New York
Spyros Chatzopoulos,George
Tilaveridis,Michael Sarikos,John
Pallas
NEW YORK
• New York is the populous in the United States and the
center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the
most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York
exerts a significant impact upon global commerce,
finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology,
education, and entertainment. The home of the United
Nations Headquarters, New York is an important center
for international affairs and is widely deemed the cultural
capital of the world. The city is also referred to as New
York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from
the state of New York, of which it is a part.
• Located on one of the world‘s largest natural harbors, New York City
consists of five boroughs which were consolidated in 1898: The
Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. With a
2010 United States Census population of 8,175,133 distributed over
a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York is the
most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as
800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most
linguistically diverse city in the world. The New York City
Metropolitan Area's population is the United States' largest,
estimated at 18.9 million people distributed over 6,720 square miles
(17,400 km2), and is also part of the most populous combined
statistical area in the United States, containing 22.2 million people
as of 2009 Census estimates. New York has the largest internet
presence of any location in the world; registering 7.1 billion search
results as of December 2011.
• New York traces its roots to its 1624 founding as a
trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic, and was
named New Amsterdam in 1626. The city and its
surrounds came under English control in 1664 and were
renamed New York after King Charles II of England
granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New
York served as the capital of the United States from 1785
until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since
1790.The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of
immigrants as they came to America by ship in the late
19th and early 20th centuries and is a globally
recognized symbol of the United States and its
democracy.
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Many districts and landmarks in New York City have become well known to
its nearly 50 million annual visitors. Times Square, iconified as "The
Crossroads of the World", is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway
theater district, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a
major center of the world's entertainment industry. The city hosts many
world renowned bridges, skyscrapers, and parks. New York City's financial
district, anchored by Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, functions as the
financial capital of the worldand is home to the New York Stock Exchange,
the world's largest stock exchange by total market capitalization of its listed
companies. Manhattan's real estate market is among the most expensive in
the world. Manhattan's Chinatown incorporates the highest concentration of
Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere. Unlike most global rapid transit
systems, the New York City Subway is designed to provide 24/7
service.Numerous colleges and universities are located in New York,
including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller
University, which are ranked among the top 50 in the world.
Geography
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New York City is located in the Northeastern United States, in southeastern New York State,
approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston.[102] The location at the mouth of
the Hudson River, which feeds into a naturally sheltered harbor and then into the Atlantic Ocean,
has helped the city grow in significance as a trading city. Much of New York is built on the three
islands of Manhattan, Staten Island, and Long Island, making land scarce and encouraging a high
population density.
The Hudson River flows through the Hudson Valley into New York Bay. Between New York City
and Troy, New York, the river is an estuary.[103] The Hudson separates the city from New Jersey.
The East River—a tidal strait—flows from Long Island Sound and separates the Bronx and
Manhattan from Long Island. The Harlem River, another tidal strait between the East and Hudson
Rivers, separates most of Manhattan from the Bronx. The Bronx River, which flows through the
Bronx and Westchester County, is the only entirely fresh water river in the city.[104]
The city's land has been altered substantially by human intervention, with considerable land
reclamation along the waterfronts since Dutch colonial times. Reclamation is most prominent in
Lower Manhattan, with developments such as Battery Park City in the 1970s and 1980s.[105]
Some of the natural variations in topography have been evened out, especially in Manhattan.[106]
The city's total area is 468.9 square miles (1,214 km2). 164.1 square miles (425 km2) of this are
water and 304.8 square miles (789 km2) is land.[25][26] The highest point in the city is Todt Hill on
Staten Island, which, at 409.8 feet (124.9 m) above sea level, is the highest point on the Eastern
Seaboard south of Maine.[107] The summit of the ridge is mostly covered in woodlands as part of
the Staten Island Greenbelt.[108]
Cityscape
Midtown Manhattan during the
day
Midtown Manhattan at night
Lower Manhattan during the day
Lower Manhattan at night
Tourism
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Tourism is one of New York City's most vital industries, with more than 40
million combined domestic and international tourists visiting each year in the
past five years.[152] Major destinations include the Empire State Building;
Statue of Liberty; Ellis Island; Broadway theater productions; museums
such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art; greenspaces such as Central Park
and Washington Square Park; Rockefeller Center; Times Square; luxury
shopping along Fifth and Madison Avenues; and events such as the
Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day
Parade, the St. Patrick's Day parade, seasonal activities such as ice skating
in Central Park in the wintertime, the Tribeca Film Festival, and free
performances in Central Park at Summerstage. Special experiences outside
the key tourist areas of the city include, but are not limited to the Bronx Zoo;
Coney Island; and the New York Botanical Garden.
In 2010, New York City had a record number of tourists with
48.7 million.[153] Since the United States economy is still recovering, Mayor
Michael Bloomberg's goal is to break the record again in 2012 by drawing
more than 50 million tourists.[154]
Cuisine
• Main article: Cuisine of New York City
• New York City's food culture includes a variety of world
cuisines influenced by the city's immigrant history.
• Eastern European and Italian immigrants have made the
city famous for bagels, cheesecake, and New York-style
pizza, while Chinese restaurants are ubiquitous. Some
4,000 mobile food vendors licensed by the city, many
immigrant-owned, have made Middle Eastern foods such
as falafels and kebabs standbys of modern New York
street food, although hot dogs and pretzels are still the
main street fare.[167]
• The city is also home to many of the finest and most
diverse haute cuisine restaurants in the United
States.[168]
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