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New York Istoria

Albany is the capital of New York State, but New York City is often referred to as the "Big Apple". New York City is made up of five boroughs - Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Manhattan is the most famous and tourist-filled borough, home to iconic landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Broadway theatres, Central Park, and skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building. New York City has a rich history of immigration, with Ellis Island serving as the entry point for millions from around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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New York Istoria

Albany is the capital of New York State, but New York City is often referred to as the "Big Apple". New York City is made up of five boroughs - Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Manhattan is the most famous and tourist-filled borough, home to iconic landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Broadway theatres, Central Park, and skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building. New York City has a rich history of immigration, with Ellis Island serving as the entry point for millions from around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Albany is the capital of New York State,

but New York City is the “Big Apple”.


New York is called The “Big Apple”, because in the 1920’s
and 1930’s jazz musicians said that the city was the best
and most attractive place.
Eight million people live in New York City
New York has
five boroughs:
Manhattan,
Brooklyn, the
Bronx,
Queens and
Staten Island
Manhattan
is the most
famous
borough
and it’s
where the
tourists
go!
Four hundred years ago, the
Algonquin Indians owned the
island of Manhattan.
In 1626, a Dutchman called Peter
Minuit gave the Indians 24 dollars to
buy the island.
In about 1650, five hundred people
lived there and it was called New
Amsterdam.
In 1664 the British took the town from
the Dutch and changed its name to
New York.

At the end of the eighteenth century,


many immigrants started to come to
America..

They first came from Germany and


Ireland, later from Italy, Poland, Russia,
Africa and China.
In Manhattan
you can travel
on subway
trains…..
…on buses or in a taxi.
Here taxis are called “cabs”.
You can take
the Water Taxi
around the
island of
Manhattan… …or take the
free ferry from
Battery Park to
the Statue of
Liberty and
Ellis Island.
Ellis
Island

the
Statue of
Ellis Island was
an immigration
station in the
past; it was the
first stop for
nearly 17
million
immigrants
Many famous people came
through Ellis Island, for example
Sigmund Freud, Charlie Chaplin
and Walt Disney.
The Statue of
Liberty is the
first thing
many
immigrants
see.
It was a gift from the French people in
1886. It is 93 meters high and it’s arm
is 14 meters long.
People from the
same origin often
live in the same area
and create their own
communities. The
Chinese community
is in “CHINATOWN”
Little Italy
is the
Italian
communit
y
Most of the theatres
in New York are near
Times Square…
…and on
Broadway,
between 41st
and 53rd
streets. There
are more than
thirty theatres
on Broadway.
The Brooklyn Bridge connects
Manhattan to Brooklyn. When
it opened in 1883, it was the
world’s longest bridge.
Central
Park is 6%
of
Manhatta
n.
It has a big lake,
hundreds of trees and
The Empire
State Building is
NY’s tallest
skyscraper. It’s
381 meters tall
and it has 102
The Chrysler
building was
built by the
famous car
maker. It was
finished in
1930.
The Rockefeller
Center includes
many buildings,
but it is most
visited in
A huge Christmas tree and
a crowded skating rink
attract New Yorkers and
tourists.
But on the 11th of September 2001,
(9/11) for Americans, radical Islamists
crashed two planes into the towers.
Today this site is called “Ground Zero”.

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