2. New York
Location, parts of NY
Population, nickname
Places of interest, parks
Famous squares, streets
Cultural life
Public transport
3. 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
4. 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“
5. Parts of New York
Manhattan
The Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Staten Island
6. 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
8. 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
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10. NewYork – famous squares
Times Square - centre of performing arts
12. 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
14. New York – Brooklyn Bridge
Total length – 5,989 feet (1825 m)
Opened in 1883, it connects Manhattan and Brooklyn
over the East River
15. 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.
16. New York – Central Park
The largest of the New York‘s parks, is a
public park at the center of Manhattan
17. 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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