New York Flashcards
New York: Basic Facts
- Population: 8,4 milions citizens (most populous city in United States)
- Area: 738 km2
- Mayor: Bill de Blasio
- City Boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Mannhattan, Queens, Staten Island
New York: History
- A territory of the Indian tribes (the tribe Lenape)
- 1524 - territory was discovered by Giovanni de Verrazzano
- 1614 – The Dutch fouded New Amsterdam
- 1664 – The English conquered the area and renamed it New York. Today the original conquered area is the location of the Bronx (borough)
- 1776 – Battle of Long Island (the first battle of the American Revolution after the US declared independence on July 4th of that year)
- 1785 – 1790 – Capital of the United States
- 1857 – Establishment of Central Park
- 1886 – Statue of Liberty was finished
- 1904 – first subway in New York
- September 11. 2001 – World Trade Center destroyed in terrorist attack (normally called “nine eleven”). 2,977 people died in the attack, and more later from complications.
Manhattan
- Biggest population of the five boroughs of NYC
- It’s an island surrounded by the Hudson, East, and Harlem Rivers
- One of the original counties of the US state of New York
Brooklyn
A borough that includes Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island – amusement park, Brooklyn museum and New York Aquarium
Broadway
Times Square, theaters, Madison Square Garden
Wall Street
one of the most important financial centers in the world
Central Park
- biggest park in the United States, Central Park ZOO, sporting and cultural events
- The park was opened in 1859
- designed by F.L. Olmsted because he felt the city was too busy and unfriendly
Bryant Park
- Location: Between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
- Architect: Hanna/Olin and Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
- A lot of sculptures
- In winter people can skate there
Empire State Building
Fifth Avenue, 1931 built, 443 m high, Art Deco
Statue of Liberty
Liberty Island, 46 m statue + 47 m base, gift from the French
Ground Zero
World Trade Center, 2001 terroristic atack, 2013 – One World Trade Center, 546 m high, 9/11 Memorial
The Guggenheim
- Designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright
- Located in Manhattan
- Hosted the most popular exhibition in NYC
- Mostly modern and contemporary art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Founded in 1870 The largest and oldest museum in the US Located in south Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
Broadway Theater
The most famous theatre in NYC Builder: Benjamin S. Moss 1761 seats The most famous plays: My Fair Lady, West Side Story and The Three Musketeers
Chrysler Building
Location: Manhattan, street Lexington Avenue As the first skyscraper with 305m crossed the height of the Eiffel Tower Fifth highest skyscraper in the city Art Deco style
The Statue of Liberty!
Central Park
Times Square
The Guggenheim
The Empire State Building
Mark Zuckerberg (born in NY)
Walt Whitman. Famous American poet, essayist, journalist. Spent much of his life and career in Brooklyn
Filmmaker who was thought of as a typical NYC personality + described NYC culture in films
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
- Important NYC landmark
- Neo-gothic architecture
- An important symbol of Roman Catholicism in the city
