New York - The Big Apple

Sometimes known as "The Big Apple" or "The CityManhattan (New York County), Queens (Queens
That Never Sleeps", New York is both the mostCounty) and Staten Island (Richmond County).
populous city in the USA, as well as a leading centerThere 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", inout for, include the Chrysler Building, the Empire State
order to distinguish it from the state it is in (alsoBuilding, the Flatiron Building and the United Nations
called "New York", but often referred to as "NewBuilding. When you visit New York, you'll also want to
York State"), as of 2004, had an estimatedbe sure to see Central Park, Times Square,
population of 8,104,079. The city is part of a largeChinatown, Little Italy and of course the Statue of
metropolitan area, and the combined cityLiberty. 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 ofshopping, some of the world's best theater in the
which currently corresponds to a county in New YorkBroadway area, not to mention the neighborhoods of
State), and hence another nickname of the city isGreenwich Village and SoHo which are well known for
"The Five Boroughs". The five boroughs are: Thethe artists and bohemians among their residents.
Bronx (Bronx County), Brooklyn (Kings County),