Probably no city on the globe is so closely associated with numerous expectations and hopes as New York. The famous Statue of Liberty, which today has become one of the main symbols of America, has for many years welcomed millions of immigrants looking for a better life in New York. This is partly why today there are a huge number of different nationalities among the local residents; the mixture of peoples and cultures makes the Big Apple a truly unique and inimitable city.

A little history

New York City was founded as a small trading settlement by Dutch colonists in 1626, and was originally called New Amsterdam. Interestingly, the territory of Manhattan at that time was inhabited by Indians, who agreed to exchange the island for things that then cost only $24. In 1664, New Amsterdam was captured by English troops, who renamed the city New York in honor of the Duke of York.

After the United States gained independence, New York became the first capital of the new country; on April 30, 1789, the inauguration ceremony of the first US President, George Washington, took place here. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the city's population began to grow rapidly due to a huge influx of immigrants from all over the world. Population growth is becoming simply uncontrollable, leading to widespread crime in New York.

In the 20th century, the city became a world center of industry and trade, and after World War II - the most important political and economic center of the planet.

New York boroughs

New York City is located at the mouth of the Hudson River, occupying the territory of three islands. Today it is divided into 5 large boroughs: Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.

Manhattan

It is New York's most populous borough and is home to more than 1.6 million people. It’s interesting that the natives of Manhattan consider only their native island to be the “real” New York, and there is every reason for this. This place is the historical center of the city, the real “heart” of New York, the most popular area among tourists. A huge number of attractions are concentrated here, such as Broadway, the New York Stock Exchange, Fifth Avenue, the Empire State Building, Central Park and others. Conventionally, Manhattan is divided into three parts - Upper Manhattan, Downtown and Midtown. Administratively, this area consists of 12 districts, including the famous neighborhoods of Harlem, Chinatown, Greenwich Village and others.

Bronx

This is the only New York borough entirely located on the mainland, separated from Manhattan by the Harlem River, and from Queens by the East River. The area is located in the northern part of the city and is home to about 1.35 million people. Basically, the Bronx is a residential area; the only interesting attractions include the Yankee Stadium, the zoo and the botanical garden.

Brooklyn

This area of ​​New York is located on Long Island, and is the largest in population (about 2.5 million people live here). Brooklyn is often called “the globe in miniature” - Russians, Jews, Italians, Arabs, Indians and representatives of many other nations have firmly settled here. In particular, it is in Brooklyn that the Russian quarter of Brighton Beach is located, famous thanks to the popular Soviet film. In this area, it is worth paying attention to the famous Brooklyn Bridge, which is one of the largest suspension bridges in the world, the Brooklyn Art Museum, the children's museum, and the Coney Island amusement park.

Queens

This district is the largest in area of ​​all New York boroughs. Queens is a diverse area with diverse communities of Hispanics, Middle Eastern Arabs, Italians, Greeks, African Americans and many other peoples. In total, about 2 million people live in Queens.

During its development, the area was deliberately divided into seven large residential zones (“township”), nicknamed “seven sisters.” Each of these zones is carefully planned and has its own park area and recreational facilities.

The Queens area is widely known primarily among tennis fans - the US Open, one of the Grand Slam tournaments, is held annually here in Flushing Meadows Park.

Staten Island

This least populated area of ​​New York is located on the island of the same name and is considered a residential area; about 460 thousand people live here. Tourists in this area may be interested in the Staten Island Zoo, the Verrazano Bridge (one of the largest suspension bridges in the world), and a trip on the Staten Island Ferry, which connects the island with Manhattan.

New York City Transportation

In New York City, public transportation is the most popular means of transportation, unlike most major US cities, where 90% of residents use a personal car to get around. Naturally, in such a large metropolis, the public transport network is extremely developed - it includes buses, the subway, taxis, the cable car on Roosevelt Island and the ferry on Staten Island.

New York Subway

Currently, the New York City Subway has 26 lines and 468 stations, making it the largest subway network in the world. The Big Apple metro operates 24 hours a day and covers 4 boroughs of the city, with the exception of Staten Island.

Buses

New York's extensive bus network includes about 200 regular and about 30 express routes. About 2 million passengers use the services of almost 6,000 buses every day. Local bus routes are designated by a prefix corresponding to the area (M - Manhattan, B - Brooklyn, Bx - Bronx, Q - Queens, S - Staten Island), and express routes are designated by an X prefix.

Taxi in New York has become one of the full-fledged symbols of the city, easily recognizable yellow cars at the service of passengers day and night. This type of transport is most popular in Manhattan and airports, while in other areas of the city it is quite difficult to catch a taxi.

