 as of 2000). Based on commuting patterns, the Census Bureau also defines a wider functional metropolitan area, the ''New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA [[Combined Statistical Area]] (CSA)'' with an estimated population of 21,858,830 (as of 2004).
 
== Historical Timeline ==
The New York metropolitan area includes the largest city in the [[United States]] ([[New York City|New York]]), the five largest cities in [[New Jersey]] ([[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] and [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]) and the largest city in [[Connecticut]] ([[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]).
* May 2001, AbleNET is born and has served as a meeting place for chatters ever since.
 
* May 2003, with the looming threat of the [http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.fizzer@mm.html Fizzer Worm] AbleNET joins with a vast collection of [[IRC]] networks and news communities to form [http://www.irc-unity.org/ IRC-Unity]<ref>http://www.irc-unity.org/</ref>.
The total land area of the extended metropolitan area is 11,842 sq. mi. (30,671 km&sup2;).
* December 2005, AbleNET becomes the first IRC Network to offer "blogging" to their community.
 
== Founder ==
==Components of the metropolitan area==
Anthony Sanchez has been using and administering IRC Networks since 1995, starting as an IRCop with InnerNET subsequently [[NewNET]] during it's founding year. Later he went on to Admin servers for [[TheNET]], [[AfterNET]] and finally AbleNET.
[[Image:New York area.PNG|300px|thumb|right|'''New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area'''<br><font color="#ff4f00">New York-Wayne-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division</font><br><font color="blue">Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division</font><br><font color="green">Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division</font><br><font color="red">Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division</font><br>Rest of the <font color="purple">New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT Combined Statistical Area</font>]]
The counties and county groupings comprising the New York metropolitan area are listed below with 2004 U.S. Census Bureau estimates of their populations.
 
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (21,858,830)
*New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (18,709,802)
**New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (11,450,384)
***[[Brooklyn|Kings County, NY]] (2,475,290)
***[[Queens|Queens County, NY]] (2,237,216)
***[[Manhattan|New York County, NY]] (1,562,723)
***[[The Bronx|Bronx County, NY]] (1,365,536)
***[[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County, NY]] (942,444)
***[[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County, NJ]] (902,998)
***[[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County, NJ]] (606,240)
***[[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County, NJ]] (500,427)
***[[Staten Island|Richmond County, NY]] (463,314)
***[[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County, NY]] (293,626)
***[[Putnam County, New York|Putnam County, NY]] (100,570)
**Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division (2,815,129)
***[[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] (1,475,488)
***[[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] (1,339,641)
**Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division (2,291,394)
***[[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]] (785,095)
***[[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]] (636,298)
***[[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]] (553,251)
***[[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]] (316,750)
**Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division (2,152,895)
***[[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County, NJ]] (796,684)
***[[Union County, New Jersey|Union County, NJ]] (531,957)
***[[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County, NJ]] (488,173)
***[[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County, NJ]] (152,218)
***[[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County, NJ]] (129,746)
***[[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike County, PA]] (54,117)
*Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area (903,291)
**[[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairield County]] (903,291)
*New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area (845,694)
**[[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]] (845,694)
*Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (663,747)
**[[Orange County, New York|Orange County]] (370,352)
**[[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess County]] (293,395)
*Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (365,271)
**[[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]] (365,271)
*Torrington, CT [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]] (189,246)
**[[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]] (189,246)
*Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (181,779)
**[[Ulster County, New York|Ulster County]] (181,779)
 
