New York City is about 8 times bigger than Utrecht.

Utrecht is approximately 99 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 686% larger than Utrecht.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Utrecht vs. New York City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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