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