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New York “Big Apple”

New- York l l l It is the biggest and most important city of the USA. It is the financial and medial capital of the USA. It is the headquarters of the United Nations. It is the center of American cultural life. It is the national leader in fashion and entertainment.

New- York l It offers the best, the biggest and the brightest of everything.

From the history… The first European explorer who saw Manhattan Island was Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian merchant. It was April, 1524. Today a bridge which carries his name, the Verrazano. Narrows Bridge, is one of the city’s impressive sights. It is the longest suspension bridge in the world.

From the history… l l l In 1626 the Dutch Trade Company bought Manhattan island from the local Indians for 24 dollars. The Dutch founded their colony and called it New Amsterdam. In 1666 the English fleet under the Duke of York captured the city without firing a shoot and renamed it New York. In 1783 it became the first capital of the USA.

When people say “New York City” they usually mean Manhattan. The Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the United Nations building, Central park, Times Square, Broadway, Harlem, Chinatown, the most famous streets and avenues – all these are to be found in Manhattan.

Manhattan is crossed from north to south by avenues and from east to west by streets. Each avenue has either a name or a number. The streets are numbered from one to over a hundred. Only few of then have names.

The Empire State building The Empire State Building is no longer the World’s tallest building, but it is certainly one of the world’s best loved skyscrapers.

The World Trade Center. Twin towers of the World Trade Center were the highest skyscrapers in New York. But they were destroyed by the terrorist attack in September 11, 2001.

Central Park Central park divides the city into two parts. It is the most popular rest place in the city.

The Statue of Liberty. People who come to New York by sea are greeted by the Statue of Liberty. It has become the symbol of the city. It symbolize a welcome to a land of freedom. The statue was France’s gift to America, presented to the USA in 1886. There is a museum in the base of the statue devoted to the history of immigration to the USA.