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New York City Boroughs
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The city consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each of these boroughs, except for Staten Island, is home to at least a million people and would each be among the nation's largest cities if considered independently.
Manhattan: Manhattan, home to the most recognizable sites, dominates popular perception of New York City.
Manhattan is the glittering heart of the metropolis. It is the site of virtually all of the hundreds of skyscrapers that are the symbol of the city. Among the more famous of these are the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, and Citicorp Center.
The 110-story twin towers of the World Trade Center were also among New York's famous skyscrapers until they were destroyed in a terrorist attack in 2001. Manhattan is also the oldest, densest, and most built-up part of the entire urbanized region.
Manhattan is the center of New York’s cultural life. Numerous stage and motion picture theaters are located around Broadway in Midtown, which includes Times Square. The borough is the home of prominent music and dance organizations, such as the New York City Opera Company, the Metropolitan Opera Association, the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, American Ballet Theatre, and the New York City Ballet.
The most famous street of New York (and probably of the World) is the Fifth Avenue. There you will find very famous and beautiful places such as The Rockefeller Center, Saint Patrick’s Church, the Trump tower, and many more! The Fifth Avenue ends at the Central Park.
Some of its most famous districts are listed below:
Wall Street and the Financial District: New York's first district remains its most historic. The World Trade Center was also one of the area's most popular destinations, until its tragic destruction on Sept. 11, 2001; no longer will people be able to view the city from its observation deck, and it may be years before this area of Manhattan returns to normal.
Harlem Long the national epicenter of African-American culture. It has since seen some of New York's worst poverty and crime. But now, Harlem is benefiting from a booming economy, as rents rise and tourists clamor to visit its jazz clubs and Southern restaurants.
Soho & Tribeca Once home to massive factories, artists moved in and transformed the area into a bustling urban mecca. Galleries, designer shops, sophisticated restaurants and trendy bars followed soon after. Today, tourists flock here and rents have risen sky high.
Chinatown Asian restaurants, grocery stores and trinket shops line the ever-crowded streets. One need not travel to Hong Kong to obtain a $10 Rolex watch, as plenty are available here. Dim Sum and other favorites attract diners on practically every corner.
Little Italy Frank Sinatra, Italian restaurants and kitsch draw tourists to this lively neighborhood surrounding Mulberry Street. The Feast of San Gennaro still welcomes its throngs, but the neighborhood is fast being surrounded by nearby Chinatown.
Brooklyn
This massive borough stretches from festive Coney Island to elegant Brooklyn Heights. But wherever Brooklynites hail from, they remain a largely proud lot. They can boast of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden the gorgeous bridge that bears the borough's name, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and a growing restaurant scene. Some are even proud of their accent.
Queens
Queens features the bustling Greek community of Astoria and Flushing Meadows , a vast park that played host to the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs.
Queens is also home to the Kaufman Astoria Studio and the American Museum of the Moving Image.
The Bronx
The Bronx has in recent years begun to conquer its reputation as a vast danger zone; the notorious South Bronx - whose highlight is Yankee Stadium - has been largely rehabilitated, and the borough contains one of the country's best zoos and several historic private estates.
Staten Island
More like a middle and working class suburb than a borough of the city, Staten Island houses thousands of residents who ride the ferry to work in Manhattan each business day.
Some tips about these cities…
- The Bronx is the only borough on the mainland of the United States. Manhattan and Staten Island are surrounded by water, while Queens and Brooklyn are part of Long Island.
- Queens is the largest of the five boroughs.
- Brooklyn is the second largest and most populous of the five boroughs
- Staten Island is the third largest and least populous of the five boroughs. Staten Island has many homes dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.
- The Bronx is the fourth largest and the northernmost of the five boroughs, and the only one on the American mainland.
- Manhattan, or New York County, is the smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.
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