Otázka: New York City
Jazyk: Angličtina
Přidal(a): Maruška
NYC
- largest city in USA (18 mil. with agglomeration)
- on the east coast at the mouth of the Hudson and the East Rivers
- 5 boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island
- one of the most important financial, commercial and cultural centers in the world
INHABITANTS
- it is said to be an ethnic melting pot where people of different cultures meet
- “Little Italy”, Chinatown, Orchard Street
LANGUAGES
- today: more than 80 languages
- the second frequent language after English is Spanish
TRANSPORT
- first line of subway was opened in 1904 (the largest in the world: 1143 km, 469 stations)
- three main airports
- train
- bus
- 12 000 yellow taxis (painted in 1970)
THE BOROUGHS OF NYC
- Manhattan
- o Empire State Building, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Opera House, Museum of Modern Art, Columbia University, New York University
- o The Broadway Theatre
- Brooklyn
- o residential, industrial
- o many educational institutions
- Queens
- o the largest of boroughs
- o most residential
- o J.F.Kennedy’s airport
- the Bronx
- o primarily residential
- o Bronx Park
- o New York Zoological Gardens, Yankee Stadium (New York Yankees baseball team)
- o very dangerous shanty town
- o African-American and Hispanic communities
PLACES OF INTEREST
- Statue of Liberty
- o on Liberty Island
- o symbol of freedom and United States itself
- o the Lady holds a book with the inscription “4th July 1776” – the date of the beginning of the independent United States
- World Trade Center
- o “Twin Towers”
- o at least 50 000 people worked here
- o it was New York’s tallest building
- o it crashed down as a result of a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001
- The Empire State Building
- o it is 381 meters high
- o 3 restaurants, 3 coffee shops, specialty boutiques, post office, 2 banks
- o 73 elevators
SPORTS
- the most popular kinds of sport are baseball, ice hockey, tennis and football
- 2 famous baseball teams – Mets and Yankees
- New York Marathon
- o run through all five boroughs of New York
- o 41, 84 km
- o finish in Central Park
SCHOOLS
- Columbia University
- o the oldest and the largest in USA
- o 18 000 students
- New York University
- o the largest private in USA
- o the main building is located in Washington Square
PARKS
- Central Park
- o the largest and most important public park in Manhattan
- o officially opened at the end of 19th century
- o the park affords interesting walks, a ZOO, an ice-skating rink, three small lakes, an open-air theatre, a bandstand, many athletic playing fields, children’s playgrounds, several fountains, a hundreds of small monuments
NEW YORK AND NEW YORKERS
- some visitors find that New Yorkers are not very friendly; some are, some aren’t
- but you have to remember:
- o don’t carry a lot of money with you
- o don’t travel on the subway alone at night
- o go into the nearest hotel or shop if you suddenly feel afraid
- o New York can be very hot in the middle of summer and very cold in the middle of winter – go at the right time and take the right clothes with you