New York Summary

Updated: 07.03.2020

New York Summary

River: Hudson
Population: 8,4 million (metropolitan area 22,6 million)
State: New York
Counties (Boroughs): Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, New York (Manhattan), Richmond (Staten Island)
Founded: as a Dutch colony New Amsterdam in 1624, under British control in 1664, consolidated in a single city in 1898
Sights: Times Square, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, Empire State Building, Wall Street, Broadway Theatre District, UN Headquarters, Ellis Island

New York City is located on the East Coast, in the south-eastern New York State. With more than 8,4 million inhabitants, it is the most populous city and the most densely populated major city in the US. This megacity is also one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. It is a global power city, an important centre of international diplomacy and the cultural and financial centre of the world. It is also the home to the highest number of billionaires in the world.
          It consists of five boroughs, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island and its climate is described as humid and subtropical. The city is noteworthy for its architecture, especially terraced rowhouses called brownstones. The modern city was created in 1898 and in 1904, the subway was opened and is one of the oldest in the world. In the 1920s, the economic boom started urbanization and the building of skyscrapers.
          The Statue of Liberty is an international symbol of freedom and peace, it was a gift from France, dedicated in 1886. Wall Street, home of the New York Stock Exchange, is the symbol of the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, the leading financial centre of the world. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 shocked the world. Brooklyn Bridge connects Brooklyn and Manhattan over the East River, it is one of the oldest roadway bridges in the US and the first steel-wire suspension bridge. Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the Midtown Manhattan, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. The Theatre District contains many theatres, cinemas, recording and television studios, and also hotels and restaurants. The Empire State Building, completed in 1931, is a 102-story skyscraper build in Art Deco style and it was the world's tallest building for 40 years. St Patrick's Cathedral is a prominent Neo-Gothic landmark located in Midtown Manhattan.
          More than 800 languages are spoken in NYC, which makes it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. Over 120 colleges and universities are located in NYC, including Columbia University and Rockefeller University. The city has a complex park system, there are more than a thousand greenplaces. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the US and one of the most filmed locations in the world. Chocolate is the cities leading specialty-food export, with the Chocolate District in Brooklyn. Tourism is also a vital industry and a prominent location for the entertainment industry. The JFK Airport is an international airport in Queens, one of the busiest in the world.