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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 world's most important cultural centers withRoughly 40 million foreign and American tourists visit
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 world's major venuesLiberty, Broadway theatre productions, scores of
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 London andAvenues, and events such as the Halloween Parade in
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 York's food culture has been influenced by the
industry, second largest in the country after Hollywood;city's immigrants and is as diverse as the city. Famous
medical research and technology; non-profit institutionsfoods originating from the city are bagels, cheesecake
and universities; and fashion. Real estate is a majorand New York style pizza.
force in the city's economy. The total value of all NewThe city is comprised of five boroughs: The Bronx,
York City property was $802.4 billion. The highest-listedBrooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. The
market value in the city is the Time Warner Center,Bronx is the city's northernmost borough and the site
valued at $1.1 billion.of the Yankee Stadium. It is also the birthplace of rap
The city's stock exchanges are among the mostand hip hop cultures. Brooklyn is the city's most
important in the world. The New York Stockpopulous borough and was an independent city until
Exchange and the NASDAQ are the world's 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 country's 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 city's 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 industries"The 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 city's most
Corporation, the Hearst Corporation and Viacom. Sixclosely watched sport. The city's two MLB teams are
of the world's 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 newspaperscity's 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 city's 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 nation's third largest
Fox News, HBO, and Comedy Central are also basedpublic university system. New York is also home to
in the city.such notable private universities as Columbia University,
"Culture just seems to be in the air, like part of theNew York University, Polytechnic University, St. John's
weather"- Tom Wolfe. The city has more than 2,000University, The Cooper Union, Pace University, New
arts and cultural organizations and more than 500 artYork Institute of Technology, Fordham University and
galleries of all sizes. In the 19th century built a networkManhattan College. The city also has dozens of other
of major cultural institutions such as the famedprivate 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 city's 39 largest theatres arecollection are the first five folios of Shakespeare's
collectively known as "Broadway". The Lincoln Centerplays, ancient Torah scrolls, and Alexander Hamilton's
for the Performing Arts includes Jazz at Lincolnhandwritten draft of the United States Constitution.
Center, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York CityOne in every three users of mass transit in the U.S.
Opera, the New York Philharmonics and the Newand two-thirds of the nation's 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.