New York is the most photographed city in the world. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy, an established safe haven for global investors, and is sometimes described as the capital of the world.Situated on one of the world’s largest natural harbors, with water covering 36.4% of its surface area, New York City comprises five boroughs, each of which is coextensive with a respective county of the state of New York.