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New York City is a city in the southern end of the state of New York, and is the most populous city in the United States of America. New York City

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Слайд 1New York City
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Слайд 2New York City is a city in the southern end

of the state of New York, and is the most

populous city in the United States of America. New York City is a global economic center, with its business, finance, trading, law, and media organizations influential worldwide. The city is also an important cultural center, with many museums, galleries, and performance venues. Home of the United Nations, the city is a hub for international diplomacy. With over 8.2 million residents within an area of 322 square miles (830 km²), New York City has the highest population density of major cities in the United States. The New York metropolitan area, with a population of 18.8 million, ranks among the largest urban areas in the world.

Manhattan

Bronx

Brooklyn

Staten Island

Queens

Bronx

New York City is a city in the southern end of the state of New York, and

Слайд 3Eagle - the symbol of New York State.
Indian -

represents the Native Americans who preceded the Europeans.
Sailor -

represents the settlement of the area.
Beaver - represents the Dutch West India Company, the first company in the city.
Windmill, Barrel and Flower - represent early industry.
1625 - the year in which Manhattan Island was established by the Dutch.

The official Flag of the City of New York is designed to bear the same colors (orange, white, and blue) as the flag of the United Netherlands used in 1625, the year New Amsterdam was settled on the island of Manhattan. Located in the center is a blue print of the official Seal of New York City.

The Seal of the City of New York, adopted in an earlier form in 1686, bears the legend SIGILLUM CIVITATIS NOVI EBORACI which means simply "The Seal of the City of New York": Eboracum was the Roman name for York, the titular seat of James II as Duke of York. The symbols in the seal are interpreted as follows:

Eagle - the symbol of New York State. Indian - represents the Native Americans who preceded the

Слайд 4 The region was inhabited by the Lenape Native

Americans at the time of its European discovery in 1524

by Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian explorer in the service of the French crown, who called it "Nouvelle Angoulême“.

Giovanni da Verrazzano was he first known European navigator to enter New York Harbor where the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is named in his honor, and Narragansett Bay, where the Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge is located.

The region was inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans at the time of its European

Слайд 5European settlement began with the founding of a Dutch fur

trading settlement, later called "New Amsterdam," on the southern tip

of Manhattan in 1614.

Dutch colonial Director-General Peter Minuit purchased the island of Manhattan from the Canarsie Native Americans in 1626 (legend, now disproved).

In 1664, the British conquered the city and renamed it "New York" after the English Duke of York and Albany.
European settlement began with the founding of a Dutch fur trading settlement, later called

Слайд 6Hudson River,
East River,
Long Island Sound,
Newark Bay,
Upper

New York Bay,
Lower New York Bay,
Jamaica Bay,
Atlantic

Ocean

Waterways

Hudson River, East River, Long Island Sound, Newark Bay, Upper New York Bay, Lower New York Bay,

Слайд 7 The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican is

a river that runs through the eastern portion of New

York State and, along its southern terminus, demarcates the border between the states of New York and New Jersey. It is named for Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Netherlands, who explored it in 1609. Early European settlement of the area clustered around the river. The area inspired the Hudson River school of painting, a sort of early American pastoral idyll.

Battery Park City

Bear Mountain Bridge

Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican is a river that runs through the eastern

Слайд 8 The East River is a tidal strait in

New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on

its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland. The river is spanned by thirteen tunnels.

The river is spanned by eight bridges:
Throgs Neck Bridge
Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
Rikers Island Bridge
Hell Gate Bridge
Triborough Bridge
Roosevelt Island Bridge
Queensboro Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge

East River

The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New

Слайд 9 Liberty Enlightening the World known more commonly as

the Statue of Liberty , is a large statue that

was presented to the United States by France , standing at Liberty Island as a welcome to all visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans. The copper-clad statue, dedicated on October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the United States and is a gesture of friendship from France to America.

