NEW YORK THE BIG APPLE THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS

The Big Apple  The name „Big Apple“ symbolizes the success.  It has ever been used, first by writers and then my Jazz musician

The five districts/ boroughs ● (1) Manhattan ● (2) Brooklyn, ● (3) Queens, ● (4) The Bronx, ● (5) Staten Island

1) Manhattan  = New Yorks County  = Manhattan Island  In the north there is the Harlem River, in the east there is the East River and in the west there is the Hudson River  Is the real center of NY  Only one million people live there, but more than five million people work there.

2) Brooklyn  = Kings County  Has the highest population of all the districts of NY  The name „Brooklyn“ originally comes from „Breukelen“ which is a city in the Netherlands

3) Queens  = Queens County  In Queens there are the two biggest airports –John F. Kennedy International Airport –LaGuardia Airport

4) The Bronx  = Bronx County  It has its name from Jonas Broncks who came from Sweden and was the first settler there.  It is the only district which is not on an island

5) Staten Island  = Richmond County  „Todt Hill“ is the highest point there and in NY  In former times all the waste was taken to this island and now it is really very stinky there.

Sights

1) Statue of Liberty  = the landmark of New York  is also called „Miss Liberty“ or „Lady Liberty“  was a present from the French  It is 102 meters with the pedestal  In the pedestal there is a musuem

2) The Empire State Building  It is, with 381m, the highest building.  It played an important role in many famous films, e.g. Independence day or King Kong

3) Central Park  Is the most important and the biggest park in NY.  It is also called the green lungs of NY  There are always many special events like night- inline skating  There is a zoo and a museum in the park  In the middle there‘s the big lake „Jacqueline- Kennedy-Reservoir“.

4) Ground Zero  This is the place were the Twin Towers were.  On the 11th September they were destroyed by some terrorists.  The Twin Towers were the fincial heart of NY  World Trade Centre

5) Yankee Stadion  It is located in the Bronx  Baseball,football and basketball are the most famous sports

Public transport  1) Yellow cabs –The streets are all straight and have only got numbers and the direction east and west –Most people ( a day) in NY go by taxi because traffic is very bad and the tolls (Gebühren) are very high.  2) Subway –The NY subway is one of biggest in the world –It‘s open 24h a day

The Weather  In summer –It is very, very hot  In winter –It can be very cold

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