New york City (NYC for short), located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern New York, USA, is the largest city and port in the United States and the largest city in the world. Together with London, China and Hongkong, it is called "Nylon Port". 20 18, 165438+ 10, new york was rated as the first-tier city in the world by GaWC.
As of 20 17, new york has a total area of 12 14.4 square kilometers and a population of about 85 1 10,000, living on 789 square kilometers. New york Metropolitan Area has a population of about 20 million, ranking fourth in the world after Tokyo, Mexico City and Mumbai. In 20 17, new york's GDP has reached 900.7 billion dollars.
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The five districts of new york:
Bronx 1
The northernmost administrative district, Yankee Stadium, the home of the new york Yankees, is located here. Apart from the marble mounds in Manhattan, the Bronx is the only area in new york that meets the mainland of the United States.
Bronx Zoo, the largest city zoo in the world, is also located here, covering an area of 265 acres (1.07 square kilometers) and raising 6,000 animals. At the same time, the Bronx is also the birthplace of rap and hip-hop culture.
Land area: 44 square miles
2. Brooklyn
Brooklyn, the most populous borough, is located at the western end of Long Island. 1898 was an independent city. The culture, society and race in this area are very diverse, with independent artistic sentiments and architectural traditions.
Apart from Manhattan, Brooklyn is the only administrative district with a central business district. In addition, there is a long coastline, of which Coney Island was built in the 1970s of 19, and it is one of the earliest amusement facilities in the United States.
Population: over 2.4 million.
Land area: 82 square miles
3. Manhattan
Manhattan Island is the core of new york, with the smallest area among the five districts, only 57.438+0 square kilometers. But this small island, narrow from east to west and long from north to south, is the financial center of the United States. More than one-third of the 500 largest companies in the United States are headquartered in Manhattan. Six of the seven major banks and the headquarters of major monopoly organizations have set up central strongholds here.
It also concentrates the essence of the world's finance, securities, futures and insurance industries. Wall Street, located in the south of Manhattan Island, is a symbol of American wealth and economic strength, and also a stronghold of American monopoly capital and synonymous with financial oligarchy. On both sides of this narrow street, which is only 540 meters long, there are more than 2900 financial and foreign trade institutions. The famous new york Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange are located here.
Population: over 654.38+500,000.
Land area: 24 square miles
4. Queens District
The largest administrative district, located in the east of Brooklyn, Long Island, is also the most racially diverse county in the United States. Its population growth rate will make this district break Brooklyn and become the most populous administrative district.
In the past, this area was composed of small towns and villages established by some Dutch immigrants, and later it developed into an important commercial and residential area. It is also the only county in the United States where the income of African-Americans is higher than that of whites (the annual income is about 52,000 US dollars).
There is Citigroup Stadium in Queens, new york, where the US Open is held. In terms of transportation, two of the three major airports in the New York metropolitan area-JFK International Airport and la guardia airport-are located in this area (the third is Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey).
Population: over 2.2 million.
Land area: 1 12 square mile.
5. Staten Island
Staten Island is the least populated area in new york City (although its area is 2.5 times that of Manhattan). It has many historical and cultural attractions, stadiums and natural scenery.
Half the fun comes from the Staten Island ferry trip. A 20-minute free ferry takes passengers to and from Lower Manhattan every day, from which passengers can have a panoramic view of new york Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.
Population: over 443,000.
Land area: 60 square miles
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