Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-3020860-20191222180807/@comment-16461120-20191223020401

The location's official name is the "City of New York;" however, it is most frequently known by the informal "New York City" or sometimes simply as "New York," so rather than having to list every link as " New York City ," since in very few situations is the official name actually used, it makes more sense to simply utilize the most common name which does not require piping.

Conversely, the State's official name is simply "New York;" however, as this is also a common name for the city and various other related elements, it requires a qualifier to allow for disambiguation via the unqualifed New York.