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Global Citizen Festival canceled ahead of NYC storm
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Global Citizen Festival
Annual music festival
The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival held in Central Park, started in 2012 and organized by Global Citizen. The festival was founded by Ryan Gall and Hugh Evans. Gall said he was inspired by visiting Austin City Limits and seeing the branding on the stage, but wanting to replace the corporate branding with branding from charities. Since 2015, Coldplay lead vocalist Chris Martin has served as the festival's curator.
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New York City
Most populous city in the United States
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island—each being coextensive with its respective county. It is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area.
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