New York City - the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural centerBrooklyn Bridge - a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883 Queensboro Bridge - a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens twin towers, World Trade Center, WTC - twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city" Manhattan Island - an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located Manhattan - one of the five boroughs of New York City Greenwich Village, Village - a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century Queens - a borough of New York City East River - a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn Harlem River - a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx New York Bay - a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River |