- New York is one of the largest cities in the world.
Its population is over 11 million people. New York is an industrial
and cultural centre of the country. It is the business centre of the United States. New York is situated
in the mouth of the Hudson river. It was founded in 1613 by Dutch settlers. New York is also known as New Amsterdam or the Big Apple.
There are five districts in the city: Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens,
Brooklyn and Richmond.
- Manhattan is the central and the oldest part of the city. It is the district of business and
finance. Manhattan (New York County) is the most densely populated borough
and is home to Central Park and most of the city's skyscrapers. It
is here in Wall Street that many business offices, banks and the world
famous New York stock exchange are situated. The New York stock exchange
dominates business life of many countries.
- The Bronx (Bronx County) is New York City's situated on the north side , the location of Yankee Stadium, home of the New
York Yankees, and home to the largest cooperatively owned housing complex
in the United States, Co-op City. There are a ;ot of poor people, very big percent of murder and drugs.
This part of town is included small old buildings, it hasn’t big great and rich skyscrapers.
- Brooklyn (Kings County) on the western tip of Long Island, is the city's most populous borough and was an independent
city until 1898. One of the architectural wonders of New York is a
famous Brooklyn Bridge, which crosses the East River strait. The
length of the bridge is 1825 meters and it connects Manhattan with Brooklyn.
- Queens (Queens County) on Long Island east of Brooklyn. Queens is
the site of Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets, and annually
hosts the U.S. Open tennis tournament. Additionally, it is home to two
of the three major airports serving the New York metropolitan area,
LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. (The third
is Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey.)
- Staten Island (Richmond County) is the most suburban in character
of the five boroughs. Staten Island is connected to Brooklyn by the
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and to Manhattan by way of the free Staten
Island Ferry. The Staten Island Ferry is one of the most popular tourist
attractions in New York City.
- There are a great number
of places to visit in the city, but one of the most famous sights is
the
Statue of Liberty. People from all over the world want to see this
giant sculpture of a woman, who is the national symbol of freedom.
Another famous sight is the
Broadway Street. It’s situated in Manhattan and houses lots of
banks and other commercial organizations. There are also lots of entertaining
and spectacular facilities which turned the Broadway into the symbol
of entertainment industry.
Other interesting architectures in the Big Apple
are the skyscrapers: Empire State Building and Chrysler
Building.
If you like Art you can find many interesting museums
in this city. New York has many museums and art galleries
which have collected works of art of many peoples and of all times.
Many of them are on constant display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
the Whitney Museum of Art. Most of the theatres and cinemas are in or
near Broadway, the longest street and the biggest shopping district
in New York. The Metropolitan and Modern Arts Museums attract many visitors.