| Around 8 million people call the Big Apple home these | | | | boroughs, including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, |
| days, but are you considering taking a trip there any | | | | Manhattan, and Staten Island, some of the most well |
| time soon? If not, you might want to consider it. | | | | known neighborhoods in the world. |
| New York City is one of the most vibrant cities in | | | | The food culture of New York City is also vast and |
| the United States and is a center of global | | | | has been heavily influenced by immigrants coming |
| commerce. If there was ever a city that never | | | | over from across the pond over the past 200 years. |
| sleeps, New York City is definitely it. With 8 million | | | | Several foods have been made famous by the city, |
| people, I guess it's to be expected that someone is | | | | including New York-style pizza, and street vendors |
| always going to be out and about. | | | | are not limited to hot dogs and pretzels anymore. If |
| Since about the 1790's, it's been the largest city in | | | | you can eat it, you'll probably find a street vendor |
| the country and has been called an alpha world city, | | | | selling it somewhere in New York. |
| along with other global giants such as Tokyo, London, | | | | The television industry is also a major employer |
| Paris, and others. So it should be, since it's one of the | | | | within the city, since the whole industry initially |
| largest centers of media, education,entertainment, | | | | developed there. Taking a tour of the many |
| fashion, and politics on the planet. It is also the seat | | | | broadcast networks that exist in the United States, |
| of the United Nations. | | | | such as ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX is possible in most |
| New York City has some of the landmarks that are | | | | cases. |
| known of all around the world, such as the Empire | | | | Not interested in any of that? Try catching a football |
| State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Ellis | | | | or a baseball game at one of the nearby stadiums, |
| Island, Grand Central Station, and the New York | | | | such as Yankee Stadium and the Giants Stadium. If |
| Stock Exchange. The most visited park in the United | | | | sports isn't exactly your cup of tea, there are also |
| States is also in New York, which is Manhattan's | | | | many museums and entertainment hubs throughout |
| Central Park, whose construction began in the middle | | | | the city that you can go to. Who knows, a play on |
| of the 1800's. | | | | Broadway just might be what you're looking for. |
| The city itself is composed of five different | | | | |