In addition to the New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY–NJ–PA metropolitan statistical areas (MSA), the following core-based statistical areas are also included in the New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT–PA CSA: The area is frequently divided into the following subregions:[36][37], All eight subregions are often further divided. Metropolitan New York is home to the highest number of billionaires of any metropolis in the world. [200] Westchester County has also developed a burgeoning biotechnology sector in the 21st century, with over US$1 billion in planned private investment as of 2016,[201] earning the county the nickname Biochester. Fairfield, New Haven, and Litchfield counties in western Connecticut (like the state in general) are known for affluence. In 1983, the concept of a consolidated metropolitan statistical area (CMSA) was first implemented. Many television and radio stations use the top of the Empire State Building to broadcast their terrestrial television signals, while some media entities broadcast from studios in Times Square. York Region keeps data about traffic on Regional roads. The newly unified New York City encouraged both more physical connections between the boroughs and the growth of bedroom communities. York Region’s Community Social Data website, In York Region, there were more than 200 distinct ethnic groups identified in the 2006 Census, Canadian descent was identified as the most common ethnic group in Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, Newmarket and Whitchurch-Stouffville. 2078 0 obj <> endobj Beginning in the 1990s, however, crime dropped substantially. Warm periods with 50 °F (10 °C)+ temperatures may occasionally occur during winter as well. New York has the largest European and non-Hispanic white population of any American city. The CBSA model resulted in the splitting up of the old CMSA into several metropolitan statistical areas: New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island, Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, Trenton–Princeton, Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk (includes Danbury), and New Haven–Milford (includes Waterbury). 25.5% were under 18, 9.5% were 18 to 24 years, 28% were 25 to 44 years of age, 26.6% were 45 to 64 years old, and 13.2% were over the age of 65. ", "ADAPTATION: Political support for a sea wall in New York Harbor begins to form", OMB BULLETIN NO. The largest urbanized area in the United States is at the heart of the metropolitan area, the New York–Newark, NY–NJ–CT Urbanized Area (estimated to have an area of 6,720 square miles). The Regional Official Plan must be brought into … Although prevailing winds in winter are offshore, and temper the moderating effects of the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlantic and the partial shielding by the Appalachians from colder air keep the New York area warmer in the winter than inland North American metropolitan areas located at similar or lesser latitudes including Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis.