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New York
New York
Location, parts of NY
Population, nickname
Places of interest, parks Famous squares, streets
Cultural life
Public transport
New York
The largest city in the USA.
One of the largest cities of the world.
The biggest port in the USA.
Situated in the north-eastern coast of the USA, by the Atlantic ocean.
New York
One of the most important financial, commercial and cultural centres in the world.
Population - about 8 million people.
Nickname - "The Big Apple„
Frank Sinatra –“It is city that never sleeps“
Parts of New York
Manhattan
The Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
New York – Manhattan
The island is washed by two rivers - the East River and the Hudson River.
The heart of New York famous of its skyline a large number of skyscrapers on a small area.
The Chrysler BuildingThe Rockefeller Center
New York - The Liberty Island
Statue of Liberty
The gift from France to the people of the USA in 1886.
It is a symbol of hope and freedom.
46 m high, 225 tones.
Statue of Liberty
NewYork – famous squares
Times Square - centre of performing arts
Madison Square
New York - famous streets
Broadway
Centre of cultural life, great number of theatres and cinemas.
Wall Street
The centre of financial services.
Fifth Avenue
Main shopping area, luxury stores and boutiques, most expensive shopping streets in the world.
BroadwayWall Street
New York – Brooklyn Bridge
Total length – 5,989 feet (1825 m).
Opened in 1883, it connects Manhattan and Brooklyn over the East River.
The Empire State Building
The highest skyscraper in NY.
It has 102 floors.
A TV tower and a restaurants at the top.
It stands at the corner of the Fifth Avenue and the
34th Street.
Ground Zero
Situated on Lower Manhattan.
It was home to the twin towers of the World
Trade Center.
Destroyed in terrorist attack in September 11th
2001.
New York – Central Park
The largest of the New York‘s parks, is a public park at the center of Manhattan.
New York – transportation system
Four airports (for example J.F. Kennedy or LaGuardia).
New York’s subway
The largest subway system in the world.
It was opened in 1904.
It has got 468 stations and it is more than 1,000 km long.
Yellow taxi cars - cabs
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