==[[Census Bureau]] Rankings==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | Rank
! valign=bottom | [[Combined Statistical Area]]
! valign=bottom | [[U.S. state|States]]
! valign=bottom | 2004<br>Population
|-
| align=center | 1
| New York-Newark-Bridgeport
| [[New York|NY]]-[[New Jersey|NJ]]-[[Connecticut|CT]]-[[Pennsylvania|PA]]
| align=right | 21,858,830
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | Rank
! valign=bottom | [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
! valign=bottom | [[U.S. state|State(s)]]
! valign=bottom | 2004<br>Population
|-
| align=center | 1
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| [[New York|NY]]-[[New Jersey|NJ]]-[[Pennsylvania|PA]]
| align=right | 18,709,802
|-
| align=center | 53
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| align=right | 903,291
|-
| align=center | 57
| New Haven-Milford
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| align=right | 845,694
|-
| align=center | 73
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
| [[New York|NY]]
| align=right | 663,747
|-
| align=center | 132
| Trenton-Ewing
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| align=right | 365,271
|-
| align=center | 212
| Kingston
| [[New York|NY]]
| align=right | 181,779
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | Rank
! valign=bottom | [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]]
! valign=bottom | [[U.S. state|State]]
! valign=bottom | 2004<br>Population
|-
| align=center | 1
| Torrington
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| align=right | 189,246
|-
|}
 
The principal [[urban area]]s which are located within the metropolitan area are:<br>
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | Rank
! valign=bottom | [[Urbanized Area]]
! valign=bottom | [[U.S. state|State(s)]]
! valign=bottom | 2000<br>Population
|-
| align=center | 1
| New York--Newark
| [[New York|NY]]--[[New Jersey|NJ]]--[[Connecticut|CT]]
| align=right | 17,799,861
|-
| align=center | 42
| Bridgeport--Stamford
| [[Connecticut|CT]]--[[New York|NY]]
| align=right | 888,890
|-
| align=center | 70
| New Haven
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| align=right | 531,314
|-
| align=center | 90
| Poughkeepsie--Newburgh
| [[New York|NY]]
| align=right | 351,982
|-
| align=center | 122
| Trenton
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| align=right | 268,472
|-
| align=center | 163
| Waterbury
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| align=right | 189,026
|-
| align=center | 190
| Danbury
| [[Connecticut|CT]]--[[New York|NY]]
| align=right | 154,455
|-
| align=center | 350
| Hightstown
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| align=right | 69,977
|-
| align=center | 435
| Kingston
| [[New York|NY]]
| align=right | 53,458
|-
|}
 
==New York City and Long Island==
 
[[New York City]] (2004 population of 8,168,338) is composed of the boroughs of:<br>
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | [[Borough]]
! valign=bottom | Coterminous<br>[[County (United States)|county]]
! valign=bottom | Predominant<br>___location
! valign=bottom | 2004<br>Population
|-
| [[Brooklyn]]
| [[Brooklyn|Kings]]
| [[Long Island]]
| align=right | 2,475,290
|-
| [[Queens]]
| [[Queens]]
| [[Long Island]]
| align=right | 2,237,216
|-
| [[Manhattan]]
| [[Manhattan|New York]]
| [[Manhattan|Manhattan Island]]
| align=right | 1,562,723
|-
| [[The Bronx]]
| [[The Bronx|Bronx]]
| Mainland of the continent
| align=right | 1,365,536
|-
| [[Staten Island]]
| [[Staten Island|Richmond]]
| [[Staten Island]]
| align=right | 463,314
|-
|}
 
Most of four counties are located on [[Long Island]] (2004 population, including the small part of these counties not on [[Long Island]], of 7,527,635)<br>
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | [[County (United States)|County]]
! valign=bottom | In [[New York City]]?
! valign=bottom | 2004<br>Population
|-
| [[Brooklyn|Kings]]
| align=center | Yes
| align=right | 2,475,290
|-
| [[Queens]]
| align=center | Yes
| align=right | 2,237,216
|-
| [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]]
| align=center | No
| align=right | 1,475,488
|-
| [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]]
| align=center | No
| align=right | 1,339,641
|-
|}
 
Sixty-three percent of the population (13,730,534) lives in the 43% of the land area that is east of the [[Ambrose Channel]]/[[The Narrows]]/[[Hudson River]].<br>
Thirty-seven percent of the population (8,128,296) lives in the 57% of the land area that is west of the [[Ambrose Channel]]/[[The Narrows]]/[[Hudson River]].
 
