by Mirna Vrdoljak, Austria
New York City is the most populous city in the United States. Counting 8 million people living there, it became one of the biggest megacities worldwide. It is described as the financial, cultural and media capital of the US and the whole world.
NYC offers so many themes to discuss- from the theatreal Broadway scene down to the financial capital in Wall Street, but here are some main facts to begin with.
Geography
- The City of New York is located at the southern tip of the County of New York
- an estimated population of 20 Million, counting the metropolitan area around New York in its 2017 Metropolitan Statistical Area
- New York City is located on the East coast of the United States. It consists of islands surrounded by sea. (f.e. Hudson River)
- the city itself consists of five boroughs: Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island (Richmond)
- Queens is the largest borough by area and Brooklyn by population, with more than 2.5 Million people living there
Demographics
- New York City is home to more than 3.2 million residents born outside the United States, the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world
- The city is a true melting pot with 44% white (German, Irish, Italian), 25.5% black (23% non-Hispanic black),12.7% Asian and only 0.7 Native American people
- Like a lot of cities, New York’s boroughs and districts segregate different ethnical groups.
- Manhattan is known as the business center where a lot of white and Asian people live. Queens and Brooklyn have a wide diversity of ethnical groups, containing a lot of artists and cultural driven people. Bronx is home to a lot of black and Italian immigrants.
Attractions
As already mentioned, New York City is the center of the world’s of finance, fashion, music, art, theater, literature, and architecture. The city offers so much to see and to do that it just is not possible to see everything in one trip. Still there are some main places you should go to if you ever have the chance to land in NYC.
- The Statue of Liberty
It was a gift to the United States in 1886 from France in honor of their friendship during the French Revolution. The statue became an American symbol of freedom.
- Grand Central Terminal
It is NYC’s biggest hub for transportation, but also a breathtaking example of Beaux-Arts architecture. It’s much more than just a station. You can find cafes, restaurants and even a shopping mall inside it.
- One World Trade Center
It’s the heighest and most expensive building in New York City. The tower was constructed with the memory of the Twin Towers in mind. Right next to the One World Trade center there’s the 9/11 Memorial Museum. The memorial is build in the footprint of the Twin Towers that were attacked on September 11 in 2001. It honors all the victims in the building.
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