| Sometimes known as "The Big Apple" or "The City | | | | Manhattan (New York County), Queens (Queens |
| That Never Sleeps", New York is both the most | | | | County) and Staten Island (Richmond County). |
| populous city in the USA, as well as a leading center | | | | There are many famous buildings and sights in New |
| of business, commerce, finance and media. The city, | | | | York, especially in Manhattan. Some buildings to look |
| which is often referred to as "New York City", in | | | | out for, include the Chrysler Building, the Empire State |
| order to distinguish it from the state it is in (also | | | | Building, the Flatiron Building and the United Nations |
| called "New York", but often referred to as "New | | | | Building. When you visit New York, you'll also want to |
| York State"), as of 2004, had an estimated | | | | be sure to see Central Park, Times Square, |
| population of 8,104,079. The city is part of a large | | | | Chinatown, Little Italy and of course the Statue of |
| metropolitan area, and the combined city | | | | Liberty. Additionally, there are many wonderful |
| metropolitan population exceeds 18.7 million. | | | | museums in New York, some truly excellent |
| New York City is made up of five boroughs (each of | | | | shopping, some of the world's best theater in the |
| which currently corresponds to a county in New York | | | | Broadway area, not to mention the neighborhoods of |
| State), and hence another nickname of the city is | | | | Greenwich Village and SoHo which are well known for |
| "The Five Boroughs". The five boroughs are: The | | | | the artists and bohemians among their residents. |
| Bronx (Bronx County), Brooklyn (Kings County), | | | | |