New York

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New York: Basic Facts

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• 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

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New York: History

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• 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.

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Manhattan

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• 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

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Brooklyn

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A borough that includes Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island – amusement park, Brooklyn museum and New York Aquarium

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Broadway

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Times Square, theaters, Madison Square Garden

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Wall Street

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one of the most important financial centers in the world

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Central Park

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• 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

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Bryant Park

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• Location: Between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
• Architect: Hanna/Olin and Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
• A lot of sculptures
• In winter people can skate there

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Empire State Building

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Fifth Avenue, 1931 built, 443 m high, Art Deco

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Statue of Liberty

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Liberty Island, 46 m statue + 47 m base, gift from the French

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Ground Zero

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World Trade Center, 2001 terroristic atack, 2013 – One World Trade Center, 546 m high, 9/11 Memorial

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The Guggenheim

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• Designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright
• Located in Manhattan
• Hosted the most popular exhibition in NYC
• Mostly modern and contemporary art

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Founded in 1870 The largest and oldest museum in the US Located in south Brooklyn

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Brooklyn Bridge

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Broadway Theater

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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

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Chrysler Building

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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

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The Statue of Liberty!

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Central Park

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Times Square

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The Guggenheim

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The Empire State Building

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Mark Zuckerberg (born in NY)

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Walt Whitman. Famous American poet, essayist, journalist. Spent much of his life and career in Brooklyn

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Filmmaker who was thought of as a typical NYC personality + described NYC culture in films

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St. Patrick’s Cathedral

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• Important NYC landmark
• Neo-gothic architecture
• An important symbol of Roman Catholicism in the city