Safety

Famous for its criminal past, today New York is a fairly safe city. By the way, according to crime level statistics for cities with a population of over 100 thousand people, New York is located at the end of the second hundred. However, like any big city, it has its share of problems and tourists should be careful. Harlem and the South Bronx enjoy the most “bad fame” - it is better for tourists not to appear here even during the day, not to mention at night. The most tourist area, Manhattan, is considered quite safe, but visitors to the city should always be careful.

Sights of New York

• Statue of Liberty
• Empire State Building
• Broadway
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Times Square
• Fifth Avenue
• New York Stock Exchange
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• Solomon Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art
• Central Park
• Bronx Zoo
• American Museum of Natural History

The content of the article

New York is famous, first of all, as a gateway to the USA, through which many visitors entered the country. It is located in the eastern part of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean. This city is not suitable for relaxation in the understanding of most tourists, but at the same time there is an opportunity to spend time having fun by visiting local attractions or numerous shopping centers. By the way, prices for many goods here are lower than in European countries.

In New York allocated five districts: Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island and Brooklyn. Moreover, the majority of city residents live very secluded lives and rarely visit any other areas, spending most of their lives in their home area.

Among most of the tourists Manhattan is the most popular, and not all of it, but mainly Downtown and Midtown, since these areas are the most presentable and symbolize the American way of life, widespread and praised throughout the world through television. Other areas of New York are mostly nondescript and therefore not suitable for tourist excursions.

Title "Manhattan" translated into Russian as “rocky terrain”. This island has very strong underlying rocks, making it ideal for the construction of skyscrapers. This process began in the 20th century. Previously, the Indians used this area to store furs collected from the coast, such as muskrats, martens and skunks. There is a legend that Manhattan was bought from the Indians for $24.

Currently, the population of New York is more than 20 million people. The population of this city is very multinational. There are many immigrants from Russia and the USSR. Many streets run through the island, dividing it into equal squares. The main streets are called avenues, and the secondary streets are called streets. At the same time, the avenues are oriented from east to back, and the street is oriented from north to south, as in any other American city.

Popular New York Attractions

The most famous landmark, not only of New York itself, but also of the United States as a whole, is known to be Statue of Liberty. It is located at the entrance to the bay. For many years, the statue has symbolized a bright path for those arriving in the United States, illuminating it with a torch, which she holds in her right hand. The Declaration of Independence is in the Statue's left hand. The crown on the head of the statue has 7 teeth, which symbolizes the 7 continents from which immigrants can come.

The only way to get to the statue is by water in the bay. Moreover, while sailing, tourists have a stunning view of the Downtown skyscrapers. The statue is equipped with a staircase and an elevator to reach the top. Naturally, it is more convenient to take the elevator.

Statue of Liberty, New York, USA

Skyscraper Empire State Building has a height of 381 m. From the observation deck on the roof there is a view of more than 100 km around. There is a legend that a coin thrown from the roof of this building can kill a person passing near the building below, of course, if it hits him. To stop the experiments of those who want to test this in practice, the building is equipped with ledges. This skyscraper is located at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 34th Street.

Empire State Building, New York, USA

Another very famous place in the city is Broadway. It represents Times Square, in the vicinity of which there are many theaters, and there are always a lot of people. A place like this can only be found in Las Vegas. In addition, there are always a lot of police in the square, so tourists are not recommended to be there at a late time, so as not to mistakenly end up at the police station.

Broadway, New York, USA

Central Park

Another attraction - central park. It is one of the best parks in America, although in general it is noticeably inferior to Russian parks, such as Peterhof. For city residents, this is one of the rare areas with clean air, where you can walk and relax from the noise of the city. Central Park is located between 110th and 59th streets.

Central Park, New York, USA

Great Museum

Great Museum or Metropolitan Museum of Art– the most famous local museum. However, in terms of museums and parks, the United States is much inferior to Russia. There are interesting exhibits here, but they are arranged haphazardly.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Modern Art Museum

Modern Art Museum features a much more orderly arrangement of exhibits. Moreover, there are so many of them that one day will not be enough to thoroughly explore the entire museum.

To visually perceive the image of the city, we recommend watching the episode of the program “Heads and Tails”; it definitely won’t be superfluous)

In general, as it became clear after reading the main part of this article, New York is not a city for tourism. It is a financial and industrial center that promotes the fundamentals of the American lifestyle. However, this is what makes it remarkable, and does not mean that you cannot find something interesting there.

New York was founded in the early 17th century by Dutch colonists. Until 1664 the city was called "New Amsterdam".

New York City includes 5 boroughs: the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island. The main attractions are located in Manhattan. Among them: historical skyscrapers (Empire State Building, Chrysler Building), Rockefeller Center, Woolworth Building, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Opera, Solomon Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art (painting), American Museum of Natural History (dinosaur skeletons and Planetarium), the legendary Chelsea Hotel, UN Headquarters, Harlem.

New York is the world's most important financial, political, economic and cultural center.

