New York and other important USA cities

14 - New York and other important USA cities
NY = is called The Big Apple
- one of the world's biggest cities, it has 8 million inhabitants
- there are five boroughs (části města): Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island)
- is situated at the mouth of the Hudson River
- it is a centre of business, music and art

history
- the first people were American Indians and lived in Manhattan, they killed the animals and sold the fur (kůže)
- 1609 - a ship came to the harbour - Dutch people, Captain Henry Hudson and he bought some furs => trading fur with Indians
- 1625 - the Dutch people bought Manhattan from Indians for 24 $ and built new houses and called their little town New Amsterdam
- Dutch gave the little town to England and New Amsterdam became New York a colony of England - it was important trading part
- 4th July 1776 - NY has been independent - no taxes
- (1890) there were many immigrants (Germans, Irish)
- today NY is a mixture of people and customs

Statue of liberty
- symbol of political freedom - 1886
- 7 rays on her crowns represent 7 continents
- she carries the torch (pochodeň) in her right hand and in her left hand a law book with the roman written date 4. 7. 1776
- was a present from the people of France to people of USA

Wall Street
- a business centre
- WTC stood there ; close to the Wall Street stands Empire State Building (the highest in NY and the 7th in the world - 381 m)
- close to this is 5th Avenue (many stores, movie, theatre, restaurants)

Lincoln Center
- is the largest culture complex in the world (visitors, exhibitions, theatre, film, dancers, concerts and beautiful Metropolitan Opera House)

Rockefeller center
- is the world's largest privately owned business and entertainment center (28 skyscrapers, restaurants, stores,..., X-mas tree, and skating ring every year)

Chinatown
- located to the north of the Wall Street
- chinese restaurants, vegetable markets, little shops
- the biggest ethnic place in NY