New York City
Basic information
• The full name is „The City of New York“ but it’s usually called New York City or simply New York
• Population of over 8 milion people
• Land area of nearly 800 km2
• Located at the south of the New York state
• Cultural, financial, and media center of the world
• Headquarters of the United Nations
History
• The area was discovered by Europeans in 1524
• The first European settlement called New Amsterdam was founded at the southern tip of Manhattan in 1614
• In 1790, New York became the largest city in the United States
• In 1916, New York had the largest black community in North America
• The city was the main target of the September 2001 terrorist attacks
City districts
• Manhattan
• Brooklyn
• Queens
• The Bronx
• Staten Island
Monuments
• Statue of Liberty
• Liberty Enlightening the World
• It’s standing on Liberty Island since 1876
Monuments
• Empire State Building
• Was built between 1929 and 1931
• From 1931 to 1970 it was the tallest building in the world
Monuments
• Central Park
• Dimensions 4 km × 800 m (3,41 km²)
• It’s the largest city park in the United States
Monuments
• Times Square is an intersection between Broadway and 7th
Avenue
• It was originally named Longarce Square
• Companies like MTV, The New York Times or McDonalds are located there
Monuments
• (One) World Trade Center
• It was destroyed after the September 11, 2001
terrorist attack
• 3000 people died during the attack
• In 2013, it was replaced by the One World Trade Center
