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  • N.Y.C.
    N.Y.C.
    abbreviation
    New York City.
  • NYC
    NYC
    abbreviation
    New York City

N.Y.C.

American  
Or NYC

abbreviation

  1. New York City.


NYC British  

abbreviation

  1. New York City

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The building, it continued, would provide “a workplace experience that is within the essence of N.Y.C. to help draw employees back to office.”

From Seattle Times Jan. 1, 2024

Carrying the bag in your own city seemed too boosterish, too earnest for a New Yorker, whereas outside the city, the local merch telegraphs your hometown pride and N.Y.C. pedigree.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2023

When she first moved to L.A. from N.Y.C., she started doing work directing with the Met Theatre, which has since closed.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2023

“So, in essence, I moved to N.Y.C. to try out being gay. It worked!”

From Washington Post Apr. 20, 2023

The old pappy and his meat will probably part company at Buffalo, where his car will be transferred to N.Y.C.

From Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' by Hay, Douglas (Douglas N.)

Pancake, the super-rare sea turtle, returns to the NYC waters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The New York City Soccer Initiative, a collaboration between the city, NYC FC, and corporate sponsors is also building 26 mini soccer pitches at local schools.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Born and raised to Mexican parents in the Bronx, the budding folk singer has opened for Carla Morrison, DannyLux and Julieta Venegas — and will open for Gaby Moreno on Monday in NYC.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Obviously, this is just one way to look at a Saturday night that needed no ornamentation to become NYC history.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

Her text says, Waiting to board my flight to NYC.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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