A New York state of mind
New York City is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 778.2 sq. km., New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City is located at the southern tip of New York State. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports.
Situated on one of the world’s largest natural harbors and extending into the Atlantic Ocean, New York City comprises five boroughs. The five boroughs are: Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx and Staten Island.
Manhattan
Manhattan is the cultural, administrative, and financial center of New York City and contains the headquarters of many major multinational corporations, the United Nations headquarters, Wall Street, and a number of important universities. The borough of Manhattan is often described as the financial and cultural center of the world.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the city’s most populous borough. Brooklyn is known for its cultural, social, and ethnic diversity, an independent art scene, distinct neighborhoods, and a distinctive architectural heritage. The borough has a long beachfront shoreline including Coney Island, established in the 1870s as one of the earliest amusement grounds in the U.S. Since 2010, Brooklyn has evolved into a thriving hub of entrepreneurship, high technology startup firms and of postmodern art and design.
Queens
Queens is geographically the largest borough and the most ethnically diverse in the United States and in the world. Historically a collection of small towns and villages founded by the Dutch, the borough has since developed both commercial and residential prominence. Two of the three busiest airports serving the New York metropolitan area are in Queens: John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport.
The Bronx
The Bronx is both New York City’s northernmost borough and the only one that is mostly on the mainland. It is the location of Yankee Stadium, the baseball park of the New York Yankees. It is also home to the Bronx Zoo – the world’s largest metropolitan zoo, which spans 1.07 km2 and houses more than 6,000 animals.
Staten Island
Staten Island is the most suburban in character of the five boroughs. Staten Island is connected to Brooklyn by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, and to Manhattan by way of the free Staten Island Ferry, a daily commuter ferry that provides unobstructed views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Lower Manhattan.
Glossary
populous – popolato
tip – estremità
borough – quartiere
ethnic diversity – varietà etnica
beachfront shoreline – costa con il lungomare
established – istituito, fondato
amusement grounds – parco giochi
entrepreneurship – imprenditoria
northernmost – più a nord
mainland – terraferma, penisola. entroterra
to span – estendersi
to house – accogliere, ospitare
commuter ferry: traghetto urbano
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