==County Densities==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | [[County (United States)|County]]
! valign=bottom | [[U.S. state|State]]
! valign=bottom | [[Core Based Statistical Area]]
! valign=bottom | 2004<br>Population
! valign=bottom | Area<br>(miles²)
! valign=bottom | Density<br>(people/mile²)
|-
| [[Manhattan|New York]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 1,562,723
| align=right | 23
| align=right | 68,084
|-
| [[Brooklyn|Kings]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 2,475,290
| align=right | 71
| align=right | 34,930
|-
| [[The Bronx|Bronx]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 1,365,536
| align=right | 42
| align=right | 32,492
|-
| [[Queens|Queens]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 2,237,216
| align=right | 109
| align=right | 20,615
|-
| [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 606,240
| align=right | 47
| align=right | 12,984
|-
| [[Staten Island|Richmond]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 463,314
| align=right | 58
| align=right | 7,923
|-
| [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 796,684
| align=right | 126
| align=right | 6,310
|-
| [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 531,957
| align=right | 103
| align=right | 5,150
|-
| [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 1,339,641
| align=right | 287
| align=right | 4,670
|-
| [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 902,998
| align=right | 231
| align=right | 3,908
|-
| [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 500,427
| align=right | 185
| align=right | 2,704
|-
| [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 785,095
| align=right | 310
| align=right | 2,535
|-
| [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 942,444
| align=right | 433
| align=right | 2,177
|-
| [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 293,626
| align=right | 174
| align=right | 1,685
|-
| [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 1,475,488
| align=right | 912
| align=right | 1,617
|-
| [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| Trenton-Ewing
| align=right | 365,271
| align=right | 226
| align=right | 1,615
|-
| [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
| align=right |903,291
| align=right | 626
| align=right | 1,443
|-
| [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| New Haven-Milford
| align=right |845,694
| align=right |606
| align=right | 1,396
|-
| [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 636,298
| align=right | 472
| align=right | 1,348
|-
| [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 488,173
| align=right | 469
| align=right | 1,041
|-
| [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 316,750
| align=right | 305
| align=right | 1,040
|-
| [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 553,251
| align=right | 636
| align=right | 869
|-
| [[Orange County, New York|Orange]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
| align=right | 370,352
| align=right | 816
| align=right | 454
|-
| [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 100,570
| align=right | 231
| align=right | 435
|-
| [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
| align=right | 293,395
| align=right | 802
| align=right | 366
|-
| [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 129,746
| align=right | 428
| align=right | 303
|-
| [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 152,218
| align=right | 521
| align=right | 292
|-
| [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| Torrington
| align=right | 189,246
| align=right | 920
| align=right | 206
|-
| [[Ulster County, New York|Ulster]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| Kingston
| align=right | 181,779
| align=right | 1,126
| align=right | 161
|-
| [[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike]]
| [[Pennsylvania|PA]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 54,117
| align=right | 547
| align=right | 99
|-
|}
 
==Major cities==
There are 10 cities in the New York Metropolitan Area that have a population greater than 100,000 (with 2004 [[U.S. Census Bureau]] incorporated place rank and population and county):<br>
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | Rank
! valign=bottom | [[City]]
! valign=bottom | [[County (United States)|County]]
! valign=bottom | [[U.S. state|State]]
! valign=bottom | [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
! valign=bottom | 2004<br>Population
|-
| align=center | 1
| [[New York City|New York]]
| [[Brooklyn|Kings]], [[Queens]], [[Manhattan|New York]], [[The Bronx|Bronx]] and [[Staten Island|Richmond]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 8,104,079
|-
| align=center | 65
| [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
| [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 280,451
|-
| align=center | 72
| [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]
| [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 239,079
|-
| align=center | 101
| [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]]
| [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 197,126
|-
| align=center | 148
| [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]]
| [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 150,869
|-
| align=center | 166
| [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]
| [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
| align=right | 139,910
|-
| align=center | 187
| [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| New Haven-Milford
| align=right | 124,829
|-
| align=center | 189
| [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]]
| [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 124,724
|-
| align=center | 194
| [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]]
| [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
| align=right | 120,226
|-
| align=center | 221
| [[Waterbury, Connecticut|Waterbury]]
| [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| New Haven-Milford
| align=right | 108,429
|-
|}
 
