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 Empire State 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

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.

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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