Ed Koch

The NYC legend on his 85th birthday. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Bryan Cave LLP)

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen (credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

He's the King of Rock. Need we say more? (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Robert DeNiro

Robert DeNiro attends the TFI Special Legacy Celebration Quincy Jones Tribute At The 2011 Tribeca Film Festival at Hiro Ballroom at The Maritime Hotel on April 28, 2011 in New York City. (credit: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

Tina Fey

It's easy to see she's the Queen of Comedy, and she has a place in our royal rankings, as well. (credit: Frazer Harrison)

David Letterman

David Letterman speaks onstage at the First Annual Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on March 26, 2011 in New York City. (credit: Dimitrios Kambouris)

Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z

New York City's ultimate power couple give Kate & Wills a run for their money. (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

Lady Gaga

This Queen of Controversy hails from New York City. (credit: Rick Diamond)

Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees

Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium on April 25, 2011. (credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Amar'e Stoudemire of the New York Knicks

Amare Stoudemire takes a jump shot against the Boston Celtics during a playoff game April 24, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Food Network Star, 'First Girlfriend', Sandra Lee

She was already a kitchen queen...then she moved her business upstate to the governor's mansion with Governor Cuomo. (credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Donald Trump

Polarizing as he may be, there's no doubt he's a powerful figure, not just in New York, but across the country. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

Former NYC Mayor Giuliani

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani attends a news conference where he endorsed Rick Lazio for governor of the state of New York on December 22, 2009 in New York, New York. The endorsement by Giuliani is expected to make Lazio the front-runner for the Republican nomination for governor. Lazio, who is from Long Island, ran an unsuccessful campaign against Hillary Rodham Clinton for a US Senate seat in 2000. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Woody Allen

The Big Apple has been an inspiration for many of Allen’s films. He was born and raised in Brooklyn. (credit: Dan Steinberg/AP)

The Queen Visits The United Nations In New York

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with our own royal, Mayor Bloomberg. (Getty Images)

A-Rod

Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees hits in the batting cage during the second day of full teams workouts at Spring Training on February 21, 2011 at the George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Billy Joel

Billy Joel performs at Shea Stadium on July 16, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)

Jennifer Lopez

Before she was Jennifer Lopez, she was Jenny From The Block, living in the Bronx. (Getty Images)

Whoopi Goldberg

Now a Queen of daytime talk shows, we're proud to call Whoopi Goldberg our own. (Getty Images)