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New Listings Australia Travel Master New York United States Independent and escorted travel to Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the South Pacific. Cruise Tour Planners New York United States Cruise Tour Planners plann small and mid-size ocean cruises, European river cruises, barging and shore excursions throughout the world. LimoRes.net New York United States New York limousine and car services for JFK, LGA, EWR and all major US cities. Online quotation system. About New York United States New York City is located on the Eastern Atlantic coast of the United States, at the mouth of the Hudson River and is one of the major global cities in the world. New York City, officially the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States and the most densely populated major city in North America. New York City is at the centre of international finance, international corporations, politics, restaurants, entertainment, and culture. New York City is a major centre for business and commerce and is one of the four world cities (along with London, Paris, and Tokyo) that controls world finance. The New York Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar volume, while the NASDAQ is the largest by number of listings. The city of New York is the most important centre for mass media, journalism and publishing in the United States and is also the pre-eminent arts centre in America. New York sprawls over a total area of 321 square miles (approximately 830 square km) while Manhattan occupies nearly 23 square miles. New York City is made of five boroughs and include Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island, the islands of Staten Island and Manhattan and the mainland Bronx. The island of Manhattan in New York City is composed largely of solid granite which supports skyscrapers and other large buildings that make up the most recognisable skyline in the world. Manhattan is flanked by the Hudson River, the Harlem River and the East River and is the most densely populated and most superlatively urban area in New York. Manhatten contains the famous New York suburbs of Broadway, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Upper West Side and Upper East Side, Central Park and Harlem. Brooklyn is a borough of many neighbourhoods, each with its own strong ethnic flavour, and includes Coney Island - famous as one of the earliest amusement grounds in the country. Queens on Long Island has John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport plus Shea Stadium and the New York Mets, along with a lot of the industry in New York City. The Bronx is the home of the two greatest landmarks in New York, the Bronx Zoo and Yankee Stadium. Staten Island, with about half a million residents, is the most suburban in character and the smallest of the five boroughs in New York City. The New York Metropolitan Area has a population of 22 million people with over 8 million residing in New York City. New York City attracts large numbers of immigrants who come to the city for its culture, energy, cosmopolitanism, and economic opportunity. New Yorkers belong to a diverse range of ethnic groups including Europeans, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Italian, Irish, Dominican, Chinese, Asian Indian, Filipino, and Korean. The prevailing wind patterns give New York a humid continental climate with typically cold winters, mild springs, and hot and humid summers. New York has a fine natural harbour but most cargo shipping has moved to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal in New Jersey. New York City with its multicultural history and wealth of arts institutions makes it the cultural capital of the United States. Broadway theatre in New York is often considered along with Londons West End to be the highest professional form of theater in the English language. Columbia University it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the State of New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Museum of Modern Art have some of the most important art in America. Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Radio City Music Hall, and Broadway shows are favourite tourist destinations in New York City. Shopping is popular with many New York visitors heading to high-end shopping districts around Fifth Avenue for luxury goods. The public transit system in New York moves a staggering 2.4 billion people each year. |
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