Other cities with populations between 50,000 and 100,000 in the New York metropolitan area include (incorporated places 2004 pop., [[census-designated place|CDP]] 2000 pop. - all in order of 2000 pop.):<br>
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | [[City]]
! valign=bottom | [[County (United States)|County]]
! valign=bottom | [[U.S. state|State]]
! valign=bottom | [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
! valign=bottom | Population
|-
| [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison CDP]]
| [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 97,687
|-
| [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River CDP]]
| [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 86,327
|-
| [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]
| [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| Trenton-Ewing
| align=right | 85,379
|-
| [[Norwalk, Connecticut|Norwalk]]
| [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
| align=right | 84,401
|-
| [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]]
| [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 79,944
|-
| [[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]]
| [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
| align=right | 78,263
|-
| [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]]
| [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 72,985
|-
| [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]]
| [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 68,930
|-
| [[Mount Vernon, New York|Mount Vernon]]
| [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 68,321
|-
| [[Passaic, New Jersey|Passaic]]
| [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 68,662
|-
| [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]]
| [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 66,167
|-
| [[Bayonne, New Jersey|Bayonne]]
| [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 60,748
|-
| [[Irvington, New Jersey|Irvington CDP]]
| [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 60,695
|-
| [[Meriden, Connecticut|Meriden]]
| [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| New Haven-Milford
| align=right | 59,136
|-
| [[Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead]]
| [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 53,145
|-
| [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union CDP]]
| [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 54,405
|-
| [[Wayne, New Jersey|Wayne CDP]]
| [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]]
| [[New Jersey|NJ]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 54,069
|-
| [[Brentwood, New York|Brentwood CDP]]
| [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 53,917
|-
| [[White Plains, New York|White Plains]]
| [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 56,509
|-
| [[Levittown, New York|Levittown CDP]]
| [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]]
| [[New York|NY]]
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
| align=right | 53,067
|-
| [[West Haven, Connecticut|West Haven]]
| [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| New Haven-Milford
| align=right | 53,087
|-
| [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford city (balance)]]
| [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven]]
| [[Connecticut|CT]]
| New Haven-Milford
| align=right | 52,726
|-
|}
 
==Transportation==
 
===Commuter rail===
The metropolitan area is partly defined by the areas from which people commute into the city. [[New York City]] is served by three primary commuter train systems, [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]] Line plus the [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|Port Authority Trans-Hudson Rail Service (PATH)]]:
 
*The [[Long Island Rail Road]] (LIRR), part of the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)|MTA]], which runs the length of [[Long Island]]. This is the busiest commuter railroad in the [[United States]] [http://www.ntdprogram.com/NTD/NTDData.nsf/2004+TOC/Table19/$File/Table+19+-+Transit+Operating+Statistics+-+Service+Supplied+and+Consumed.pdf].
**Serves [[Manhattan|New York]], [[Brooklyn|Kings]] and [[Queens]], and [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] and [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]] Counties.
**Major terminals are [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|Pennsylvania Station]] in [[Manhattan|New York County]], [[Atlantic Terminal|Flatbush Avenue]] in [[Brooklyn|Kings County]] and Hunterspoint Avenue in [[Queens|Queens County]]. A major transfer point is at [[Jamaica Station]] in [[Queens|Queens County]].
** See a map [http://mta.info/lirr/html/lirrmap.htm here].
 
