NYC = a city that never sleeps
5 boroughs:
1.Manhattan
2.Brooklyn
3.Queens
4.The Bronx
5.Staten Island
NICKNAMES
-MELTING POT
-BIG APPLE; why? Some theories, e.g.
-it originates in the 1920s in reference to the
prizes (or "big apples") rewarded at the many racing courses in and around New York City
-the term was originally used in the '20s and '30s by jazz musicians as a way of saying, 'There
are many apples on the success tree, but when you pick New York City, you pick the Big Apple
MUST-SEE PLACES
The STATUE OF LIBERTY/Lady Liberty
-located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor
-commemorates the friendship between the US and France that began during the American
Revolution
-was given by the people of France in 1886
-a female figure with many symbolic features, e.g. a torch, a crown and tablet evoking the law
The CHRYSLER BUILDING (1930) -one of the city's best examples of the
art-deco style with iconic spire
The EMPIRE STATE BUILDING (1931)
-one of the world's most iconic skyscrapers and a staple of the New York
skyline
-the city's tallest building and arguably the most famous skyscraper on
Earth
-they both and many others are located on Manhattan Island
MANHATTAN STREET GRID
-ROADS in Manhattan were built and named according to a clear pattern:
-avenues running north-south
-streets running east-west The Manhattan skyline 1990 vs 2018
-interrupted by Central Park and Broadway
WALL STREET
-a street in Lower Manhattan
-the first permanent home of the New York Stock Exchange, the world's largest stock exchange
BROOKLYN BRIGDE
-it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and
Brooklyn
-opened in 1883
CHINATOWN
-home to the largest enclave of Chinese people
in the Western Hemisphere
GREENWICH VILLAGE
-a part of Lower Manhattan known as an artists' haven; why?
-East Coast birthplace of both the Beat and '60s counterculture/alternative cultural movements
-mid-rise apartments, 19th-century row houses
-New York University
CULTURE IN NYC – MUSEUMS in Manhattan
Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET)
-contains artefacts and works of art from ancient to modern times
MUSEUMS OF MODERN ART
Guggenheim Museum
-famous building by Frank Lloyd Wright
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
MUSIC AND THEARTE
TIMES SQUARE in Manhattan
-part of Broadway, a major entertaining hub with many
theatres
-billboards and advertisements
-New Year's Eve celebrations
Carnegie Hall in Manhattan
a concert venue known not only for its beauty
and history, but also for its artistic programming
-about 100 concerts usually
classical, but sometimes popular music, are
performed there each year
-a dream of every musician to perform there
Broadway theater (Broadway) in Brooklyn
-41 professional theatres located in the Theater District and the Lincoln Center along
Broadway
-often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States
Lincoln Centre
-a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square
-home of the Metropolitan Opera, the NYC BALLET and many other
important institutions
OTHER GREAT PLACES TO SEE
Central park
The FLATIRON BUILDING (1902)
-one of the first skyscrapers ever built
Madison Square Garden
-home of many well-known sports team, e.g. the NHL's New York Rangers, WNBA's New York
Liberty, and NBA's New York Knicks
FLUSHING MEADOWS PARK
-with famous tennis courts where the US Open is played
SHOPPING
5th Avenue
-the section of Fifth Avenue between 34th Street and 59th Street is one of the poshest shopping streets in the world
TRANSPORT
-airports – 3 major airports: John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International
and LaGuardia
-Subway - the largest subway system in the world
-more than 12,000 yellow cabs
-railway, bus, ferry
