« New York City (part 1)»

New York City ( part 1)

History

From top left:

Midtown Manhattan ,

the United Nations Headquarters ,

the Statue of Liberty ,

Times Square ,

the Unisphere in Queens,

the Brooklyn Bridge , and Lower Manhattan with the Staten Island Ferry

A (Conservative) People's History of New York City .

Nickname s : The Big Apple ,

Gotham ,

Center of The Universe ,

The City That Never Sleeps

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area , which is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world.

Location in the state of New York

New York City has a significant impact on global commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education, and entertainment.

As host of the United Nations Headquarters , it is also an important center for international affairs. The city is often referred to as New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the state of New York , of which it is a part.

Manhattan New York metropolitan area

Satellite image showing the core of the New York metropolitan area

Located on New York Harbor on the Atlantic coast of the Northeastern United States , New York City consists of five boroughs : Manhattan (1) , Brooklyn (2), Queens (3) , The Bronx (4) , and Staten Island (5) .

With a 2009 estimated population approaching 8.4 million residents distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York City, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world

New York traces its roots to the 1624 founding of New Amsterdam as a trading post by Dutch colonists. The city and its surrounds came under English control in 1664, and was renamed New York after the English King Charles II granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790.It has been the country's largest city since 1790.

Many districts and landmarks in New York City have become well known to outsiders. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to America by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

First Steps of New York 1840-1850

1850

New York City's financial district, anchored by Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, vies with London as the financial capital of the world and is home to the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization.

1900-1910

1900 -1910

1916 1919 1924

1925 1926 1927

1932

1940-1950

The original Manhattan Chinatown attracts throngs of tourists to its bustling sidewalks and retail establishments. New York City is also home to world-class universities such as Columbia University, New York University and Fordham University.

1966

1968 1970 1973

New York City is composed of five boroughs. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York State as shown below. (Part2) Throughout the boroughs there are hundreds of distinct neighborhoods, many with a definable history and character to call their own. If the boroughs were each independent cities, four of the boroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx) would be among the ten most populous cities in the United States.

New York City sights video tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGaskwK_8r8&feature=related

The end (to be continued…)

работа выполнена учителем английского языка Щулеповой Светланой Владимировной МОУ СОШ №25 г.п. Ильинский Раменского муниципального района Московской области