*[[Metro North]], part of the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)|MTA]], the second busiest commuter railroad in the [[United States]] [http://www.ntdprogram.com/NTD/NTDData.nsf/2004+TOC/Table19/$File/Table+19+-+Transit+Operating+Statistics+-+Service+Supplied+and+Consumed.pdf], which runs five lines:
**Two through [[Manhattan]] and [[The Bronx|Bronx]], and [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]], [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam]], and [[Dutchess County, New York|Dutchess]] Counties (Hudson and Harlem lines);
**One through [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]], [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield]] and [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven]] Counties ([[New Haven Line (Metro-North)|New Haven Line]], plus its three branches) which is operated in conjunction with the Connecticut Department of Transportation;
**Two west of the [[Hudson River]] operated in conjunction with [[New Jersey Transit]] serving [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]], [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]] and [[Orange County, New York|Orange]] Counties ([[Pascack Valley Line]] and [[Port Jervis Line]]).
**The major terminal for the three lines that run east of the [[Hudson River]] is [[Grand Central Terminal]] in [[Manhattan|New York County]]. The major terminals for the two lines operated in conjunction with [[New Jersey Transit]] are [[Hoboken Terminal]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|Pennsylvania Station]] in [[Manhattan|New York County]]. A major transfer point for these west of the [[Hudson River|Hudson]] lines is [[Secaucus Junction]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]].
**See a map [http://mta.info/mnr/html/mnrmap.htm here].
 
*[[New Jersey Transit]] (NJT), the third busiest commuter railroad in the [[United States]] by passenger miles and also third in trips when direct operated and purchased transportation services are both included (fourth if ony direct operated are included). [http://www.ntdprogram.com/NTD/NTDData.nsf/2004+TOC/Table19/$File/Table+19+-+Transit+Operating+Statistics+-+Service+Supplied+and+Consumed.pdf], which runs seven lines in the New York Metro Area:
**One serving [[Manhattan|New York]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]], [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]], [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]] and [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren]] Counties (Montclair-Boonton Line).
**One serving [[Manhattan|New York]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]], [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]], [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]], [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]] and [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren]] Counties (Morris and Essex Line]]).
**One serving [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]], [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]], [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]] and [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon]] Counties ([[Raritan Valley Line]]).
**One serving [[Manhattan|New York]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]], [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]] and [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]] Counties ([[Northeast Corridor Line]]).
**One serving [[Manhattan|New York]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]], [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex]], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]] and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] Counties ([[North Jersey Coast Line]]).
**Two operated in conjunction with [[Metro North]] serving [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]], [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland]] and [[Orange County, New York|Orange]] Counties ([[Pascack Valley Line]] and [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main]] and [[Bergen County Line]]).
**The major terminals are [[Hoboken Terminal]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]], [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Pennsylvania Station]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]] and [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|Pennsylvania Station]] in [[Manhattan|New York County]]. A major transfer point is [[Secaucus Junction]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]].
**Also operates a light rail in [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] and [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]] Counties.
**One line is also operated in the Philadelphia Metro Area.
**See a railroad map [http://www.njtransit.com/sf_tr_schedules_map.jsp?&cb=1139192246354 here] and a light rail map [http://www.njtransit.com/images/hblr_newmap.gif here].
 
*[[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]], which offers service to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] and [[Cornwells Heights-Eddington, Pennsylvania|Cornwells Heights]], north of Philadelphia in [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania]].
 
*[[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|Port Authority Trans-Hudson Rail Service (PATH)]]: Serves the counties of [[Manhattan|New York]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]] and [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]]. See a map [http://www.panynj.gov/path/Timetable_Outside.jpg here].
 
===Major highways===
* [[Interstate 95]]
* [[Interstate 495 (New York)]]
* [[Interstate 87]]
* [[Interstate 287]]
* [[Interstate 80]]
* [[Interstate 78]]
* [[Interstate 278]]
* [[Interstate 84 (east)|Interstate 84]]
* [[Interstate 684]]
* [[U.S. Route 1]]
* [[U.S. Route 9]]
* [[New York State Route 27]]
* [[Hutchinson River Parkway]]/[[Route 15 (Connecticut)]]
* [[Taconic State Parkway]]
* [[Palisades Interstate Parkway]]
* [[Garden State Parkway]]
 
