The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps.

November 02, 2017

New York, New York.

New York's Statue of Liberty

Located at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York state, New York is one of the world's great cities. It has the largest population of any city in the United States, and it is unrivaled in the diversity of its neighborhoods and their often-colorful residents. New York runs the gamut from great concentrations of wealth, epitomized by luxury apartment buildings and hotels and mammoth corporate headquarters, to the grinding urban poverty of its ethnic and racial ghettos. A major financial and economic center, it is also a cultural mecca that has attracted generations of artists and intellectuals and draws millions of tourists every year. In its 400-year history the city has grown and changed rapidly, repeatedly renewing itself through successive waves of immigration and urban development. As a new century approaches, it remains, perhaps more than anything else, a city on the move.

New York City has been called many things “The Great American Melting Pot,” “Gotham,” “The City that Never Sleeps” but its most famous nickname, without a doubt, is “The Big Apple.”

There are many stories surrounding why New York City is called ‘The Big Apple’, but it appears that the first time ‘apple’ was used to describe the city was in the 1920s when horseracing was an all important sport and apples were given as the prizes. As a result, John Firzgerald, a New York Morning Telegraph writer used the term “around the Big Apple” in his report of the races.

New York is made up of five districts, called boroughs.

Manhattan is the central part of New York. It is the smallest district with an area of only 60 square kilometres. All of the city’s majorbanks and the stock exchanges can be found here. It is the seat of the city’s government and the home of cultural institutions.

Brooklyn is a major seaport and the centre of industry. It has the most residents of all boroughs and is known as the district of churches and homes.

Queens is the largest of New York’s boroughs. It consists of rows of single-family houses and is often referred to as the city’s biggestsuburb. Whites, Hispanics and Blacks live together in Queens.

The Bronx , a residential district with many apartment buildings, is the only borough situated on the mainland.

For many years Staten Island could only be reached by ferry. Today, the borough is connected with Brooklyn through the Verrazano – Narrows Bridge. The opening of this bridge in 1964 led many New Yorkers to move to Staten Island

New York City has been called many things “The Great American Melting Pot,” “Gotham,” “The City that Never Sleeps” but its most famous nickname, without a doubt, is “The Big Apple.”

The best way to get to know a little bit about New York is to start with the history. For example, the Empire State Building was completed in 1931. Also that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French in 1886.

New York City has many cultures and billions of places to visit. It can be considered impossible for someone to be able to visit everything in New York City. However, this city is always awake, waiting for new people to be enthralled by its glory.

Here is some of the best tourist attraction in New York City:

1 .Times Square. It’s a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It stretches from West 42nd to West 47th Streets.

2. The Statue of Liberty. Is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.

3. Empire State Building. Is a 102 story skyscraper on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Midtown, Manhattan. It has roof height of 1,250 feet (381 m) and with its antenna included, it stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2 m) tall.

4. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Is located in New York City, and is the largest art museum in the United States. It was the second most visited museum art in the world, and the fifth most visited museum of any kind.

5. Central Park. Is an urban park in Manhattan. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States, with 40 million visitors in 2013, and one of the most filmed locations in the world.

6. Brooklyn Bridge. Is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest bridges in United States. It connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River.