New York City has exceeded expectations with a 3.9% rise in visitor numbers last year.
In total, 56.4 million people visited the Big Apple in 2014. The city’s tourist chiefs had forecast 55.8 million arrivals.
Visitors generated a record $61.3 billion in overall economic impact, supporting 359,000 tourism-related jobs and $21 billion in wages.
New York’s hotel sector reached 102,000 hotel rooms last year, while selling a record 32.4 million total hotel room nights.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said: "Our excellent quality of life, low levels of crime and constant dynamism continue to attract record tourism each year, and 2014 was no exception."