Statue of Liberty

Liberty Enlightening the World known more commonly as the Statue of Liberty , is a

Слайд 10 The statue shows a woman standing upright,

dressed in a robe and a seven point spiked crown

representing the seven seas and continents, holding a stone tablet close to her body in her left hand and a flaming torch high in her right hand. The statue is 46.5 m tall, with the foundation adding another 46.9 m. The tablet contains the text "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI" (July 4, 1776) commemorating the date of the United States Declaration of Independence.

The statue shows a woman standing upright, dressed in a robe and a seven

Слайд 11The five boroughs: 1: Manhattan, 2: Brooklyn, 3: Queens, 4: Bronx, 5: Staten Island
New York

City is comprised of five boroughs, an unusual form of

government used to administer the five constituent counties that make up the city.
The five boroughs: 1: Manhattan, 2: Brooklyn, 3: Queens, 4: Bronx, 5: Staten IslandNew York City is comprised of five boroughs, an

Слайд 12 Manhattan (pop. 1,593,200) is the most densely populated

borough of New York City and home to most of

the city's skyscrapers. The borough contains the major business and financial centers of the city and many cultural attractions, including numerous museums, the Broadway theatre district and Madison Square Garden. Manhattan is loosely divided into Downtown, Midtown, and Uptown regions. Uptown Manhattan is divided by Central Park into the Upper East Side and the Upper West Side, and above the park is Harlem.
Manhattan (pop. 1,593,200) is the most densely populated borough of New York City and home

Слайд 13Manhattan is famous for its skyscrapers
Empire
State
Building
448 m
World Trade
Center
528 m
Chrysler
Building
317

m
40 Wall Street
283 m
Woolworth
Building
241 m

Manhattan is famous for its skyscrapersEmpireStateBuilding448 mWorld TradeCenter528 mChrysler Building317 m40 Wall Street283 mWoolworthBuilding241 m

Слайд 14 NY city was one of the sites of

the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, when nearly 3,000 people

died in the destruction of the World Trade Center. The Freedom Tower will be built on the site and is scheduled for completion in

Freedom Tower

NY city was one of the sites of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, when

Слайд 15 Brooklyn (pop. 2,511,408) is the city's most populous

borough and was an independent city until 1898. Brooklyn is

known for its cultural and ethnic diversity, an independent art scene, distinct neighborhoods and a unique architectural heritage. The borough also features a long beachfront and Coney Island, established in the 1870s as one of the earliest amusement grounds in the country.
Brooklyn (pop. 2,511,408) is the city's most populous borough and was an independent city until

Слайд 16Astroland
Beach
Coney Island

AstrolandBeachConey Island

Слайд 17 Queens (pop. 2,256,576) is geographically the largest borough

and the most ethnically diverse county in the United States.

Historically a collection of small towns and villages founded by the Dutch, the borough today is mainly residential and middle class. It is the only large county in the United States where the median income among black households, about $52,000 a year, has surpassed that of whites. Queens is the site of Shea Stadium, the home of the New York Mets. It is also the home to New York City's two major airports, LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport.


Queens (pop. 2,256,576) is geographically the largest borough and the most ethnically diverse county in

Слайд 18Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
J.F.K. International Airport
Shea Stadium
USTA National Tennis Center

Flushing Meadows-Corona ParkJ.F.K. International AirportShea StadiumUSTA National Tennis Center

Слайд 19 The Bronx (pop. 1,364,566) is New York City's

northernmost borough. The site of Yankee Stadium, home of the

New York the largest cooperatively owned housing complex in the United States, Yankees, and home to Co-op City. Except for a small piece of Manhattan known as Marble Hill, the Bronx is the only section of the city that is part of the United States mainland. It is home to the Bronx Zoo. The Bronx is the birthplace of rap and hip hop culture. Famous Bronx neighborhoods include the South Bronx, "Little Italy" on Arthur Avenue in the Belmont section, Morris Park, and Riverdale.
The Bronx (pop. 1,364,566) is New York City's northernmost borough. The site of Yankee Stadium,

Слайд 20Museum of the Arts

Museum of the Arts

Слайд 21 Staten Island (pop. 475,014) is the most suburban

in character of the five boroughs. It is connected to

Brooklyn by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and to Manhattan via the free Staten Island Ferry. Until 2001, the borough was home to the Fresh Kills Landfill, formerly the largest landfill in the world, which is now being reconstructed as a large urban park.
Staten Island (pop. 475,014) is the most suburban in character of the five boroughs. It