History of New York City

The Battle of Long Island, the largest battle of the American Revolution.

In the territory that is today occupied by the city of New York, the Indian tribes of Manahattow and Canarsie lived here long before the arrival of Europeans. This is supported by the discovery of arrowheads and other artifacts in areas of the city that are not built over, such as Inwood Hill Park and Riverside Park. European settlement began in 1626 with the founding of the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam ( Nieuw Amsterdam) on the southern edge of Manhattan. In 1664, English ships captured the city unopposed by Governor Stuyvesant, and it was renamed New York ( English New York), in honor of the initiator of this sortie - the Duke of York. As a result of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, in 1667 the Dutch officially ceded New York to the British in exchange for the colony of Suriname.

On October 29, 2012, New York City was hit by Hurricane Sandy and caused a storm surge that flooded many streets and underground tunnels (including the subway). As a result of the hurricane, many areas and suburbs of New York were left without electricity.

Panoramas

Geography and climate

Geography

New York City includes the island of Manhattan, Staten Island, western Long Island, part of the North American mainland (the Bronx), and several small islands in New York Harbor. New York is located at approximately 40° north latitude and 74° west longitude. The highest point in New York is Todt Hill, 125 m high, which is located on Staten Island. Staten Island is the city's most hilly, spacious and least populated borough. In densely populated Manhattan, by contrast, land is limited and expensive, which explains why there are so many tall buildings and skyscrapers. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of ​​1,214.4 km², of which 785.6 km² is land and 428.8 km² (35.31%) is water. The length of the city's coastline is 837 km.

According to the latest geological research by American scientists conducted in 2008, two geological faults intersect 40 kilometers north of the city, which makes earthquakes with a magnitude of up to 7 points probable. Moreover, the intersection is located next to the nuclear power plant. Therefore, additional measures will be developed to protect buildings and the nuclear power plant.

Climate

New York is located at relatively low latitudes: for example, New York lies at approximately the same latitude as Istanbul, Madrid, Tashkent, Baku and Beijing. According to the Köppen climate classification, New York lies on the border between humid continental and humid subtropical climates. Precipitation is distributed relatively evenly throughout the year. The average annual number of hours of sunshine is 2680 hours. Despite the fact that the city is located on the ocean coast, the difference in temperature between summer and winter is quite large, since the predominant movement of air masses is from the mainland. The influence of the ocean is secondary, but still somewhat softens temperature fluctuations. Another factor is dense urban development, which makes the city somewhat warmer than the surrounding area.

Religion

Representatives of almost all religions and religious sects of the world live in the city. Christians and followers of Judaism dominate numerically. New York City has places of worship for all major religions, including more than one hundred mosques.

Temples of New York

• St. Paul's Church (New York)
• Grace Church (New York)

Orthodox churches

• Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia (Brooklyn)
• Church of John the Baptist (Brooklyn)
• Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Inexhaustible Chalice” (Brooklyn) and Chapel of John of Kronstadt (Brooklyn)
• Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh (New York)
• Trinity Church (New York)
• Synodal Cathedral of the Mother of God of the Sign (New York)
• Holy Father Church (New York)

Armenian Apostolic Church

• Cathedral of St. Ivan
• Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator (New York)

Economy

New York is the most important economic center of the United States and the whole world. New York, along with London and Tokyo, is called one of the three main centers of the world economy. The New York metropolitan area's gross regional product in 2007 was $1,210.2 billion, ranking it first among U.S. metropolitan areas.

New York is the most important financial center of the country and the world; financial organizations located in the city controlled up to 40% of world finance at the end of 2008. Financial organizations such as Citigroup, J.P. have chosen New York as their headquarters. Morgan Chase & Co., American International Group, Goldman Sachs Group, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, etc. In addition, the headquarters of many large non-financial corporations are located in the city, including Verizon Communications, Pfizer, Alcoa, News Corp. , Colgate-Palmolive, etc. The city is home to such exchanges as the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, American Stock Exchange, New York Mercantile Exchange and en: New York Board of Trade. The New York financial industry is centered on Wall Street in lower Manhattan.

Traditional manufacturing also retains an important role in the urban economy, although the share of employment in this sector is decreasing. The main industries developed in the city are: mechanical engineering, chemical industry, textile production, food production. The newest industries are developing rapidly: biotechnology, software development, Internet business. Construction and development play a major role: New York is known as a city with one of the highest real estate prices in the world.

New York was originally the center of American cinema, but then lost this role to Hollywood, but some films and television shows continue to be produced in New York today. New York is the fashion capital of the United States, with many fashion designers having their headquarters here. New York is home to many publishing houses, and new books are often published here for the first time. The tourism industry has received significant development.

