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Largest Cities, Towns and Villages of NEW YORK State by First Letter

There are 62 cities, 933 towns and 540 villages in the state of New York. Villages may be included in towns. Identify the most populous city, town or village starting with each letter.
Populations are July 2018 Census Bureau estimates for the municipality itself.
There has been one change since the 2010 Census - to K answer in 2016.
There are no cities, towns or villages starting with the letters X or Z.
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Letter
Population
Type
MUNICIPALITY
A
125,659
Town
Amherst
B
482,436
Town
Brookhaven
C
86,181
Town
Cheektowaga
D
25,093
Town
De Witt
E
33,033
Town
Eastchester
F
43,044
Village
Freeport
G
95,809
Town
Greece
H
768,103
Town
Hempstead
I
330,914
Town
Islip
J
29,315
City
Jamestown
K
23,436
Village
Kiryas Joel
L
43,270
Town
Lancaster
Letter
Population
Type
MUNICIPALITY
M
67,593
City
Mount Vernon
N
8,398,748
City
New York
O
298,388
Town
Oyster Bay
P
46,462
Town
Perinton
Q
27,471
Town
Queensbury
R
206,284
City
Rochester
S
142,749
City
Syracuse
T
71,939
Town
Tonawanda
U
60,100
City
Utica
V
37,523
Village
Valley Stream
W
58,111
City
White Plains
Y
199,613
City
Yonkers
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Level 61
Apr 3, 2018
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City, the answer should be Buffalo.
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Level 57
Apr 3, 2018
I suspect you only caught the first 5 letters of the answer. Buffalo population was "only" 261,025.
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Level 68
Jan 18, 2022
Albany starts with A, Buffalo starts with B, Westchester starts with W