New York
New York, the largest city and the biggest port in the USA, is spread on several islands connected by bridges. The number of its inhabitants varies and depends on whether the whole metropolitan area (18 mil.) or only the central area (7,4 mil.) is counted. The population density (10 000 people / km2) is one of the highest in the world. Sometimes the city is called The Big Apple. New York covers an area of 780 km2 and has five major parts - Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and Brooklyn. There are two important rivers in NY - the Hudson and the East.
History, industry
Nobody really knows when the site of New York was first populated. The original inhabitants were Indians. The Island was bought from them by the Dutch in 1625. The original name was New Amsterdam. In 1664 the British captured the city and renamed it to New York. New York was built on a plan of streets (W-E) and avenues (S-N). They have no names (except for Wall Street and Broadway). The Wall used to stand on today’s Wall Street - it protected the Dutch from the Indians. Because of its position on the banks of the Hudson and the East, it soon became an important port. Today it is an industrial port and one of the most important financial, commercial and cultural centres of the world. But the city is also notorious for its crime
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