Transport and infrastructure

Transport

Public transport in New York includes the subway (in addition to the city subway, there is also a separate above-ground metro line on Staten Island, as well as a subway connecting Manhattan with adjacent settlements in New Jersey), buses, taxis, a cable car connecting Manhattan with Roosevelt Island, automated mini-metro serving the airport. Kennedy, as well as a ferry connecting Manhattan with Staten Island. There is also a commuter rail service connecting New York with Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut, as well as nearby communities in New York State. Most of these systems are operated by the regional MTA (The Metropolitan Transportation Authority). The New Jersey Transportation Corporation - NJ Transit - operates train and bus routes serving New Jersey. The Port Authority of NY & NJ operates the Port Authority Trans Hudson, the Airtrain mini-subway at the airport. Kennedy and the monorail of the same name at Newark Airport, as well as the New York bus terminal.

Unlike other major US cities, public transportation is the most popular method of transportation. Thus, in 2005, 54.6% of New Yorkers commuted to work using public transport. About one in three public transit users in the United States and two-thirds of rail users live in New York City and its suburbs. This makes it very different from the rest of the country, where about 90% of suburban residents use their own cars to get to work. New York is the only city in the United States where more than half of households do not have a car (while in Manhattan the same figure exceeds 75%, and nationwide the percentage of such households is only 8%). According to the US Census Bureau, New Yorkers spend an average of 38.4 minutes a day commuting to work.

Urban transport

Metropolitan

New York Subway train on the surface

The New York Metro includes 468 stations on 26 routes, has a total length of 1,355 km and is the longest in the world in terms of total route length (the Shanghai metro has the longest line). The subway covers 4 of the city's 5 boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx). It is traditionally called a subway, although 40% of the tracks and a third of the stations are on the surface and located at ground level or on overpasses.

The first elevated line in New York City was opened in 1868 by the private company BRT (Brooklyn Rapid Transit, later BMT, Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit). Most of the elevated lines from that time have now been demolished, only a few of them were reconstructed and became part of the current metro system. The first underground subway line was opened on October 27, 1904 by IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit). Until 1932, the metro was privately owned and owned by two companies: BMT and IRT. Then the municipal company IND was added to them, which in 1940 bought both private ones and united the city metro into a single economic complex. Currently, the company that operates the metro, the MTA, also operates the city's bus network.

With the exception of five stations, the metro operates around the clock, carrying about four million people per day.

Currently, development has begun on a project to transfer the New York subway to automatic control.

The fare as of July 2011 is as follows.

Single trip - $2.50 (a single ticket for a trip on the subway gives the right to continue the trip for 2 hours on a bus of the city bus network, also operated by the MTA; the opposite option is also allowed: bus - metro; as well as transplantation bus - bus).

A 7-day pass costs $29, a 14-day pass costs $52, and a 30-day pass costs $104. At the same time, a multi-day ticket gives the right to repeated, unlimited travel in the metro and on city buses during its validity period. The start of the validity period of the travel card (that is, recording the first day of using the ticket) is counted from the moment of the first passage through the turnstile of the metro or bus, regardless of the time of passage and ends at 24:00 of the last day of validity, therefore it is more profitable to start using a multi-day ticket immediately after midnight or from early morning.

Bus

New York City has an extensive bus network that carries more than 2 million passengers daily. New York City's bus network includes more than 200 local (metropolitan) and 30 express (interdistrict) routes with more than 5,900 buses. Each local route has a number and a letter prefix designating the borough it serves (B - Brooklyn, Bx - Bronx, M - Manhattan, Q - Queens, S - Staten Island), and express routes are designated with an X prefix.

The fare as of January 2010 is $2.25 (can be paid with coins when entering the front door of the bus from the machine located in front of the driver). In this case, you can ask the driver for a “transfer”. This document allows you to make a transfer within 2 hours and continue traveling without payment on another bus (in the same or crossing direction, but not in the opposite direction), or on the metro. You can also use a ticket issued at the metro to travel after using this ticket to travel on a metro train.

Staten Island City Train

Unaffiliated with the subway and commuter rail, the Staten Island Transit Line Staten Island Railway) has trains similar to the subway and operates under the same MTA company. Projects are being considered to transform the island's existing and abandoned railway lines into two light metro lines.

Cable car

Cable car connecting Manhattan and Roosevelt Island

Major attractions include the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, Broadway theaters, museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other attractions including Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Bronx Zoo, the New York Botanical Garden, Fifth and Madison Avenue, as well as events such as the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Tribeca Film Festival. The Statue of Liberty is a major landmark and one of the most famous symbols of the United States.

Culture

New York is a center of culture and information. Here are the headquarters of the main US television companies - CBS and NBC, there are more than 100 registered radio stations broadcasting in the medium-wave and ultra-short ranges, the most popular magazines (Newsweek, Time, Fortune) and newspapers with an international reputation are published: The New York Times, Daily News, New York Post and the voice of American business, The Wall Street Journal, which has the largest circulation in the United States. Newspapers are published in the city in more than 40 languages.

