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
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.
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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.
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.
