2. New York City is the capital of the state
of New York.
It is the largest city in the United
States.
It is the 4th largest city in the world.
It is half way between Boston and
Washington, D.C.
3. New Yorkers
8,175,133 people live in the city.
Many immigrants have come to live in NYC,
especially African Americans from the
American South, Italians, Irish, Jewish and
Puerto Ricans. It’s called a “melting pot.”
In NYC, 800 languages are spoken.
The is population diverse : 35% is white,
23% is black, 13% is Asian, and 29% is
Latino.
4. NYC was founded by the Dutch in 1626.
They called it “New Amsterdam”
In 1664, the British took over and the King
of England gave the city to his brother, the
Duke of York.
It has 5,538 tall buildings, and 50
skyscrapers taller than 200 meters.
5. Food
NY Style Cheesecake
NY Style Pizza
Bagels
Hot dogs
Pretzels
6. NYC has 5 boroughs
– The Bronx
Yankee Stadium
The Bronx Zoo
Hip-hop & Rap
– Brooklyn
Coney Island
– Queens
JFK Airport and LaGuardia Airport
NY Mets
– Staten Island
7. –Manhattan
Skyscrapers
– Empire State Building (102 stories/443 meters)
– Bank of America Tower (336 meters)
Central Park (Central Park Zoo)
Harlem
The United Nations
8. China Town (the most Chinese people
in the Western Hemisphere)
Little Italy
Times Square
Broadway
9. Rockefeller Center (Radio City Music Hall)
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral
American Museum of Natural History
– The Statue of Liberty:
Liberty Island & Ellis Island
10. Famous New Yorkers
Film stars:
– Anne Hathaway
– Scarlett Johansson
– Adam Sandler
– Linsday Lohan
– Jennifer Lopez
Musicians:
– Lady Gaga
– Mariah Carey
– Christina Aguilera
Calvin Klein, Ralph
Lauren, Paris Hilton
Baseball Players
– Joe Dimaggio
– Alex Rodriguez
Artists
– Norman Rockwell
– Andy Warhol