The media daily convey news of an endless series of events in the diverse and vibrant cultural life of New York. About the new products of the world famous Broadway, which has 38 stages and is the undisputed theatrical trendsetter throughout the country. About the achievements of domestic and foreign cinema, examples of which are shown in about 400 cinemas - from the gigantic Radio City music hall with 6.2 thousand seats to very tiny halls. About concert programs and celebrity performances, extravagant shows and other spectacular events, including the world famous Metropolitan Opera and the concert halls of Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, famous for its excellent acoustics, and New York City Center.

New York is one of the cities most often mentioned in works of fiction.

New York Museums

Architecture

New York from the roof of Rockefeller Center. 1932

New York is a relatively young city (less than 400 years old), and its layout is not burdened by centuries-old layers of historical and architectural eras. The first two centuries of its history left their mark only on the southern tip of Manhattan, approximately an area corresponding to the current Financial District (about one square kilometer). In the mid-17th century, the territory of New Amsterdam was even smaller: the northern border of the city ran along a wooden wall (along what is now Wall Street) and limited the area to approximately 22 hectares. Street directions ran along the shores of the Hudson and East Rivers.

At first, further development of the city took place irregularly. There was no urban plan for the development of New York in the modern sense. The Greenwich Village area began to develop in a west-east direction. In 1811, the bicameral legislature of New York State adopted the so-called. "commission" plan for the development and sale of land across the state from present-day 14th Street to the northern tip of Manhattan.

The plan provided for a strictly orthogonal orientation of streets throughout the undeveloped territory of the island. Thus, the city did not receive one clearly defined center. Although the plan was criticized for its monotony, further developments in urban planning confirmed its correctness: car traffic on evenly distributed streets is much less prone to traffic jams than in older European cities with a radial ring structure.

The streets parallel to the Hudson were called "Avenues" (from the first to the twelfth from east to west and additionally from A to D in the East Village - the "Alphabet District"), the transverse ones were numbered and called "streets". The entire city was divided into blocks with an area of ​​about 2 hectares. It was planned to create 16 longitudinal avenues and 155 transverse streets. In 1853, the site for Central Park was designated between 5th and 8th Avenues (59th to 110th Streets). Some streets subsequently received their own names (Park Avenue, West End, etc.). Other streets were paved additionally (Madison Avenue, Lexington Avenue).

Currently, the city's architecture has two powerful dominants, emphasized by the abundance of skyscrapers: the Financial District and Midtown Manhattan. The part of the city west of 5th Avenue is called West, the rest is called East. Cross streets thus have different names in different parts of the city, for example, West 42nd and East 42nd streets.

In the 17th-18th centuries, construction was dominated by wooden frame and log houses, the structure of which was transferred from Europe by the then colonists. However, after a devastating fire in 1835, wooden construction was limited. In the 19th century, the city was built up with houses primarily made of brick and natural stone, which were imported from New England quarries. All buildings above six floors had to be equipped with water tanks in order to reduce the necessary pressure in the water mains.

The World Building was New York's tallest building from 1890 to 1899.

Due to the need for natural light, skyscrapers do not stand shoulder to shoulder, but alternate with smaller buildings. Despite the forced similarity, New York's high-rise buildings are quite diverse in architecture. Most skyscrapers have their own names. Thus, one of the first high-rise office buildings on Broadway, named Bowling Green Offices, was built for shipping companies in 1898 by English architects brothers William James and George Ashdown Audsley. The 17-story building was designed in a laconic Greek Revival style, using classical orders.

The first skyscraper in New York is considered to be the lost New York World Building, built in 1890. Its height was 106 meters. Although it was not the first high-rise building in the city, the World Building was the first building to surpass the height of the 85-meter Trinity Church. The World Building remained the city's tallest building until 1899, and was demolished in 1955 to make way for the construction of a new entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge.

Woolworth Building

In 1907, almost on the banks of the Hudson River, the architect Cass Gilbert (1859-1934) built a building 99 m high, also intended for shipping companies. The clear division of the upper part of the facade with columns and the pyramidal completion of the roof gives the building some resemblance to Westminster Big Ben. The building is currently called the West Street Building.

The tallest building in New York is the 102-story Empire State Building, 382 m high (449 m with spire). This building was built in Manhattan in 1931, the second tallest in the United States and the tenth tallest in the world. It was also the tallest building on the planet until 1972. Most of the skyscrapers in New York are concentrated in Manhattan, although there are also high-rise buildings in other areas.

The architecture and special atmosphere of New York attracts many artists and photographers.

