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New York City |
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New York City
New York City, New York, "The Melting Pot", "The Big Apple", "The City That
Never Sleeps", "The Town so Nice, They Named it Twice" are all names for one of the
greatest cities in the world. What's so great about it? What does it have besides pollution
and crime? Let me tell you about it.
New York was one of our first major cities in the United States of America. New
York City is made up of five boroughs, namely Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Staten
Island, and Brooklyn. The boroughs were originally New York county (Manhattan);
Kings county (Brooklyn); Bronx county (Bronx); Queens county (Queens); and
Richmond county (Staten Island).
New York City has had three different baseball teams and can still boast of two of
those teams. The New York Mets from Shea Stadium and the New York Yankees from
Yankee Stadium are the remaining two. The other team was the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Other pro teams from New York consist of the Jets, Giants, Ranges, Islanders, and the
New York Knickerbockers. New York has the best bagels, cheesecake and Italian food in
the world and hot dogs beyond comparison that can be enjoyed while taking a horse and
buggy ride through Central Park. New York has almost 6,000 miles worth of road and,
with that much blacktop, who can argue if they need their over 120,000 taxi-cabs they
have?
Liberty Island can be found in New York. This Island is the pedestal for the
Statue of Liberty, a gift from France to commemorate there alliance during the
Revolutionary War. Located directly next to Liberty Island is Ellis Island. Hundreds
upon thousands of immigrants came by way of Ellis Island into the New World's United
States.
The island of Manhattan was bought from the Indians for twenty-four dollars
worth of trinkets, beads, and buttons. That small island has become part of one of the
largest cities in the whole world. Manha...Read entire document
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