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New York is officially named the City of New Yorkskyline of skyscrapers. These include the Woolworth
and is the most populous city in the United States ofBuilding, the Chrysler Building, the Seagram Building and
America. Its business, finance, trading, law and mediathe Conde` Nast Building, and important example of
organizations are influential around globe. The city isgreen design in American skyscrapers.
one of the worlds most important cultural centersRoughly 40 million foreign and American tourists visit
with hundreds of world-class museums, galleries andNew York City each year. Popular destinations include
performance venues. New York is also home of thethe Empire State Building, Ellis Island and the Statue of
United Nations and is one of the worlds majorLiberty, Broadway theatre productions, scores of
venues for international diplomacymuseums such as the El Museo del Barrio, Washington
New York City is a global hub of international businessSquare Park, the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical
and commerce and is one of three commandGarden, luxury shopping along Fifth and Madison
centers for the world economy, alongside LondonAvenues, and events such as the Halloween Parade in
and Tokyo. The city is a major center for finance,Greenwich Village, the Tribeca Film Festival and free
insurance, real estate, media and the arts in the U.S.performances in Central Park at Summerstage.
Additional sectors include the television and filmNew Yorks food culture has been influenced by the
industry, second largest in the country after Hollywood;citys immigrants and is as diverse as the city.
medical research and technology; non-profit institutionsFamous foods originating from the city are bagels,
and universities; and fashion. Real estate is a majorcheesecake and New York style pizza.
force in the citys economy. The total value of allThe city is comprised of five boroughs: The Bronx,
New York City property was $802.4 billion. TheBrooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. The
highest-listed market value in the city is the TimeBronx is the citys northernmost borough and the site
Warner Center, valued at $1.1 billion.of the Yankee Stadium. It is also the birthplace of rap
The citys stock exchanges are among the mostand hip hop cultures. Brooklyn is the citys most
important in the world. The New York Stockpopulous borough and was an independent city until
Exchange and the NASDAQ are the worlds first and1898. Brooklyn is known for its cultural diversity,
third largest stock exchanges, respectively. Manyindependent art scene, distinct neighborhoods and
major corporations have headquarters in New Yorkunique architectural heritage. The countrys earliest
and the city is unique among other American cities foramusement park, Coney Island is also here. Manhattan
its large number of foreign corporations. One out ofis the most densely populated borough and is home to
ten private sector jobs in the city is with a foreignmost of the citys skyscrapers. The borough contains
company.the major business and financial center of the city and
Industries such as new media, advertising, design andattractions including Madison Square Garden. Queens
architecture account for a growing share ofis geographically the largest borough and most
employment. High-tech industries like bioscience,ethnically diverse county in the United States. The
software development, game design, and Internetborough is mainly residential and middle class. Queens
services are also growing.is home to Shea Stadium, home of the New York
Manufacturing accounts for a large, although declining,Mets. Staten Island is the most suburban of the five
share of employment. Garments, chemicals, metalboroughs. Until 2001, the borough was home to the
products, processed foods and furniture are some ofFresh Kills Landfill, formerly the largest landfill in the
the principal products.world, which is now being reconstructed as one of the
New York is a global center for the television,largest urban parks in the U.S.
advertising, newspaper and book publishing industriesThe Big Apple, as New York is commonly known, is
and is also the largest media market in the U.S. Somehome to sports teams in each of the major American
of the conglomerates include Time Warner, the Newsprofessional sports leagues. Baseball is the citys most
Corporation, the Hearst Corporation and Viacom. Sixclosely watched sport. The citys two MLB teams are
of the worlds top ten global advertising agencies arethe New York Yankees and the New York Mets,
headquartered in New York.which enjoy a fierce rivalry. There are also two minor
Two nationally daily newspapers in the U.S. are Newleague baseball teams in the city, the Staten Island
York papers, The Wall Street Journal and The NewYankees and the Brooklyn Cyclones. The city is
York Times. Other newspapers in the city are Therepresented in the NFL by the New York Jets and
New York Daily and The New York Post. The cityNew York Giants. The New York Rangers are the
also has a major ethnic press with 270 newspaperscitys National Hockey League team and the city is
and magazines published in more than 40 languages. Elalso home to the headquarters of the NHL and NFL,
Diario La Prensa is a Spanish newspaper and Theboth based in Manhattan. The New York Knicks are
New York Amsterdam News is a prominentthe citys NBA team.
African-American newspaper. Four major broadcastNot commonly known as a college town, New York
networks are also headquartered in New York: ABC,is still home to about 594,000 university students. The
CBS, FOX, and NBC. Cable channels including MTV,City University of New York is the nations third
Fox News, HBO, and Comedy Central are also basedlargest public university system. New York is also
in the city.home to such notable private universities as Columbia
Culture just seems to be in the air, like part of theUniversity, New York University, Polytechnic University,
weather- Tom Wolfe. The city has more than 2,000St. Johns University, The Cooper Union, Pace
arts and cultural organizations and more than 500 artUniversity, New York Institute of Technology, Fordham
galleries of all sizes. In the 19th century built a networkUniversity and Manhattan College. The city also has
of major cultural institutions such as the fameddozens of other private colleges and universities.
Carnegie Hall and Metropolitan Museum of Art.The New York Public Library is one of the largest
Broadway productions are a mainstay of the Newpublic library systems in the country. Among its
York theatre scene. The citys 39 largest theatrescollection are the first five folios of Shakespeares
are collectively known as Broadway. The Lincolnplays, ancient Torah scrolls, and Alexander Hamiltons
Center for the Performing Arts includes Jazz athandwritten draft of the United States Constitution.
Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Opera, the New YorkOne in every three users of mass transit in the U.S.
City Opera, the New York Philharmonics and the Newand two-thirds of the nations rail riders live in New
York City Ballet and is the largest performing artsYork or its suburbs. New York is the only city in the
center in the U.S.United States where more than half of all households
New York City is most often associated with itsdo not own a car.