Sport

American football

Basketball

Baseball

Football

• New York Cosmos (will compete in the MLS league from 2012)

Hockey

Tennis

The final tennis tournament of the four Grand Slam tournaments, the US Open, is held annually in New York (late August-early September).

Crime

Central Park New York.

New York in culture

New York in cinema

Twin Cities

List of New York City sister cities:

• Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة ‎‎), Egypt ()
• Beijing (Chinese: 北京), China (February 25)
• Tokyo (Japanese: 東京), Japan ()
• Madrid, Spain ()
• Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ()
• Budapest, Hungary ()
• Jerusalem, Israel ()
• London, Great Britain ()
• Johannesburg, South Africa ()

Partner cities

see also

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New York City is located on the territory of a state (country) USA, which in turn is located on the territory of the continent North America.

What state is New York City located in?

New York City is part of New York State.

A characteristic of a state or subject of a country is the integrity and interconnection of its constituent elements, including cities and other populated areas that are part of the state.

The state of New York is an administrative division of the US state.

Population of New York City.

The population of New York City is 8,491,079 people.

What time zone is New York City located in?

New York City is located in the administrative time zone: UTC-5, in the summer UTC-4. This way, you can determine the time difference in New York City relative to the time zone in your city.

New York City Area Code

New York City dialing code: 212, 347, 646, 718, 917, 929. To call New York City from a mobile phone, you must dial the code: 212, 347, 646, 718, 917, 929 and then directly the subscriber number.

Official website of the city of New York.

Website of the City of New York, official website of the City of New York, or as it is also called “Official Website of the Administration of the City of New York”: http://www.nyc.gov/.

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The New York City flag is the official symbol of the city and is represented on the page as an image.

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The description of the city of New York presents the coat of arms of the city of New York, which is the distinctive sign of the city.

Subway in New York City.

The subway in New York City is called the New York Subway and is a means of public transportation.

New York City subway passenger traffic (New York subway congestion) is 1,707.60 million people per year.

The number of subway lines in New York City is 34 lines. The total number of subway stations in New York City is 468. The length of subway lines or the length of subway tracks is: 337.00 km.

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New York City is the largest city in the United States and one of the largest cities in the world. Population 8,363,710 people (2010), with suburbs - 20.61 million. Located on the Atlantic Ocean in the southeastern part of New York state. New York was founded in the early 17th century by Dutch colonists. Until 1664 the city was called "New Amsterdam".

New Amsterdam

New York has 5 boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island. The main attractions are located in Manhattan. Among them: historical skyscrapers (Empire State Building, Chrysler Building), Rockefeller Center, Woolworth Building, artistic Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Opera, Solomon Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art(painting), American Museum of Natural History(dinosaur skeletons and planetarium), legendary hotel Chelsea, UN Headquarters, Harlem.

In the territory that is now occupied by the city of New York, long before the arrival of Europeans there lived Manahattow and Canarsie Indian Tribes. This is supported by the discovery of arrowheads and other artifacts in areas of the city that are not built over, such as Inwood Hill Park and Riverside Park. European settlements began with 1626 from the founding of the Dutch settlement New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) on the southern edge of Manhattan. IN 1664 English ships captured the city without meeting resistance from Governor Stuyvesant, and it was renamed New York (English: New York), in honor of the initiator of this attack - the Duke of York. According to the results of the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1667 The Dutch officially handed over New York to the British in exchange for the colony of Suriname.

At the beginning of the War of Independence, the modern territory of the city was the scene of important battles. As a result of the Battle of Brooklyn, a large fire started in Brooklyn, in which most of the city burned, and until the end of the war it fell into British hands, until the Americans again took possession of it in 1783. This day, called "Evacuation Day" (English), was celebrated for a long time in New York.

Broadway, circa 1840

Manhattan 1873

During the 19th century, the city's population grew rapidly due to the rapid influx of large numbers of immigrants. In 1811, a visionary master plan for the city was developed, which expanded the street network to cover all of Manhattan. By 1835, New York had overtaken Philadelphia in population to become the largest city in the United States.

IN 1898 New York City acquired its present boundaries. In the first half of the 20th century, the city became a world center of industry, trade and communications. In 1904, the first subway company, Interboro Rapid Transit, began operating. In the 1930s New York's skyline soared with the construction of some of the world's tallest skyscrapers.

After World War II, New York became the undisputed world leader. The construction of UN headquarters in New York symbolized the city's unique political significance.

New York City includes the island Manhattan, island Staten Island, western part of the island Long Island, part of the North American continent - ( Bronx), and several small islands in New York Harbor. New York is at about 40 degrees. north latitude and 74 degrees. western longitude. The highest point in New York is the hill Todt Hill, height 125 m, which is located on Staten Island. Staten Island is the city's most hilly, spacious and least populated borough. In densely populated Manhattan, on the other hand, land is limited and expensive, which explains why there are so many tall buildings and skyscrapers. According to the US Census Bureau, the city has an area of ​​1214.4 sq. km., of which 785.6 sq. km. - land and 428.8 sq. km. (35.31%) - water.

