New York City consists of 5 boroughs and is home to over 8.5 million residents. It was purchased by the Dutch from native inhabitants in 1626 for $24. Some of New York's most iconic landmarks include the Statue of Liberty, given as a gift from France in 1884, Central Park which first opened in 1857, and the Empire State Building which was the world's tallest building from 1931 to 1970. New York is known as the city that never sleeps due to its bustling energy and as the Big Apple, a nickname derived from jazz musicians in the 1920s.

1. New York
the city that never sleeps

2. Manhattan was purchased for 60 guilders (about $24) by
the Dutch from Indian proprietors in 1626

3. The Flag of NYC
The Seal of NYC

4. New York consists of 5 districts

5. Why?

7. Statue of Liberty
- the French people presented it to the people of America on
July 4, 1884

8. The statue is a robed female
figure representing Libertas,
the Roman goddess of
freedom, who bears a torch
and a tabula ansata.

9. The Central Park

10. The park was
initially
opened in
1857. It is 337,2 ha today.

11. New York Public Library
- the third largest library in the world with nearly
53 million items

12. The Library was established
on May 23, 1895

13. Chrysler Building
is a classic example of Art Deco architecture and considered
by many contemporary architects to be one of the finest
buildings in New York City

14. Empire State Building
is a 103-story skyscraper
located in Midtown Manhattan

15. Tallest in the world from 1931 to
1970

16. Metropolitan Museum of Art
(colloquially The Met) is the largest art
museum in the US and one of the ten
largest in the world.

17. Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid suspension bridge
in New York City and is one of the oldest bridges of either
type in the United States.

20. Wall Street is the home of
the New York Stock
Exchange, the world's largest
stock exchange by overall
average daily trading volume
and by total market
capitalization of its listed
companies

21. The headquarters of the United Nations is the
complex which has served as the official headquarters of
the United Nations since its completion in 1952

22. It is located on
spacious grounds
overlooking the East
River.

23. Times Square

24. 1. The City of New York has the population of 8.5
million people. It’s the most inhabited city in the US.
2. The Dutch purchased the island of Manhattan from
Indian proprietors in 1626 for 24 dollars.
3. NY got its nickname thanks to touring jazz musicians
who called any town or city “apple”, as NY was a big
city it became “Big Apple”.
4. The Central Park is 337.2 ha and is completely man-
made.
5. New York's Yellow Cabs are yellow because John
Hertz, the company's founder, learned from a study that
yellow was the easiest color for the eye to spot. He was
right.

25. Thanks for your attention!