NEW YORK

New York is one of the most know cities in the US. New York is also one of the most inhabited cities on the world. Additionally New York is a modern global city and an important world center for commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment amongst others.

New York City is located on a natural harbor on the Atlantic coast of the United States. New York is made of five boroughs or main city areas: Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. New York is also one of the world’s most populated cities, with population exceeding the 8 million people. New York is also a city filled with people from all over the world. A lot of them descending from immigrants, or immigrants themselves that came to New York in hope for a better life. Is this broad variety of cultures coexisting together that also make New York a unique city.
New York is also home to many important artists, politicians, musicians, celebrities, designers, writers, doctors and many other worldwide known personalities. New York is also the host city for the UN headquarters. New York is also known Wall Street, financial center that hosts the New York Stock Exchange.
It is New York’s sense of uniqueness, power and its incomparable charm that have made New York one of the capital cities of the world.

New York was founded in 1624. New York was a commercial trading post called New Amsterdam until 1664 because of its Dutch founders. In 1664 New York came under the English control. Also, New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790.

Many of New York’s landmarks are a must see visit to the millions of tourists that visit this city every year. Among New York’s must see treasures are: The Statue Of Liberty, Wall Street, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center and the Empire State Building.

Another famous landmark of New York is its subway. New York is notable for the use of mass transit. Most of New York’s mass transit service runs 24 hours a day. Another very popular way of transportation in New York are its famous yellow cabs.

New York has also been called “The Big Apple”, “Capital of the World” and “The City That Never Sleeps”. Additionally New York has been inspiration for a number of songs, plays and even TV series.

New York is a cosmopolitan city and one of the wonders of the world. New York is a city with abundant restaurants, shops, landmark, museums and parks. New York is also one of the fashion capitals of the world, a leading city known for the arts where all of New York’s Broadway shows are known across the nation.