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New York City: General Information
New York City , affectionately known as 'The Big Apple' , is the largest city of the state of New York and in the United States, and by many measures, one of the most important cities in the world. The city is probably the world's most important financial center, and one of the most important cultural centers of the Western world. The United Nations headquarters is in New York City, giving some credence to the city's self-designation as "Capital of the World" . A resident of New York City is a New Yorker. Residents generally refer to New York City as "New York" or "the city". Ambiguity is resolved by writing NYS for the state and NYC for the city. New York City is amongst the most densely populated places in the United States. The population of the City of New York is more than eight million (with the population of the entire metropolitan area at around 20 million. New York is the location of what was, according to many experts, the most devastating act of terrorism in modern history: the September 11, 2001 attack that utterly destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center and several surrounding buildings. Without question, the destruction of the World Trade Center changed New York City. Yet, it also offered the world a new look at New Yorkers . The city's millions of residents showed the kind of character, determination and resilience that has made New York into the amazing place that it is today.  The City of New York is composed of five boroughs, each a county of New York State. New York's 5 boroughs:
The land area of the city is 301 square miles (831 square kilometers). Picture caption: Map of Manhattan's 6 districts- Upper East Side, Upper West Side, Theater District, Midtown West, Midtown East, and Lower Manhattan. New York City is the business , entertainment and publisher metropolis of the United States. The nation's biggest city is always busy, always in a hurry as it seems. The city's motto says it all: "Always open". In New York one finds more than 400 theaters, ca.150 well-known museums, almost 1000 art gelleries, about 10.000 shops, far more than 20.000 restaurants, 2000 bars & nightclubs, and around 12.500 taxis. The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Trinity Church are only a few major historic attractions and landmarks this Mega-City has to offer. Approximately 35 Million tourists from all over the world visit the city each year. |
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