Today I'm going to be talking about my favourite city in the U.S.A - New York City. But before I go any further- the state of New York is on U.S. east coast. It is often known as the city that never sleeps, because it is so lively and no matter what hour it is, there are always cabs on the streets, and the city is constanty lit up by buildings.
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The first thing you need to know about New York City is that there are five boroughs within the city; Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan, and they are all connected by bridges. I went to Manhattan two years ago, and I visited a number of the endless sights and things to do on the island.
The population of New York City is just over 8.5 million, that is nearly twice the population of Ireland in one city!! The main type of housing in NYC is in high- rise buildings, meaning most people live in apartments. This is mainly because of the size of the city's population, and to create more space. If you look at Manhattan on a map, you will notice that all the streets run from east to west, and the avenues run from north to south.
Manhattan is considered the most popular of the five boroughs, and also the most important due to the high levels of trading and business there. The island is known for its skyline view, architecture, skyscrapers, foods- like pizza and bagels, fashion, broadway shows, and famous landmarks. According to Wikipedia, in 2013 three of Manhattan's landmarks made the top 10 most visited places- Times Square, Grand Central Train Station and Central Park. Manhattan is also home to some of the worlds tallest skyscrapers; such as the Chrysler building, the Empire State, One World Trade Centre and Trump World Tower.
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If you are interested in finding out more about what goes on in New York City, and all the things there are to see and do there, go to the website nycgo.com. New York is my favourite city, and I hope that I managed to give you guys an insight as to what it is like there!!
Thanks for reading,
Rachel
Sources:
nycgo.com
wikipedia
USA census bureau
