question: What was the estimated population, in 2016, of the city for which Simon Scott designed artwork for some of the most visually engaging restaurants, clubs and bars?
answer: 8,537,673
context: Title: Scott Warner (lighting designer)
  Passage: Scott Warner (born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania) is a U.S.-based lighting designer who has recently designed for Train, The Pussycat Dolls,Jimmy Eat World, Everclear, David Cook, and Gavin Degraw.  Warner started his career is the late 1980s with the Pittsburgh-based bands, The Affordable Floors and The Cynics.  His first national client was the shock rock group GWAR.  In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Scott was an Independent Producer and Engineer, recording out of studios in Pittsburgh and New York.  It was in Pittsburgh where he recorded and performed a song titled "Zip It" that was written for talk show host Morton Downey, Jr.  The song was played on Downey's show as well as the Dr. Demento show.  Downey endorsed the record, but a dispute with his network forced the label to stop distributing the record.  The song can be heard in the film .  Scott designed and directed the 2012 UK Tour for Nicole Scherzinger.
  Title: New York City
  Passage: The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.  With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 sqmi , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.  Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.  A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media and entertainment, art, fashion, research, technology, education, politics, and sports, its fast pace defining the term "New York minute".  Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world.
  Title: Simon Scott (painter)
  Passage: Simon (John) "Scotty" Scott (October 20, 1966 – August 8, 2014) was a British artist and musician, who played rock, punk, soul and country and specialized in a variety of media including commercial art, fine art and street art.  His vibrant paintings and graphic artwork can be found throughout the lower Manhattan neighborhoods he loved to roam.  He has designed artwork for some of New York City's most visually engaging restaurants, clubs and bars.
citations: New York City Simon Scott (painter)