New York City is about 5 times bigger than Richmond.

Richmond is approximately 155 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 403% larger than Richmond.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Richmond vs. New York City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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