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New York

The climate

The climate is very different between winter and summer temperatures are very cold in winter and hot

in summer.

Spring: Spring does not last long in New York, it runs only from mid-March to mid-May The climate is very wet in New York. The temperatures are still cool in March and slightly warm in May.

Summer: Summer in New York is very long. It lasts from mid-May to October. The temperatures are very hot, especially in July when they can reach 40 degrees in the shade. The climate is very dry in summer in NY.

• Autumn: Autumn is very short in New York. It lasts only the month of November. A rapid drop in temperature takes place after November. New York's climate is very pleasant in the Fall. Central Park is different and delightful.

• Winter: Winter is very long in New York. It runs from December to mid-March, January and February are the coldest months. It snows a lot in winter, averaging 60 to 90 cm of snow. However it rains very little, temperatures are often too cold for that.

The energy used

• The Empire State Building offers a facelift

The Empire State Building (a skyscraper highly symbolical of the city of New York) is now going green, thanks to a system that will save $ 4.4 million per year in energy.

By 2013 the Empire State Building is expected to consume 40% less energy! Another innovation is to implement an energy saving method : the heating will stop automatically once the building is .

Taxis, school buses and police cars are now hybrid and there is now a modernized pedestrian area of Times Square ... New York has turned green! Since December 2006, a major operation was launched with that objective in mind . More than 100,000 trees have been planted in addition to the four million which already exist.

Culinary and gastronomic specialties of New York

Food specialties New York Cheesecake (cheesecake cookies) Waldorf Salad (salad with hazelnut, apple and green salad).

Gastronomy Gastronomy in New York is best known for its simplicity. New Yorkers have a choice between fast food or "fast food". In the morning, they eat fried eggs and bacon, lunch, french fries, a big burger or the cheese cake, (a New York-specialty) and for dinner, just order Chinese food and that's it .