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New York

Svatava Stašková

The USA

The United States of America

New York

New York

• the most populous city in the US

• New York City consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island

• 18.9 million people• founded as New

Amsterdam

Satellite image of the New York metropolitan area

Manhattan

September 11, 2001 attacks, when nearly 3,000 people died in the destruction of the World Trade Center

One World Trade Center, more simply known as 1 WTC and formerly known as the Freedom Tower is under construction

Manhattan• an island 13 miles long and

2 miles wide• streets and avenues• Broadway• Central Park• Wall Street• Empire State Building

Brooklyn Bridge

The Statue of Liberty

• a gift to the United States from the people of France