1. New York
is the largest city in the United States, with a population of more than 8
million. If you include the areas around the city, the total population is
about 19 million.
2. The city
has lots of famous buildings, including very tall skyscrapers such as the
Empire State Building. Many of the skyscrapers are in the district of
Manhattan.
3. Because so
many of its businesses and services function 24 hours a day, New York is
sometimes called ‘The City that Never Sleeps’. 
4. New York is also known as ‘The Big Apple’, though no one is sure where this name comes from.
5. Around 40
million American and foreign tourists visit New York every year. The most
popular tourist attractions include the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and
Central Park.
6. New York
is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Around 170 different
languages are spoken in New York, and more than 35% of the city’s people were
born outside the United States.
7. The United
Nations has its headquarters in New York, and so do many multinational
companies. The city also contains important universities, museums and theatres.
8. Some films
and TV programmes suggest that New York is a dangerous city with a lot of
crime. However, it has now become one of the safest cities in the United
States, with much less crime than in the 1980s and early 1990s.
9. Most New
Yorkers travel around by public transport, and the city is the only one in the
United States where fewer than half of all households own a car.
10. New
York’s subway (underground train) system has more than 450 stations, and
functions 24 hours a day.
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