New York
With almost 19 million inhabitants, New York City is the largest city in the United States. The city was founded in 1614-1664 by the Dutch and is largely located on islands in the mouth of the Hudson River.
It covers a huge area of 128,402 km2, which is about 175 times the size of Hamburg. The actual city center of New York is the river island of Manhattan. In the imposing backdrop of skyscrapers, the Empire State Building was for a long time the tallest building at 381 meters. New York is a commercial center as well as the leading industrial city in the USA and the largest port in the world. New York's main street with its world-famous theaters is also a true street of superlatives with a length of 25 km. The New York subway network is over 900 km long. New York's landmark is the Statue of Liberty. New York consists of 5 boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx.
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Food in New York - Big Apple with a bite
Whether luxury restaurant or
ethnic cuisine, chic trendy hut or distinguished steakhouse, whether
original US diner, kosher deli or Japanese sushi bar, in the Big Apple
Apple, there is something for every palate and every taste. There is no such thing as New York cuisine. Most likely the
N.Y. pizza, the Reuben sandwich or the cream cheese bagel as typical New York dishes.
New York dishes. But this disadvantage of its own
tradition (which, if at all, would have to be sought in Dutch or British
pots) has always been offset by a relaxed openness to new ideas.
new things.
Particularly impressive - especially in comparison with other places in the
USA - is the quality of the food, even in cheaper restaurants. And those who -
like many New Yorkers during the day - don't want to spend much time and money on a meal
time and money for a meal can also enjoy a tasty hot dog from one of the
from one of the rolling carts on the street.
Going out in New York - you'll be thrilled
In general, the nightlife in New York is very diverse, but the
entertainment is concentrated in very specific places. The
once somewhat disreputable Times Square is currently experiencing a renaissance,
popular restaurants, bars and cinemas have settled here, attracting the crowds.
attracting the crowds. The centrally located Village from Sixth Avenue
to Broadway is known for its late-night coffee bars, music clubs
coffee bars, music clubs and lively street life. SoHo is the
capital of the hip scene, home to the most extravagant nightclubs
nightclubs, where artists, models and people from the media industry
media industry, while the gay scene tends to hang out in the bars around the West Village
Village, where there is also a lively jazz scene. For those with
more expensive tastes, the elegant lounges, clubs and cocktail bars on the Upper Village
and cocktail bars on the Upper East and Upper West Side.
Shopping in New York - The Mecca of shopping
Tourists from all over the world come to New York City to go shopping, among other things. On a shopping trip to New York City you should
one of the two outlet centers located outside - Woodbury Common Premium Outlets or Tanger Outlets
- are definitely worth a visit. The prices in New York City itself are not
not really cheap despite the weak dollar exchange rate, as New York City is generally very
is generally very expensive compared to the rest of the USA.
One of the large, luxurious department stores such as Macy's, Bloomingdale's
or Saks Fifth Avenue
should be visited at least briefly. These are huge department stores
in which the individual manufacturers are subtenants. These department
department stores are generally not cheap, but you can find almost everything here.
Hotels
