FUN FACTS ABOUT NEW YORK

 

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  • ACCENT: New York has a distinctive regional pattern known as The New York Dialect (sometimes, it's also known as New Yorkese or Brooklynese).

B

  • BIRTHPLACE: These cultural movements began in New York City: hip hop(dance); salsa(dance); disco(dance); astract expressionism/New York School(art); Harlem Renaissance(literature and art); punk(music); Tin Pin Alley(music)
  • BRONX ZOO: This zoo is the second largest in the United States.

C

  • CHINATOWN: Manhattan's Chinatown is the largest in the Western hemisphere.

E

  • ECONOMY: New York is one of the 3 command centers for the economy alongside London and Tokyo.

F

  • FAMOUS FOODS: Bagels; cheesecake; New York style pizza

L

  • LANGUAGES: About 170 different languages are spoken in New York.

N

  • NEW YORK CITY MARATHON: This marathon is the largest in the world.
  • NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY: This is the largest library in the country.
  • NICKNAMES: The Big Apple; Gothan; The City that Never Sleeps

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  • POPULATION: The largest city in the United States with over 8 million people.

S

  • SAFETY: New York has been the safest big city since 2005.
  • SISTER CITIES: New York has 10 sister cities: Tokyo(Japan); Beijing(China); Budapest(Hungary); Jerusalem(Israel); Cairo(Egypt); Madrid(Spain); Santa Domingo(Dominican Republic); London(U.K.); Johannesburg(South Africa); Rome(Italy)
  • SUBWAY: New York's subway system is the largest in the world as it has the most stations in operation and is open 24 hours.

T

  • TAXI: Taxis are yellow here because they are the easiest color for the eye to spot.
  • TELEVISION: Television developed in New York and now the four major broadcasting networks (NBC, FOX, ABC, CBS) are headquartered here.

U

  • THE U.S. OPEN: One of tennis' 4 Grand Slam Tournaments is held in Queens, a borough of New York.