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  2. Boroughs of New York City - Wikipedia

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    Manhattan, 2. Brooklyn, 3. ... In some document collections the boroughs used to be designated with a one-letter abbreviation: K for Brooklyn, M for Manhattan, Q for ...

  3. List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    However, the Chicago Manual of Style now recommends use of the uppercase two-letter abbreviations, with the traditional forms as an option. The postal abbreviation is the same as the ISO 3166-2 subdivision code for each of the fifty states. These codes do not overlap with the 13 Canadian subnational postal abbreviations.

  4. List of Manhattan neighborhoods - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Manhattan arranged geographically from the north of the island to the south. The following approximate definitions are used: Upper Manhattan is the area above 96th Street. Midtown Manhattan is the area between 34th Street and 59th Street. Lower Manhattan is the area below 14th Street.

  5. Manhattan - Wikipedia

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    Manhattan (/ m æ n ˈ h æ t ən, m ə n-/ ⓘ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.The borough is coextensive with New York County, the smallest county by geographical area in the U.S. state of New York.

  6. List of counties in New York - Wikipedia

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    They are New York County ( Manhattan ), Kings County ( Brooklyn ), Bronx County ( The Bronx ), Richmond County ( Staten Island ), and Queens County ( Queens ). In contrast to other counties of New York, the powers of the five boroughs of New York City are very limited and in nearly all respects are governed by the city government. [5]

  7. Times Square - Wikipedia

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    Times Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment hub, and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. It is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street.

  8. New York City Subway nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    e. New York City Subway nomenclature is the terminology used in the New York City Subway system as derived from railroading practice, historical origins of the system, and engineering, publicity, and legal usage. Important terms include lines, or individual sections of subway, like the BMT Brighton Line; services, like the B, which is a single ...

  9. List of geographic acronyms and initialisms - Wikipedia

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    Acronyms are abbreviations formed by the initial letter or letters of the words that make up a multi-word term. For the most part, the geographic names in this list were derived from three or more other names or words. Those derived from only two names are usually considered portmanteaus and can be found in the List of geographic portmanteaus ...