new york - the big apple
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NEW YORK - The Big Apple. NY is the most populous city in the USA. The city consists of five boroughs: The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island. Manhattan- the centre of NY - the island is full of skyscrapers. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
NEW YORK-
The Big Apple
NY is the most populous city in the USA
The city consists of five boroughs:
•The Bronx• Brooklyn• Manhattan• Queens •Staten Island
Manhattan- the centre of NY
- the island is full of skyscrapers
Central Park- in the middle of
Manhattan
Central Park ZOO
Times Square- the entertainment centre of NY
New Year´s Eve in Times Square
The Empire State Building- the most famous skyscraper in NY- it was built in 1931- 102 floors
The Statue of Liberty
- a gift from the people of France
- it stands on Liberty Island
- You can get a ferry to the island
The World Trade Center- it was destroyed in the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001
Wall Street- the world financial centre (NY Stock Exchange)
Macy´s- the biggest shop in the world
Yellow taxi cabs
New York, New York
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