New Jork

Population: 8,008,278 ('00 census); Metro density: 2320.1 inh./sq.mi. (source)

Jewish Population 10.9 percent (source)

Samoans: 299 (source)

Size: New York City was 360 square miles in 1898 — it is now 321.8 square miles, Miles of streets 6,400+ (source)

World's Largest Stuff: Gothic Cathedral (St. John the Divine), Store (Macy's) (source)

Subway Ridership: 123 million rides in October 2005 (source)

Number of Reported Rapes in 2005: 1697 (source)

JFK Passengers in 2004: 37,517,496 (source)

Biggest Park in NYC: Pelham Bay Park, Bronx 2,765 acres (source)

Tallest building: Empire State Building 1250ft (source)

Average Price of Manhattan Apartment: $1,187,000 (source)

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