New York
New York is the largest city in the USA and the biggest seaport. It is the business centre
of the United States. New York is situated in the mouth of the Hudson river. In comparison with
such ancient historical cities as, say, Rome, London, Moscow or Paris, New York is quite young.
It was founded in 1613 by Dutch settlers. There are five districts in the city: Manhattan, the
Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Richmond. Manhattan is the central and the oldest part of the city.
It is the district of business and finance. It is here in Wall Street that many business offices,
banks and the world famous New York stock exchange are situated. The New York stock
exchange dominates business life of many countries. The total area of New York is 365 square
miles or 900 square kilometres. Its population together with the population of its suburbs
amounts to 16 million people. Among the inhabitants of New York one can meet people of
almost all nationalities. They settled here during the immigration in the 19th and at the beginning
of the 20th century. A traveller who visits New York for the first time wonders at the modern
architecture. The Statue of Liberty, which is on Liberty Island, was a present from France in
1876 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of American independence. This statue and a few
18th and 19th century churches, hospitals, newspaper offices and other buildings are the only
examples of "old" architecture in New York. Wherever your eyes travel, everywhere you can see
sky-scrapers. New York, one of the USA leading manufacturing cities, is the home of great firms
and banks. The most important branches of industry are those producing vehicles, glass,
chemicals and all kinds of machinery. The city has very busy traffic. Its streets and highways are
full of cars and buses. The mouth of the Hudson river makes an excellent harbour for numerous
passengers and cargo ships from all over the world. Speaking about New York one can't but
mention the outstanding role, the city plays, in the cultural life of the country. New York has
many museums and art galleries which have collected works of art of many peoples and of all
times. Many of them are on constant display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney
Museum of Art. Most of the theatres and cinemas are in or near Broadway, the longest street and
the biggest shopping district in New York. The Metropolitan and Modern Arts Museums attract
many visitors.
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