===Major airports===
The metropolitan area is served by three major airports:
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | [[Airport]]
! valign=bottom | [[IATA airport code|IATA code]]
! valign=bottom | [[ICAO airport code|ICAO code]]
! valign=bottom | [[County (United States)|County]]
! valign=bottom | [[U.S. state|State]]
|-
| [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]]
| JFK
| KJFK
| [[Queens]]
| [[New York]]
|-
| [[Newark Liberty International Airport]]
| EWR
| KEWR
| [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex]]
| [[New Jersey]]
|-
| [[LaGuardia Airport]]
| LGA
| KLGA
| [[Queens]]
| [[New York]]
|-
|}
 
And several midsize airports with regularly scheduled service on major airlines:
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | [[Airport]]
! valign=bottom | [[IATA airport code|IATA code]]
! valign=bottom | [[ICAO airport code|ICAO code]]
! valign=bottom | [[County (United States)|County]]
! valign=bottom | [[U.S. state|State]]
|-
| [[Long Island MacArthur Airport]]
| ISP
| KISP
| [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]]
| [[New York]]
|-
| [[Westchester County Airport]]
| HPN
| KHPN
| [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]]
| [[New York]]
|-
| [[Stewart International Airport]]
| SWF
| KSWF
| [[Orange County, New York|Orange]]
| [[New York]]
|-
|}
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And two large [[general aviation]] airports:
{| class="wikitable"
 
! valign=bottom | [[Airport]]
! valign=bottom | [[IATA airport code|IATA code]]
! valign=bottom | [[ICAO airport code|ICAO code]]
! valign=bottom | [[County (United States)|County]]
! valign=bottom | [[U.S. state|State]]
|-
| [[Teterboro Airport]]
| TEB
| KTEB
| [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]]
| [[New Jersey]]
|-
| [[Orange County Airport (New York)|Orange County Airport]]
| MGJ
| KMGJ
| [[Orange County, New York|Orange]]
| [[New York]]
|-
|}
 
===See also===
*[[Transportation in New York City]]
*[[Mass transit in New York City]]
 
==Ethnic diversity==
 
New York City has long been very ethnically diverse. In the 19th Century, the New York Area was in the main been divided among [[Italian American|Italians]], [[Irish American|Irish]], [[German American|German]], [[Polish American|Polish]], and [[Jew]]ish populations. [[African American]]s also have a long-standing presence in [[New York City]], increasing particularly at the end of the 19th Century with the arrival of waves of internal migrants from the [[Southern United States]].
 
Thanks to successive waves of immigration beginning in the early 20th Century the area's diversity continues to grow. The states of [[New York]], [[New Jersey]], and [[Connecticut]] are all ranked among the top 10 fastest-growing immigration states in America, and great numbers of recent immigrants from across [[East Asia]], [[Latin America]], and the [[Caribbean]] now call the New York metropolitan area home. While prominent ethnic neighborhoods in the region are too numerous to list, there are multiple neighborhoods with large [[Chinese]], [[Russians|Russian]], [[Korean people|Korean]], [[India]]n, and [[Pakistani]] populations. The cuisines of virtually every ethnic group on the planet are at least partially represented in the area, with the culinary landscape of New York changing slightly from year to year as new arrivals settle in.
 
The New York metropolitan area hosts a religious diversity in line with its ethnic diversity. Houses of worship exist for numerous [[Christian]] denominations, especially [[Catholicism]] but also various churches within both [[Orthodoxy]] and [[Protestantism]]. New York has a large [[Jewish]] population, and is a major center of [[Conservative Judaism]] and [[Reform Judaism]], and is home to the headquarters of many [[Hasidic]] movements, particularly in the borough of [[Brooklyn]]. [[Islam]], [[Buddhism]], [[Sikhism]], [[Taoism]], and many other world religions have formal houses of worship in New York.
 