New York City, view from the TERRA satellite. Prominent green rectangle - New York's Central Park on Manhattan Island

New York is located at relatively low latitudes: for example, New York lies approximately at the same latitude as Istanbul, Madrid, Tashkent, Baku and Beijing. New York City straddles the line between humid continental and humid subtropical climates. Precipitation is distributed relatively evenly throughout the year. The average annual number of hours of sunshine is 2680 hours. Despite the fact that the city is located on the ocean coast, the difference in temperature between summer and winter is quite large, since the predominant movement of air masses is from the mainland. in winter In New York, temperatures average between -2 deg.C and +5 deg.C, with frequent deviations from the norm. Snow falls almost every winter, with an average of 60 cm per year. Spring soft, with a temperature from 7 deg.C to 16 deg.C. In summer New York is relatively hot, with an average temperature of 19 deg.C to 28 deg.C, there are periods of high air humidity. Often the temperature exceeds 32 degrees Celsius, and occasionally reaches 38 degrees Celsius or higher. Autumn New York is pleasant, with temperatures ranging from 10 deg.C to 18 deg.C.

In the past, the overwhelming population of the city were immigrants from Europe: in the middle of the 19th century. - predominantly Irish and Germans, by the beginning of the 20th century. - Jews and Italians. In 1940, approximately 94% of the population of the unofficial capital of the United States was white. However, the ethnic makeup was rapidly changing as whites moved to the suburbs. Within the city limits, those leaving were replaced by representatives of other races. Over the past decades, New York has welcomed many Asians, especially Chinese, Indians and Pakistanis, as well as people from many Latin American and Caribbean countries.

As a result of powerful influxes of immigration, New York was one of the first among American cities - in the mid-80s. XX century - lost its white majority and became the domain of Latinos and African Americans. By now, Richmond is the only area with a majority white population. And the city’s territory has long been a mosaic of “branches of Harlem”, “Little Italy”, “Chinatowns”, Jewish “East Sides”, “Latin Quarters”, etc.

Immigration is a key factor in the city's rapid population growth. In the 70s of the XIX century. the number of residents of the historical core - New York County exceeded a million; by the time the unified New York City was formed in 1896, it exceeded 3.4 million. In 2000, 8,008,278 people, 3,021,588 households and 1,852,233 families. Population density - 10,194.2/sq. km. The city has 3,200,912 housing units, with an average density of 4074.6/km². The racial makeup of the city was 44.66% White, 26.59% Black, 0.52% Native American, 9.83% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 13.42% Other, and 4.92% people who identify as two or more races. 26.98% of the population is Hispanic, regardless of race.

The average income of households in the city is $38,293, families - $41,887. The average income for men is $37,435, for women $32,949. Per capita income is $22,402. 21.2% of the population and 18.5% of families are below the poverty line. Of all people living in poverty, 30.0% are under 18 years of age, and 17.8% are 65 years of age or older.

By age, the city's population breaks down as follows: 24.2% are under 18 years of age, 10.0% are from 18 to 24, 32.9% are from 25 to 44, 21.2% are from 45 to 64, and 11.7% are aged 65 years and older. Median age 34 years. For every 100 women there are 90.0 men. For every 100 women aged 18 years or older, there are 85.9 men.

Little Italy in Manhattan

Chinatown in Manhattan

Public transport in New York includes the subway (in addition to the city subway, there is also a separate above-ground metro line on Staten Island, as well as a subway connecting Manhattan with adjacent settlements in New Jersey), buses, taxis, a cable car connecting Manhattan with Roosevelt Island, automated mini-metro serving the airport. Kennedy, as well as a ferry connecting Manhattan with Staten Island. There is also a commuter rail service connecting New York with Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut, as well as nearby communities in New York State.

Unlike other major US cities, public transportation is the most popular method of transportation. Thus, in 2005, 54.6% of New Yorkers commuted to work using public transport. About one in three public transit users in the United States and two-thirds of rail users live in New York City and its suburbs. This makes it very different from the rest of the country, where about 90% of suburban residents use their own cars to get to work. New York is the only city in the United States where more than half of households do not have a car (while in Manhattan the same figure exceeds 75%, and nationwide the percentage of such households is only 8%). According to the US Census Bureau, New Yorkers spend an average of 38.4 minutes a day commuting to work.

