New Yorkthe city that never sleeps

Manhattan was purchased for 60 guilders (about $24) by the Dutch from Indian proprietors in 1626

The Flag of NYC

The Seal of NYC

New York consists of 5 districts

Why?

Statue of Liberty- the French people presented it to the people of America on

July 4, 1884

The statue is a robed female figure representing Libertas,

the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch

and a tabula ansata.

The Central Park

The park was initially opened in 1857. It is 337,2 ha today.

New York Public Library - the third largest library in the world with nearly

53 million items

The Library was established on May 23, 1895

Chrysler Buildingis a classic example of Art Deco architecture and considered

by many contemporary architects to be one of the finest buildings in New York City

Empire State Buildingis a 103-story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan

Tallest in the world from 1931 to 1970

Metropolitan Museum of Art (colloquially The Met) is the largest art

museum in the US and one of the ten largest in the world.

Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest bridges of either

type in the United States.

Wall Street is the home of the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest stock exchange by overall average daily trading volume and by total market capitalization of its listed companies

The headquarters of the United Nations is the complex which has served as the official headquarters of

the United Nations since its completion in 1952

It is located on spacious grounds

overlooking the East River.

Times Square

1. The City of New York has the population of 8.5 million people. It’s the most inhabited city in the US.2. The Dutch purchased the island of Manhattan from Indian proprietors in 1626 for 24 dollars.3. NY got its nickname thanks to touring jazz musicians who called any town or city “apple”, as NY was a big city it became “Big Apple”.4. The Central Park is 337.2 ha and is completely man-made.5. New York's Yellow Cabs are yellow because John Hertz, the company's founder, learned from a study that yellow was the easiest color for the eye to spot. He was right.

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