| New York can be named among those cities, which | | | | largest USA city concentrating the most brilliant minds |
| form the look, the way of life of the entire world. The | | | | and the most shining talents of the country. Many |
| fashion, which is born in New York, then spreads out | | | | outstanding people and cities have nicknames that are |
| throughout the planet. The city is always ahead the | | | | used wider than its original names. New York is also |
| others and these others docilely follow the trends set | | | | known as Big Apple. There are several legends |
| by New York. | | | | connected with the birth of this nick, but no one name |
| This doesn't mean, however, that everybody loves | | | | the date and the author for sure. One day somebody |
| New York. In the United States the city has a | | | | called the city Big Apple and it settled down. |
| reputation of strange city, often not understood by the | | | | New York consists of the five boroughs but one of |
| rest of the country. Its citizens are considered to be | | | | them - Manhattan stands out. It's the most prestigious |
| haughty and their sense of humor is also unusual. | | | | district where the most of New York attractions are |
| There is even an expression - "New York humor". | | | | located. Oasis of nature in huge metropolis, New York |
| Long before the Europeans came to the area now | | | | Central park attracts millions and millions of visitors. It's |
| called New York, it was inhabited by the Indian tribes. | | | | the most popular place for walks and picnics. In winter |
| When, in 1524, French ship landed to Manhattan Island, | | | | the park is full of ice-skaters. Although Manhattan has |
| its destiny changed forever. However not French, but | | | | a lot of skyscrapers, one of the oldest structures - |
| Dutch were the first who began to render habitable | | | | Empire State Building still receives more visitors than |
| the banks of Hudson River and its surroundings in the | | | | any other of them. It was constructed in 1930s and till |
| beginning of XVII century . The city they built here | | | | the raising of World Trade Center was the tallest |
| received a name New Amsterdam, but some fifty | | | | skyscraper in the city. After the destruction of World |
| years later English conquered this Dutch settlement | | | | Trade Center in 2001 by terrorists, Empire State |
| and changed its name to well-known now New York. | | | | Building retuned the title of the highest structure. |
| Like the Dutch, the English haven't stayed there for | | | | During its history New York was the city attracting a |
| long. In the end of XVIII century America obtained its | | | | lot of immigrants from all over the Europe. Now it's the |
| independence and for five years New York was a | | | | place where a lot of Americans from less prosperous |
| capital of the newborn country. | | | | states aspire to live in. Those who is tend to be a |
| Even when the capital moved to Washington, New | | | | movie star are going to Hollywood and those are just |
| York remained American intellectual, commercial, | | | | trying to be wealthy are moving to NYC. |
| financial centre and its heart. New York is still the | | | | |