New York City is about 1.8 times bigger than Corpus Christi.

Corpus Christi (map shows its 7 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 431 sq km, while New York City (including all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island) is approximately 781 sq km, making New York City 81% larger than Corpus Christi.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Corpus Christi vs. New York City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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