how do you pronounce houston street in nyc
Houston Street The street's name is pronounced "HOW-stən", unlike the city of Houston in Texas, which is pronounced "HYOO-stən". This is because the street was named for William Houstoun, whereas the city was named for Sam Houston.[2]
Greater Houston Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land is the fifth most populous metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States, encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas. Colloquially referred to as Greater Houston, the 10,000-square-mile (26,000 km2) region is centered around Harris County, the third-most populous county in the nation, which contains the city of Houston—the largest economic and cultural center of the South—with a population of 2.3 million.[2]