Слайд 22Fresh Kills Landfill

Fresh Kills Landfill

Слайд 23 The city has more than 2,000 arts and

cultural organizations and more than 500 art galleries of all

sizes. Wealthy industrialists in the 19th century built a network of major cultural institutions, such as the famed Carnegie Hall and Metropolitan Museum of Art that would become internationally established. The city's 39 largest theatres are collectively known as "Broadway," The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is the largest performing arts center in the United States.

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carnegie Hall

Philharmonic Hall

The city has more than 2,000 arts and cultural organizations and more than 500 art

Слайд 24 New York City has over 28,000 acres (113 km²)

of parkland and 14 miles (22 km) of public beaches. Manhattan's

Central Park is the most visited city park in the United States. Prospect Park in Brooklyn has a 90 acre (36 Hectare) meadow. Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, the city's third largest, was the setting for the 1939 World's Fair and 1964 World's Fair.

Flushing Meadows Park

Central Park

Prospect Park lake

New York City has over 28,000 acres (113 km²) of parkland and 14 miles (22 km) of

Слайд 25 New York's food culture, influenced by the city's

immigrants and large number of dining patrons, is diverse. Jewish

and Italian immigrants made the city famous for bagels, cheesecake and New York style pizza. Some 4,000 mobile food vendors licensed by the city, many immigrant-owned, have made Middle Eastern foods such as falafels and kebabs standbys of contemporary New York street food. The city is also home to many of the finest haute cuisine restaurants in the United States.

bagels

pizza

kebab

falafels

New York's food culture, influenced by the city's immigrants and large number of dining patrons,

Слайд 26 New York City has teams in each of

the major American professional sports leagues. The city's two current

Major League Baseball teams are the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. The city is represented in the National Football League by the New York Jets and New York Giants. The New York Rangers and New York Islanders represent the city in the National Hockey League. The city's National Basketball Association team is the New York Knicks.

Shea Stadium. Queens

Bronx Stadium

Yankee Stadium. Bronx

New York City has teams in each of the major American professional sports leagues. The

Слайд 27 As a global city, New York supports many

events outside the big four American sports. These include the

U.S. Tennis Open, the New York City Marathon and the Millrose Games, an annual track and field meet whose featured event is the Wanamaker Mile. Boxing is also a very prominent part of the cities sporting scene, with events like the Amateur Boxing Golden Gloves being held at Madison Square Gardens each year.

Arthur Ashe Tennis Court

As a global city, New York supports many events outside the big four American sports.

Слайд 28 The city's public school system, managed by the

New York City Department of Education, is the largest in

the United States. About 1.1 million students are taught in more than 1,200 separate primary and secondary schools. There are about 600,000 university students in New York City. New York City is also home to such notable private universities as Columbia University, Cooper Union, Fordham University, Manhattan College, The New School, New York Institute of Technology, New York University, Pace University, Polytechnic University, and St. John's University.

Columbia University

Fordham University

New York Institute of Technology

The city's public school system, managed by the New York City Department of Education, is

Слайд 29 The New York Public Library, which has the

largest collection of any public library system in the country,

serves Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island. Queens is served by the Queens Borough Public Library, which is the nation's second largest public library system, and Brooklyn Public Library serves Brooklyn. The New York Public Library has several research libraries, including the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Queens Library

Brooklyn Public Library

New York Public Library

The New York Public Library, which has the largest collection of any public library system

Слайд 30 The New York City Subway is one of

the largest rapid transit systems in the world with 1,062 km

of mainline track. The transportation system in New York City is extensive and complex. It includes the longest suspension bridge in North America, the world's first mechanically ventilated vehicular tunnel, more than 12,000 yellow cabs and an aerial tramway that transports commuters between Roosevelt Island and Manhattan.

Penn Station

Grand Central Terminal

New York is home to the two busiest rail stations in the United States, including Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station.

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The New York City Subway is one of the largest rapid transit systems in the

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