New York City is arguably one of the most popular places on earth. With an estimated 2018 population of 8,398,748, distributed over a land area of over 300 square miles, and located at the southern tip of the state of New York, New York City is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, and one of the world's most populous megacities, with approximately 20 million people in its 2018 Metropolitan Statistical Area and a little over 22 million residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power, NYC has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world. Its commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports are second to none. The city's fast pace has inspired the term New York minute, and is headquarters of the United Nations. New York is an important center for international diplomacy, and in terms of film production, New York City is simply the top, followed only by Southern California's popular city of Hollywood. Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, NYC consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of the State of New York. The five boroughs are Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island. There is almost nothing New York City can't furnish for your film production, and they offer some nice tax incentives worth investigating.