==Local politics==
 
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Individual politics in the New York Metropolitan area vary greatly, but coexisting in such a huge population of many diverse cultures and backgrounds requires a large amount of tolerance for differing worldviews. As a result, the residents of the Tri-state area are traditionally very liberal. More recently, the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|attacks of September 11th]] have made New Yorkers much more security-minded. Also, the spiraling crime rates and the inner-city [[crack cocaine]] epidemic of the 1970s and 80s gave New York City a reputation of ruthlessness and [[vice]]. The public backlash against this ushered in an era of strong policing and determined leadership under New York Mayor [[Rudolph Giuliani]] in the mid to late 1990's. Through his guidance and not-so-polite methods of pushing through "quality of life" policing, coupled with Police Commissioner [[William J. Bratton]]'s implementation of a more computer and data driven police force (known as COMPSTAT), violent crime in the city dropped to levels not seen since the 1950s. As a result, a new synthesis has begun to emerge across the metropolitan area. New Yorkers remain some of the most culturally liberal people in the United States, but many also now appreciate the need for practical policy measures that protect their way of life from [[terrorism]], violent crime, and economic malaise.
 
Four of the city's five boroughs ([[Manhattan]], [[the Bronx]], [[Brooklyn]], and [[Queens]]) are predominantly towards the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], while one ([[Staten Island]]) trends [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. The city has elected two Republican mayors, [[Rudolph Giuliani]] and [[Michael Bloomberg]], consecutively since 1994. However, they are both liberal Republicans, or how it has become known [[New York Republican]], as compared to the [[New York Conservative Party]], which cross-endorses many more conservative Republicans in the state, especially statewide candidates and legislators. Despite this, the overwhelming majority of congressmen and city council members are Democratic. This divide reflects the diverse views held by New York City's millions of residents.
 
The urban areas of adjacent New Jersey are predominantly Democratic, including Hudson County (Jersey City, Hoboken), Essex County (Newark, [[the Oranges]]), and Passaic County (Paterson). The suburban areas of the New York metropolitan region are fairly evenly divided between communities that trend to the Democrats and those that favor Republicans-- at least in local and state politics. However, most of these suburbs have been trending strongly toward the Democrats in recent years, especially in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]], [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk]], and [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester]], whereas the suburbs of many other cities are still strongly Republican. Nationally, there is a definite preference for the Democrats by people in the New York region.
 
Overall, Greater New York's voters voted for [[John Kerry]], by 59.20% (''4,772,314'') to 39.67% (''3,197,970'') for [[George W. Bush]] in 2004. In details, [[New York City]] voters overwhelmingly favored Kerry by 75% (''1,828,015'') to 24% (''587,534'') for the incumbent, while suburban voters gave only a slim margin to the Democratic candidate, with 52.36% (''2,944,299'') of the vote for Kerry, to 46.42% (''2,610,436'') for Bush, though Kerry's margin in Westchester was among the largest anywhere in New York outside the city proper.
 
The New York City area is notoriously multifarious. While the city itself has some bad areas, and some of the inner metropolitan cities have poor reputations, the New York Metro Area is overall one of the safest areas to live in. Long Island, New York was rated the safest place to live per-capita in 2005, followed by Middlesex and Monmouth counties in New Jersey. New York City itself has been ranked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the safest big city in the United States in recent years. Much of this (especially in the inner city areas) can be credited to major "quality of life" initiatives passed in the 1990s; back in the 1970s the area had a reputation (exaggerated but not unfounded) as one of the most dangerous areas of the U.S. to live in.
- The New York Metro area is also the second most expensive place to live in the United States, trailing behind only Boston, the city itself being the most costly, with many of its suburbs closely behind. Connecticut, where half of the state is considered a suburb of New York, is home to some of the most expensive and affluent areas in the world.
 
- Because of this the New York area is also very wealthy, and is expensive because it is so desirable to live in. Westchester County, New York, Fairfield County, Connecticut and Bergen County, New Jersey are among America's wealthiest counties -- and are all located just outside of Manhattan.
- Despite New York's improving reputation, many families live in the suburbs and commute to jobs in the city. Most school districts in New York City itself and other nearby "inner-city" communities have a reputation for being unsatisfactory; however, many school districts in the wealthier suburbs are considered very effective and among the best in the entire country. In some of the Connecticut and especially the New Jersey suburbs, this is achieved with lower costs of living than the city itself (especially Manhattan).
 
==References==
*[http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t3.html], Table 1.
 
==See also==
*[[United States metropolitan area]]
 
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