Philadelphia had a higher population than New York City during the early 19th century, specifically around 1800. At that time, Philadelphia was the largest city in the United States, benefiting from its status as the nation's capital until 1800 and its role as a major commercial hub. However, by the mid-19th century, New York City surpassed Philadelphia in population and continued to grow rapidly thereafter.
Philadelphia
New York City.
It would take about 1 hour to fly from New York City to Philadelphia.
New York [City] and Philadelphia
New York City has the most but Boston Mass. and Philadelphia Pa. also has a large population.
Philadelphia is in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, not the State of New York. Philadelphia is located approx 80 miles south of New York City which is in the southeast corner of New York State.
Boston is in Massachusetts and is the capital and largest city, Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania and its' largest city, and New York (City) Is in New York.
New York City and Philadelphia.
Original:New York & Boston, respectively.Edit:No, Philadelphia is larger then Boston by more then double its population. Its metro exceeds Boston's as well.The two largest cities are:New York with 8,363,710 then Philadelphia with 1,540,251.
The population of New York City is increasing.
New York City, Philadelphia, DC
A city has a higher population density.