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New York

New York. American cities. The biggest city in the USA. Called „ The Big Apple“. The Melting Pot of Nations. At the beginning of the 17th century Henry Hudson established a trading post for the Dutch on Manhattan Island. The History. James, Duke of York.

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New York

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  1. New York Americancities

  2. Thebiggest city in the USA Called „The Big Apple“ TheMelting Pot ofNations

  3. At the beginning of the 17th century Henry Hudson established a trading post for the Dutch on Manhattan Island. The History James, Dukeof York A DutchcolonyprotectedfromtheIndians by a wall 1664 theBritishcapturedtheDutchcolony

  4. Map 5 boroughs The centre?

  5. 20km long island Iswashed by threerivers Manhattan Shopping centre Famousskyscrapers The centre ofculturallife Bad reputation  Harlem Renaissance Streets Avenues Bridges A multi-cultural area Tunnels The livelist boroughs Financial centre

  6. The Ground Zero The Rockeffeler Centre Madison Square garden Metropolitan Museum of Art The Empire State Building The Lincoln Centre of Performing Arts

  7. The Times Square The Crossroads of the World

  8. Skyscrapers The Empire StateBuilding TheChryslerBuilding Rockefeller Center Thefight – ESB won.

  9. The Grand Central Terminal the 197 million dollar restoration process Cleanedfromthedustandsmoke

  10. Carnegie Hall The Beatles, Ikeand Tina Turner Helena Vondráčková a Karel Gott

  11. Islands Coney Island Roosevelt Island theQueensboroBridge Liberty Island

  12. Staten Island the least populated of the fiveboroughs but is the third largest in area at 59 sq mi (153 km2) Staten Island has been sometimes called "the forgotten borough" by inhabitants who feelneglected by the city government; Staten Island is also called "Italian Island or Staten Italy" due to the fact that Staten Island has the largest population of Italian Americans in the country.

  13. Ellis Island Isleoftears, isleofhopes The first test the immigrants had to pass became known as the "six second medical exam." As the immigrants climbed the stairs to the Great Hall, doctors stood at the top and watched. New arrivals were taken by ferry to the main building at Ellis Island. Opened in 1892, the first immigrant to arrive was a 15-year-old girl from Ireland named Annie Moore to join her parents in New York City. Immigrants waited here for their interviews with legal inspectors after finishing their medical exams. At best, the entire process through Ellis Island took three to five hours.

  14. Central Park

  15. Universities Columbia University New York University City College

  16. Transport

  17. Airports

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