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 1920s, 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 its where the tourists
go!
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 Liberty
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.
At the beginning of the 20th century millions of black people
came to New York from the southern states to look for work. Today
immigrants come mainly from Asia and Spanish-speaking countries,
for example Cuba and Mexico.
The Statue of Liberty is the first thing many immigrants
see.
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 community
and on Broadway, between 41st and 53rd streets. There are more
than thirty theatres on Broadway.
Central Park is 6% of Manhattan.
It has a big lake, hundreds of trees and beautiful gardens
The Empire State Building is NYs tallest skyscraper. Its 381
meters tall and it has 102 floors
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 winter.
A huge Christmas tree and a crowded skating rink attract New
Yorkers and tourists.
But on the 11th of September, (9/11) for Americans, radical
Islamists crashed two planes into the towers. Today this site is
called "Ground Zero".
