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New York City By: Masiel Veras

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Test your knowledge of NYC • What do you call the pieces of land that make up NYC? • How many boroughs are there in NYC? • Why is NYC referred to as The Big Apple?

• Who is the new Mayor of NYC today?

• What is NYC most famous for?

• How many bridges are there in NYC? • How many people are there in NYC? • What is the name of tallest building in NYC?

Facts about NY • Date of Statehood: July 26, 1788 • Capital: Albany • Population: 19.65 million (2013) • Size: 54,555 square miles • Nickname(s): Empire State • Motto: Excelsior (“Ever Upward”) • Tree: Sugar Maple • Flower: Rose • Bird: Bluebird

New York City in the 1600’s • The first people to live in NY were the Lenape Native Americans who were hunters in the Hudson and Delaware river.

• The Dutch settled in NY in 1624 in Governor’s Island called (New Amsterdam) but it was taken over by the British and renamed New York City

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New York City 1700’s-1900’s • 1720’s NYC was the hub of exports and transports as it had great ports and harbors.

• Stamp Act of 1768 was created but NY had an anti-british mentality which influenced Revolutionary War 1768-1783 • 1776 USA received its independence from Britain but it wasn’t until 1778 that the Constitution was ratified • However, NYC served as a British military base until 1783

1800-1900’s in NYC • 1810- a time for construction of bridges • 1811- Commision Plan • 1840’s- immigrants from Germany, southern and eastern Europe migrated to the USA • 1865- 5 boroughs were merged together

NYC: 5 Boroughs • • • • • •

Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island Population grew to 2.2 million in 1865 8

Ellis Island • 1840’s- immigrants from Germany, southern and eastern Europe migrated to the USA • Landed on Ellis Island • Operated for 37 years

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NYC in the 1900s

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1900’s: A time of change

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Culture, Arts and Music • Jazz culture started after prohibition 1920 repealed in 1933 • The Big Apple • 1965 immigration law

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September 11, 2001 • The Twin Towers also called North Tower and the South Tower.

• Each had 110 floors • Almost 3000 dead.

• The worst tragedy to have occured in NYC.

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NYC Today • Population: 8,405,837 – – – – –

White alone,71% Black or African American-17.5% American indian- 1% Asian- 8% Hispanic or latino- 18%

• Bridges and tunnels:2,000 • Parks: 1,700+ • Transportation: 722 miles of subway tracks

Transportation • MTA- Metropolitan Transportation Authority consists of:

– 25 subway lines – 238 local, 6 Select Bus Service, and 61 express bus routes – 2 main railway trains- LIRR and the Metro North 16

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The Bronx • Home of the NY Yankees, Bronx Zoo and NY Botanical Gardens • Borough which brings the mos • Riverdale has the most expensive houses • Has the biggest wealth disparity

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The Bronx

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Staten Island • Home to some beaches • Mainly residential • A lot of ItalianAmerican families live here 20

Brooklyn • New home to the New York Nets • Coney Island and Brighton Beach • Mainly residential • Very well connected to Manhattan • Home to Nathan’s Hot Dogs

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Brooklyn

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Queens • Base of NY Mets • Mainly residential • Connected to Long Island • Home to JFK airport and La Guardia Airport

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NYC: Manhattan • Divided into 43 distinct neighborhoods • Economic wealth distributed unequally • Median household income in Manhattan is $250,000/year • Gentrification

• http://www.newyorker.com/sandbo

Things to do in NYC • • • • • •

Take a ferry to the Statue of Liberty Empire State Building Walk on the Brooklyn Bridge Have a picnic in Central Park Visit the High Line Visit the amazing museums: Guggenheim, Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art 25

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Go ice skating at Rockefeller Center Spend NYE on Times Square Visit Grand Central Station Visit Coney Island Participate in the Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island

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The Statue of Liberty

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Times Square • v

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Grand Central Station

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Brooklyn Bridge

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The Highline

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Rockefeller Center

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Come and Visit New York

http://www.youtube.com/v/9KJQNMqVIug

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References • http://www.history.com/topics/new-york-city • http://new.mta.info/

• http://www.thehighline.org/about/park-informat

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