New York, the most populous city in the United States, is also one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. New York consists of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Richmond, covering an area of ??828.8 square kilometers. Midtown is the pride of all New Yorkers and the center of New York. The section from 23rd Street to 59th Street in the middle of Manhattan is what people think of as Midtown. This area includes the best section of Fifth Avenue, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Grand Central Station and The United Nations Headquarters, Times Square, Broadway, and Rockefeller Center are full of representative attractions and landmark buildings. Many movie scenes were shot in midtown Manhattan, so tourists who come here will always have a sense of familiarity with some places. Feel.

1. As one of the richest cities in the United States, about 250,000 people immigrate to New York every year. Moreover, the temperature difference in New York does not change significantly, and there are basically only two seasons: winter and summer.

2. The New York subway, which has a history of a hundred years, often suffers from various unexpected malfunctions. However, about 80% of New Yorkers still take the subway to and from get off work, with a single fare of $2.75.

3. The water quality in New York is hard and can easily cause hair loss. In New York, it is best not to call an ambulance unless it is absolutely necessary, because the starting fee of thousands of dollars can really make people bankrupt. .

4. According to statistics, there were nearly 100,000 homeless people in New York in 2020, making it the city with the largest number of homeless people in the United States.

5. New York was once the first capital in the history of the United States. It ranked first in the 2020 global city competitiveness rankings, with Shenzhen in fourth place and Shanghai in tenth place.

6. According to the New York Big Data Annual Report, 1 in every 21 New Yorkers is a millionaire, but 1 in every 5 New Yorkers is poor. Dear math teachers, How to calculate this question?

7. The Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York is the most profitable store on earth, with an average daily revenue of more than 7 million yuan.

8. The average price of a house in Manhattan, New York, is 160,000 yuan per square meter, and the one located on the edge of Central Park is the most expensive, starting at 550,000 yuan per square meter.

9. The annual rent for the hot dog stand at the entrance of Central Park is 800,000 yuan, but even so, the annual income of the hot dog stand owner here is more than one million yuan. ($150,000)

10. Midtown Manhattan has the most imbalanced ratio of men to women in the United States. The ratio is 1 man: 5 women. Therefore, it is easy for boys to find girlfriends here. Of course, everything depends on In the size of a purse! (Thank you for pointing out the error. It has been corrected.)

11. There are a total of 13,500 yellow cars in New York. In 2012, a license plate rose to 1.2 million US dollars, and Times Square *** There are 230 billboards. Although the price per second is as high as 500,000 yuan, the Chinese faces have already painted the screen!

12. In New York, dogs can be taken on the subway as long as they can be carried in bags. In fact, according to New York subway regulations, dogs taken on the subway must be carried in specific containers.

13. You can see a lot of scaffolding everywhere on the streets of New York. This is because after the fatal fall from height in 1979, local law in New York stipulates that buildings with more than six floors must be inspected every five years. Are there any loose bricks on the exterior wall?

14. There is a thirty-story building with no windows in New York. This is the famous telecommunications company AT&T. The building's safety design standards are so high that it can guarantee that its interior will not be destroyed by a nuclear bomb explosion.

15. There is a black square on the ceiling of Central Station. This is because people in the station smoked smoke and blackened the ceiling over the past few decades. After the big cleaning in 1996, this square was specially left. A piece to warn people.

16. When Line 6 passes through downtown, it will pass by an old-fashioned subway station that is closed, located under New York City Hall. It is closed due to the special curvature of the platform.

17. New York State and New York City are not the same thing. New York State is the second largest economy in the United States, with a population of nearly 20 million. New York City is the largest city in New York State, but New York State’s The state capital is the small city of Albany.

18. Queens, also known as Queens, is the borough with the most immigrants in New York and the largest borough in New York. Two of the three major airports in New York are in Queens.

19. Although Einstein had made a will before his death and hoped to spend the last part of his life simply, after his death, his brain was still used for research, and it is said that The eyes were also collected by the doctor and placed in a safe in New York.

20. The original name of New York in the United States is "New Amsterdam". Many people think that it was founded by the Dutch. However, it was actually a Belgian who bought the land from the indigenous people, but he was employed by the Dutch West India Company.

21. The New York Knicks, founded in 1946, has not been one of the two teams in the city since the original BAA league, and Chinese player Sun Yue once played here.

22. One day in 1949, American businessman McNamara invited guests to a restaurant in New York. After the meal, he discovered that he had forgotten his wallet. He had to call his wife to bring cash to the hotel to settle the bill. The scene was very embarrassing. , so the credit card was born.

23. The United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, is the only international territory in the world, and the construction cost of the building was used for the US$65 million interest-free loan provided by the US government.

24. The New York Marathon starts from Staten Island, runs to Queens and Brooklyn, and ends in Central Park, the running mecca in Manhattan. Moreover, the New York Marathon is an event open to all ages. It covers everything from the youngest 18 years old to the oldest 84 years old. For example, in the 2016 New York Marathon, the average age of the participants was 40.6 years old.

25. In "Detective Chinatown", in order to film the horse-drawn carriage chase scene, the New York Police Department sealed off Times Square. This was the first time in more than ten years that Times Square allowed horse-drawn carriages to pass through. The total cost here is 3 million US dollars and it takes 3 hours.

26. New Yorkers are not allowed to dry clothes outside the window. If they dry clothes outside, neighbors are likely to call the police because it will affect the city appearance and housing prices. Therefore, many New Yorkers carry clothes with them. , go to a nearby laundromat to wash clothes.

27. New York University is a school with no campus, no walls, and even no fixed address. The annual tuition is US$72,000. It is the favorite university of the second generation of Internet celebrities.

28. Broadway is not a place, but an avenue, because there are many theaters on both sides, and it is an important place for American dramas and musicals. Therefore, "Broadway" has become synonymous with musicals.