New York City in New York is the largest city in the United States. As of 2004, its population was estimated as 8,104,079, with a total of 18,709,802 living in the New York metropolitan area.
New York, nicknamed the "Big Apple" and the "City That Never Sleeps" is a renown center of business and finance, entertainment, media and culture, home to many famous buildings, as well as containing the headquarters of the United Nations.
New York City is one of the nation's leading centers of business and commerce, but, as already mentioned, is especially strong in the financial and media industries. Some of the major companies with their headquarters in New York City include Accenture, Alcoa, Altria Group, American Express, American International Group, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CBS, Cendant, Citigroup, Fox Entertainment Group, Goldman Sachs, Hess, JPMorgan Chase, Lehman Brothers, Loews, Merill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, News Corporation, New York Life Insurance, Pfizer, Schlumberger, TIAA-CREF, Time Warner, Verizon Communications, Viacom and Wells Fargo.
