Title: New York (state)
Content:  There are 62 cities in New York. The largest city in the state and the most populous city in the United States is New York City, which comprises five counties (each coextensive with a borough): Bronx, New York County (Manhattan), Queens, Kings County (Brooklyn), and Richmond County (Staten Island). New York City is home to more than two-fifths of the state's population. Albany, the state capital, is the sixth-largest city in New York State. The smallest city is Sherrill, New York, in Oneida County. Hempstead is the most populous town in the state; if it were a city, it would be the second largest in New York State, with more than 700,000 residents. New York contains 13 metropolitan areas, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Major metro areas include New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, the Capital District (Albany, Schenectady, and Troy), Poughkeepsie, Syracuse, Utica, and Binghamton.
Title: Boroughs of New York City
Content:  [[File:5 Boroughs Labels New York City Map.svg|thumb|right|300px| Note: JFK and LGA airports are both part of Queens.]] New York City is composed of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York State, making New York City one of the U.S. municipalities in multiple counties. The boroughs of Queens and the Bronx are also Queens County and Bronx County. The other three counties are named differently from their boroughs: Manhattan is New York County, Brooklyn is Kings County, and Staten Island is Richmond County. All five boroughs came into existence with the creation of modern New York City in 1898, when New York County, Kings County, part of Queens County, and Richmond County were consolidated within one municipal government under a new city charter. All former municipalities within the newly consolidated 
Title: New York (state)
Content:  and Ontario to the northwest. It is sometimes called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States,  and two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York metropolitan area. NYC is home to the United Nations Headquarters, and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world,  as well as the world's most economically powerful city. The next five most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Yonkers, Rochester, Syracuse, and the state capital of Albany. New York has a diverse geography. 
Title: Outline of New York
Content: The 62 Counties of the State of New York ; Cities in New York ; State capital of New York: Albany ; City nicknames in New York ; Sister cities in New York ; Towns in New York ; Census-designated places in New York 
Title: Outline of New York City
Content: New York City is situated within the following regions: ; Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere ; North America ; Northern America ; United States ; Eastern United States ; East Coast of the United States ; Northeastern United States ; Northeast megalopolis ; Mid-Atlantic ; New York State ; New York metropolitan area ; New York City occupies 5 counties, coinciding with its 5 boroughs ; Bronx County (The Bronx) ; Kings County (Brooklyn) ; New York County (Manhattan) ; Queens County (Queens) ; Richmond County (Staten Island) ; Time zone(s): UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone) 
Title: Index of New York (state)–related articles
Content: Capital of the State of New York ; Capitol of the State of New York ; commons:Category:New York State Capitol ; commons:Category:Caves of New York ; Census statistical areas of New York ; Cities in New York ; commons:Category:Cities in New York ; Climate of New York ; Colleges and universities in New York ; commons:Category:Universities and colleges in New York ; commons:Category:Communications in New York ; Companies in New York ; Congressional districts of New York ; Constitution of the State of New York ; commons:Category:Convention centers in New York ; Counties of the State of New York ; commons:Category:Counties in New York ; County highway routes in New York ; Crime in New York ; commons:Category:New York culture Counties of the State of New York ; commons:Category:Counties in New York ; County highway routes in New York ; Crime in New York ; commons:Category:New York culture commons:Category:New York culture 
Title: Borough (United States)
Content:  New York City is divided into five boroughs: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Each of these is coterminous with a county: Kings County, New York County, Queens County, Bronx County, and Richmond County, respectively. There are no county governments within New York City for legislative or executive purposes. The powers of the boroughs are inferior to the powers of the citywide government, but each borough elects a borough president, who in turn appoints some members of local community boards (see Government of New York City). The boroughs of New York City are generally treated as separate counties for judicial purposes and for some legal filings. New York City does not have a city-wide district attorney's office. Instead, each borough elects a district attorney whose title is named after the respective county: Bronx County District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney, New York County District Attorney, Queens County District Attorney, and Richmond County District Attorney. Boroughs do not exist in any other part of the state of New York.
Title: Government of New York (state)
Content:  entities that serve single purposes that are also local governments, such as school and fire districts as well as New York state public-benefit corporations, frequently known as authorities or development corporations. New York has 62 counties, which are subdivided into 932 towns and 62 cities; it also has 10 Indian reservations. In total, the state has over 3400 active local governments and over 4200 taxing jurisdictions. In 1898, when New York City was consolidated into its present form, all previous town and county governments within it were abolished in favor of the present five boroughs and unified, centralized city government (the New York City government).
Title: New York City
Content:   New York City is sometimes referred to collectively as the Five Boroughs. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York State, making New York City one of the U.S. municipalities in multiple counties. There are throughout the boroughs, many with a definable history and character. If the boroughs were each independent cities, four of the boroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx) would be among the ten most populous cities in the United States (Staten Island would be ranked 37th as of 2020); these same boroughs are coterminous with the four most densely populated counties in the United States: New York (Manhattan), Kings (Brooklyn), Bronx, and Queens.
Title: New York (state)
Content:   New York is divided into 62 counties. Aside from the five counties of New York City, each of these counties is subdivided into towns and cities, incorporated under state law. Towns can contain incorporated villages or unincorporated hamlets. New York City is divided into five boroughs, each coterminous with a county. The major cities of the state developed along the key transportation and trade routes of the early 19th century, including the Erie Canal and railroads paralleling it. Today, the New York Thruway acts as a modern counterpart to commercial water routes. Downstate New York (New York City, Long Island, and the southern portion of the Hudson Valley) can be considered to form the central core of the Northeast megalopolis, an urbanized region stretching from New Hampshire to Virginia.

Question: what state new york city belong to?
Answer: New York.