NEW YORK
general information
the biggest and the largest city in the USA
commercial, financial, cultural centre
industrial port
8 million people (central area) and 18 million people with suburbs
area: 780 square km
NY is situated on the east coast og the USA (near the Atlantic ocean)
3 states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
is devided into 5 boroughs: Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Richmond, Manhattan
is 21 km long and 3 km wide Manhattan = NYC
avenues are running from North to South (it means vertical) – 12, the most important is fifth avenue (devide NY into 2 parts)
streets are running form East to West – 220: MxU 59th street and MxD 29th street
Downtown: City Hall, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Wall street, World trade center (twin towers), St. Pauls Chapel
China town, Little Italy, Greenwich Village, Soho (it used to be a district of artists)
Midtown: Empire State Building, NY public library, Madison Square Garden, Chrysler building, Times square, St. Patricks Cathedral, United Nations
Manhattan (time square people celebrate NY there, centre of commerce), Madison Sq. Garden, Empire state building (famous skyscraper), NY public library (biggest in the world), Macy‘s (biggest shopping centre in the world)
Uptown: Metropolitan opera, Central Park, Metropolitan museum of art
Metropolitan Museum of arts, Metropolitan Opera, Central Park, Harlem (one of the most dangerous part of NY), Columbia University
University: Columbia university, New York University (private)
– transport: subway, yellow taxi (cab), JFK
- history
1524- Giovanni da Verrazano – first European to enter New York Bay
1609 – Henry Hudson discovered the Island of Manhattan
1624 – New Amsterdam – English colony (renamed to New York – Duke of York)
1886 – Statue of Liberty
20th century – skyscrapers
- sightseeing
Statue of Liberty
was erected on Liberty island in NY Harbour in 1886.
is symbol of both freedom, French – American friendship
was given by the people of France
Ellis island
Gateway to America for more than 12 million immigrants between 1892 – 1954
Was known as Isle of tears, isle of hopes
Manhattan – Heard of NY
Midtown – commercial heart, Downtown – financial centre
Famous of its skyline a large of number of skyscrapers on a small area
Wall street Is from 1792
Around is financial world centre
Federal Hall National Memorial
Original building was the site of George Washington‘s inauguration as the first president of the US in 1789
World Trade Centre
Is a complex of 7 buildings grouped around a vast Plaza
Dominated by the 110 story twin towers, highest point in the city – 417m (1973) and second in the world
City Hall (1826)
The Mayor‘s office and place for official ceremonies
Is also situated
Park Row – Centre of journalism, Theater district
St. Pauli‘s Chapel – Oldest church in NY, Was built in 1766
Washington square
Has been the artistic and intelectual hub of Greenwich Village since the turn of the century, largely bohemian in atmosphere and attracting avant-garde artists Greenwich village.
Union Square
Was laid out in 1831
Favourite site for labour – union gatherings and political demonstrations
Madison Square
Was named in memory of James Madison (1751-1836), president of the USA
Was established as a park in 1811
Madison square Garden Centre
This vast complex was built in 1968. It offers cultural and sporting events
Pennsylvania Station – one of two large train stations in NY
Empire State Building – was built in 1931, it has 102 stories and is 381 m high
It is probably the most famous building in NY.
NY Public Library – Opened in 1911
Designed in Beaux Arts Style
Hold about 36 million objects
Including 11,3 million books
Chrysler building (1930, 306m high)
Seat of the Chrysler automobile company,
One of the most shining examples of the Art Deco Style
Grand central terminal – the new station was opened in 1913
Muray Hill
One of the most prestigious residential addresses which continues on with Park Avenue
United Nations Headquarters
The United Nations Organisation was created after World War II (1945) and its buildings were finished in 1950
A team of 10 architects designed 3 buildings the Secretariat (39 stories) for the offices, the Assembly and Conference Building and later
In 1963 the library was added
Times Square
It recieved its name after the NY Times (a magazine) which in 1904 moved into the Times Tower has lost most of its glamour in cŕecent years
Rockefeller Center
Complex of 14 buildings from 1930 and another 5 building completed after 1945
Major Art Deco Complex
St. Patrick‘s Cathedral – was built in 1888
It was inspired by the great Gothic cathedrals in Europe.