Flag of New York City

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Flag of New York, NY (1977–present). Variant including the Latin inscription shown.

The flag of the New York City is a vertical tricolor of blue, white, and orange charged in the center bar with municipal seal in blue. The tricolor design is taken from the flag of the United Netherlands used in 1625, the year New Amsterdam was settled on the island of Manhattan.

Seal of New York City found in the middle of the flag

The current design dates from December 30, 1977, when the seal was modified to use 1625 instead of 1664 (when England took possession) and inclusion of the Latin inscription Sigillum Civitatis Novi Eboraci ("Seal of the City of New York") within the seal was made optional (thus resulting in two equally acceptable variants).

The office of Mayor of New York City has its own official variant, to which is added an arc of five five-pointed stars (representing each of the five boroughs) in blue above the seal.