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