A city of southern New York State on New York Bay at the mouth of the Hudson River and capital of the State of New York. Founded by the Dutch as New Amsterdam, it was renamed by the English in honor of the Duke of York. It is the largest city in the United States and a major commercial and cultural center. Originally consisting only of Manhattan Island, it was rechartered in 1898 to include the five present-day boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.
New York is the central location for many of Marvel's comic series and superheroes, being home to Avengers Tower in the Avengers comics and the Baxter Building; the Fantastic Four's headquarters, as well as being the home city and main setting for Spider-Man and Daredevil's stories.