The New York City Subway has 486 stations on 26 routes and has a total length of 1355 km and is the longest in the world in terms of total route length(metro, the longest along the lines is Shanghai). The subway covers 4 of the 5 city boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx). It is traditionally called "subway", although 40% of the tracks and a third of the stations are on the surface and located at ground level or on overpasses. New York's first elevated train line opened in 1868 year by the private company BRT (Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit). Most of the elevated lines of that time were demolished, only a few of them were reconstructed and became part of the current metro system. The first underground metro line was opened October 27, 1904 by IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit). With the exception of four stations, the metro is operating around the clock, transporting about four million people per day.

Fare as of July 2011 - $2,50 (a one-time ticket for a trip on the metro gives the right to continue the trip for 2 hours by bus of the city bus network).

In 1976, a cable car connecting Manhattan and Roosevelt Island was launched. The road has a length of 940 m and two stations.

Cable car connecting Manhattan and Roosevelt Island

Although there are bypass tunnels and bridges through other boroughs, a free ferry operates between Manhattan and Staten Island.

New York itself has two airports used for passenger transportation. Kennedy Airport- the most important and largest airport in New York. It ranks first in the country in terms of the number of international flights LaGuardia Airport is not equipped to accommodate international passengers and is therefore used primarily for flights within the United States.

Tourism plays an important role in the life of New York. In 2010, it was visited by 48.7 million tourists, including 39 million Americans and 9.7 million from other countries. New York is the most attractive city for tourists coming to America from abroad.

The main attractions are Empire State Building, Ellis Island, Broadway theaters, museums, such as Metropolitan Museum of Art, and other attractions including Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, the Bronx Zoo, the New York Botanical Garden, Fifth and Madison Avenues, and events such as Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, Tribeca Film Festival. Statue of Liberty is a major landmark and one of the most famous symbols of the United States.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Broadway theater is a special type of commercial theatrical art. Near the street of the same name on the island of Manhattan in New York in the so-called Theater District there are 39 large theaters. Broadway is the foundation of American theatrical culture. The name "Broadway" has become a household name. A play (or show) is called "produced on Broadway" if it took place in one of its theaters.

Metropolitan Opera- musical theater at Lincoln Center in New York

Fifth Avenue- the street in the center of Manhattan is one of the most famous, most respectable and expensive streets in the world - there are many expensive exclusive boutiques on it. New York's main avenue can be compared to the Champs Elysees in Paris, Oxford Street in London and Via Montenapoleone in Milan. Fifth Avenue begins at Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village and runs north through Midtown along the east side of Central Park, through the Upper East Side and Harlem, and ends at the Harlem River. An abundance of architectural monuments, historical and cultural centers, fashion boutiques and exclusive shops are located in New York on this street.

View of Fifth Avenue

Harlem- an area in the northern part of the New York borough of Manhattan, traditionally considered the African-American sector of the city, as well as the birthplace of gangsters and a stronghold for the development of African-American criminal gangs.

Harlem, 135th Street and 7th Avenue

The New York development plan provided for a strictly orthogonal orientation of streets throughout the undeveloped territory of the island. Thus, the city did not receive one clearly defined center. Although the plan was criticized for its monotony, further developments in urban planning confirmed its correctness: car traffic on evenly distributed streets is much less prone to traffic jams than in older European cities with a radial ring structure. The basis of modern architecture in New York is made up of skyscrapers, that is, buildings over 150 m high. Although the first skyscrapers appeared in Chicago and are now widespread throughout the world, the architectural appearance of New York is rightfully associated with super-high-rise construction. The city has been built over 5500 high-rise buildings, of them 50 have a height of over 200 m. In terms of the number of such buildings, New York is second only to Hong Kong. The development of high-rise construction was facilitated by the enclosed area (the city center is on an island), the high price of land, as well as the presence of durable rocks that almost reach the surface (for example, in Central Park).

The first skyscraper in New York is considered to have not survived New York World Building, built in 1890. Its height was 106 meters. Although it was not the first high-rise building in the city, the World Building was the first building to surpass the height of 85-meter Trinity Church.

World Building - New York's tallest building from 1890 to 1899

One of the most beautiful buildings in the city is 319-meter Chrysler Building, built in 1930 by architect William van Helen for the headquarters of the automobile company of the same name. It was the first building in the world to exceed 1,000 feet in height. The project, executed in the post-modern Art Deco style, is memorable for its finial with huge steel-colored arcs, symbolizing the wheels of a car.

Top of the Chrysler Building

The tallest building in New York is the 102-story Empire State Building, 382 m high (449 m with spire). This building was built in Manhattan in 1931, the second tallest in the United States and the tenth tallest in the world. It was also the tallest building on the planet until 1972. Most of the skyscrapers in New York are concentrated in Manhattan, although there are also high-rise buildings in other areas.

Empire State Building

New York from the roof of Rockefeller Center. 1932

Holy Trinity Church

UN Headquarters

Times Square

Wall Street - a symbol of America's financial power

The Brooklyn Bridge

Central Park New York

Liberty Island

Statue of Liberty