1.Benedict Gombocz

2. The New York Metropolitan area includes New York City, the most populous city in the United States, counties consisting of Long Island and the Mid- and Lower Hudson Valley in the state of New York, the six biggest cities in New Jersey (Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Trenton, and Edison) and their neighborhoods, six of the seven biggest cities in Connecticut (Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, and Danbury) and their neighborhoods, and five counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania, such as Allentown, its thirdbiggest city. As of the 2012 United States Census Bureau, the New York metropolitan area, by a large margin, is still the United States most populous, under both the Metropolitan Statistical Area definition (19.8 million) as well as under the Combined Statistical Area definition (23.4 million); it is additionally one of the worlds most populous urban agglomerations. The MSA covers 6,720 sq mi (17,405 km2), where as the CSA is 13,318 sq mi (34,493 km2), including a culturally and geographically varied region. As a center of various industries, such as finance, global trade, media and entertainment, tourism, biotechnology, and manufacturing, it is one of the worlds most important financial regions. 3. Region: Northeastern United States States New JerseyConnecticutNew YorkPennsylvaniaLargest city New York City (Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island)Other cities Jersey CityYonkersPatersonBridgeportElizabethStamfordNew HavenAllentownWaterburyEdisonNorwalkTrentonDanburyNew RochelleNewarkPassaicArea Total: 13,318sq mi (34,490 km2)Population (2012) Total: 23,508,600Density: 1,876/sq mi (724/km2) 4. The New York metropolitan area is home to the busiest urban airport system in the United States; it carries more than 100 million passengers every year, and three major airports serve it (largest to smallest):John F. Kennedy International Airport (1) ICAO Code: KJFKCounty: Queens IATA Code: JFKState: NYNewark Liberty International Airport (3) ICAO Code: KEWRCounty: Essex/Union IATA Code: EWRState: NJLaGuardia Airport (2) IATA Code: LGAICAO Code: KLGACounty: QueensState: NY 5. The following smaller airports are also part of the New York metro area and provide daily commercial service: Lehigh Valley International Airport ICAO Code: KABECounty: Lehigh IATA Code: ABEState: PALong Island MacArthur Airport ICAO Code: KISPCounty: SuffolkIATA Code: ISPState: NYStewart International Airport IATA Code: SWFICAO Code: KSWFCounty: OrangeState: NY 6. Trenton-Mercer Airport ICAO Code: KTTNCounty: Mercer IATA Code: TTNState: NJTweed New Haven Regional Airport ICAO Code: KHVNCounty: New Haven IATA Code: HVNState: CTWestchester County Airport IATA Code: HPNICAO Code: KHPNCounty: WestchesterState: NY