New York

New York

When people talk of New York City, they usually mean Manhattan. There are four other boroughs in the city Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Stalen Island but Manhattan is the attraction. Manhattan, with its busy streets, sophisticated restaurants and department stores and elegant and tough neighborhoods, draws tourists from every country in the world.

Manhattan is an island city that is surrounded by rivers: the Hudson, Harlem and East Rivers. Approaching Manhattan from the ocean, one comes face to face with one of the most famous symbols of the modern world: the Statue of Liberty.

Standing over 150 feet high, Lady Liberty has been a symbol of hope and prosperity for millions of immigrants coming to America. Built as a gift from France in the late 19th century, this monument is situated on Liberty Island.

Liberty Island is reached by ferry from Battery Park in lower Manhattan. The nearby Ellis Island provides a complete history of the many people who came to America to seek their fortune.

North of Battery Park, in lower Manhattan, is Wall Street one of the centers of the financial world. With Trinity Church at the west end of the street, Wall Street contains many offices of the Financial District.

Just west of Wall Street was one of the other great symbols of New York City the World Trade Center. These buildings towered above the city. The tragedy of September 11, 2001 that destroyed the Twin Towers and much of the rest of the World Trade Center has forever altered the look and the feel of New York City.

But most of the symbols of the great city still stand, including the Brooklyn Bridge. Built from 1869 to 1883, this was the first bridge to use steel cables. Every day people walk or bicycle across the bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan.

One of the first magnificent buildings in Manhattan was built in 1931 on the corner of 5th Avenue and 34th Street The Empire State Building. It has 102 floors and 73 elevators. There are 1,806 steps to the top! From the buildings Observation Deck visitors have a fantastic view of New York City in all directions.

On the weekends, people shop outside and inexpensively. Downtown bargain-hunting shoppers stroll through the open markets looking at jewelry, clothes, handbags, hats, shoes, and many other items. If the street bargains are not enough, you can enter the many exclusive boutiques and shops along the street.

The Village, or Greenwich Village, is known for its educational institutions, such as New York University. Washington Square is the public park that is the center of student life in lower Manhattan.

Today, students, faculty and working artists occupy the buildings in the neighborhoods surrounding the Village.
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Good Video! :-) New York Is The Place To Be! :-) I LOVE NEW YORK <3