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New York City

New York City is the capital of the state of New York.

It is the largest city in the United States.

It is the 4th largest city in the world. It is half way between Boston and

Washington, D.C.

New Yorkers

8,175,133 people live in the city. Many immigrants have come to live in NYC,

especially African Americans from the American South, Italians, Irish, Jewish and Puerto Ricans. It’s called a “melting pot.”

In NYC, 800 languages are spoken. The is population diverse : 35% is white,

23% is black, 13% is Asian, and 29% is Latino.

NYC was founded by the Dutch in 1626. They called it “New Amsterdam”

In 1664, the British took over and the King of England gave the city to his brother, the Duke of York.

It has 5,538 tall buildings, and 50 skyscrapers taller than 200 meters.

Food NY Style Cheesecake

NY Style Pizza

Bagels

Hot dogs

Pretzels

NYC has 5 boroughs– The Bronx

Yankee Stadium The Bronx Zoo Hip-hop & Rap

– Brooklyn Coney Island

– Queens JFK Airport and LaGuardia Airport

NY Mets

– Staten Island

–Manhattan Skyscrapers

– Empire State Building (102 stories/443 meters)

– Bank of America Tower (336 meters)

Central Park (Central Park Zoo)

Harlem

The United Nations

China Town (the most Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere)

Little Italy

Times Square

Broadway

Rockefeller Center (Radio City Music Hall)

Saint Patrick’s Cathedral American Museum of Natural History

– The Statue of Liberty:

Liberty Island & Ellis Island

Famous New Yorkers Film stars:

– Anne Hathaway– Scarlett Johansson– Adam Sandler– Linsday Lohan– Jennifer Lopez

Musicians:– Lady Gaga– Mariah Carey– Christina Aguilera

Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Paris Hilton

Baseball Players– Joe Dimaggio– Alex Rodriguez

Artists– Norman Rockwell– Andy Warhol

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