1. New York New York City Albany Syracuse Buffalo Lake Ontario Ontario Pennsylvania Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut New Jersey Atlantic Ocean Rochester New York State New York Facts The most populated city in the USA Home to the UN headquarters, Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Broadway, New York Stock Exchange, Central Park Was once called New Amsterdam Incredibly diverse, over 800 languages spoken here City of New York The 5 Boroughs Manhattan Bronx Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Manhattan Downtown Skyscrapers Central Park Harlem Wall Street Bronx North of Manhattan Home of Yankee Stadium Birthplace of rap and hip-hop Brooklyn Across the Brooklyn Bridge More residential Queens North of Brooklyn Home of Shea Stadium More residential Staten Island Quieter and less visited Can take the ferry across to it Food of New York City New York style pizza (thin, wide, foldable) Hot dogs (served with sauerkraut, sweet relish, onion sauce, or mustard) NY style cheesecake (relies on heavy or sour cream) More food of New York NY style bagel Pastrami Baked pretzels New York Delis Deli is short for Delicatessen Is a type of fast-food restaurant, often serving Jewish-style food like pastrami, corned beef, salami Katzs is the most famous NY deli, has been in many movies Empire State Building 103 storeys tall, was the tallest building in the world for 40 years King Kong climbed it in his movie People confuse it with the Chrysler building Empire State Building Chrysler Building One World Trade Centre 104 storeys tall, tallest in the USA It stands where the Twin Towers stood until 2001 Originally it was going to mimic the Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty A gift from France in feet tall Stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor Made of copper, which turns green over time, but was originally the colour of a penny Brooklyn Bridge It connects Manhattan to Brooklyn Wall Street The financial district of NYC Home to the NY Stock Exchange (the worlds largest) Times Square An intersection in Manhattan (not a real square) Called the Crossroads of the World 39 million people visit it every year Big New Years celebrations held here Harlem African-American neighborhood in northern Manhattan In 1920s and 30s home of the Harlem Renaissance, an outpouring of art and literature Home to the famous Apollo Theater, jazz halls, and soul food restaurants Central Park 4 km long and nearly 1 km wide 35 million visitors every year Has skating rinks, horse- drawn carriages, an outdoor theatre, gardens, a pond with rowboats, rock climbing, a zoo You have DEFINITELY seen this in many movies Broadway A street that is the heart of the American theater industry Has theaters, recording studios, record label offices 12 million people come see the shows every year Currently showing: Mamma Mia, Book of Mormon, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Macbeth, etc Museums Metropolitan Museum of Art The Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) American Museum of Natural History Sports Yankee Stadium Madison Square Gardens 2 baseball teams Yankees and Mets 2 football teams Giants and Jets 2 hockey teams Rangers and Islanders 2 basketball teams Knicks and Nets Coney Island Is a residential neighbourhood, beach and amusement park area Has a Ferris wheel built in 1920, a wooden roller coaster built in 1927 High Line A 2.33 km long park built on an elevated section of a disused railroad spur First opened in 2009 Used for art installations and small shows Toronto Subway vs. NYC Subway Toronto: 4 lines if you include the SRT NYC: 34 lines