| Having been the capital of the United States | | | | are Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island |
| only for a year, New York is often called one | | | | and Manhattan. |
| of the world's capitals. The significant part | | | | |
| of international business, finance, commerce, | | | | The most prestigious and renowned borough is |
| fashion, cinema and so on and so far is | | | | Manhattan. It's an island where the best |
| concentrated there. | | | | theaters, cinemas and shops are located. One |
| | | | of the biggest attractions in Manhattan is |
| New York City has a nickname "the big apple". | | | | Central Park - an oasis of green in the |
| There are several legends connected to the | | | | middle of New York City. Here you can escape |
| term, all they have in common only that the | | | | from the city noise, relax and enjoy nature. |
| term appeared in 1920-30. The first legend | | | | Manhattan is also filled up the highest |
| says that during the Great depression | | | | skyscrapers with the offices of the leading |
| well-to-do families had to make ends-meet by | | | | international corporations. However Manhattan |
| selling apples. The second refers to jazz | | | | isn't only that chic. Harlem - one of the |
| musicians. They said 'There are many apples | | | | most dangerous city districts is also there. |
| on the success tree, but when you pick New | | | | Many think that there's nothing more in New |
| York City, you pick the Big Apple.' There is | | | | York, than Manhattan, but other four boroughs |
| an opinion that the nickname came from the | | | | are also worth seeing. |
| 'The Big Apple" club in New York. The other | | | | |
| legend says that the nickname was invented by | | | | Brooklyn occupies the western part of the |
| the sportswriter John Fitzgerald, who named | | | | Long Island and the largest in population of |
| his column about NYC's racetracks "Around the | | | | all the five boroughs. Brooklyn is famous for |
| Big Apple". | | | | its Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Bridge and |
| | | | Brighton Beach. Brighton Beach is one of the |
| New York City is located on the Atlantic | | | | largest Russian communities in the United |
| coast of the United States, at the mouth of | | | | States. |
| the Hudson River. The area of the modern New | | | | |
| York began to be settled by the Europeans in | | | | The largest in area of New York City's five |
| the XVI century. Since the beginning of the | | | | boroughs, Queens is more suburban in spirit. |
| XIX century New York has been the largest | | | | Like Brooklyn it is situated in the western |
| city in the United States. New York is a | | | | part of the Long Island. Among the |
| cosmopolitan city, where the emigrants make | | | | attractions in Queens are the New York Hall |
| up the big part of its 8 million population. | | | | of Science and the Queens Zoo. |
| New York City consists of five boroughs. They | | | | |