NEW YORK CITY

New York, often called the Big Apple, has five boroughs: Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx.

When visitors think about New York, they usuallx think about Manhattan- an island 1.5 km wide. Four hundred years ago Manhattan was the home of the Algonquin Indians. In 1626 they sold Manhattan to a Dutchman Peter Minuit for about twenty-four dollars. More and more people started coming to America with the hope of a better life.

Thats why today New York has parts called Chinatown and Little Italy.

There are a lot of things to see in New York and it is not difficult to finde your way around. Most of the streets and avenues go in straight lines. Streets go east-west and avenues north-south.

Maybe you are familiar with some famous buildings from films. The Empire State Building is 448 m tall. The World Trade Center was the name for two skyscrapers that had 107 floors. The Twins were destroyed in a terrorist attack in 2001.

Another place from witch you can enjoy the view is the The Statue of Liberty. If you are tired of looking up at tall buildings, you can go to Central Park, a quite place in the centre of Manhattan.

Another place to have fun is Coney Island in south Brooklyn. There you can visit the New York Aquarium or take an exciting ride on Cyclone, the famous roller coaster.

Art lovers would like to visit some museums. The Metropolitan Museum is the biggest museum in New York. The Museum of Modern Art is also well known.

Most of the theatres are in the street near Times Square and on Broadway. There are also some theatres in Greenwich Village, a place where many famous artist and writers used to live.

Fith Avenue is famous for very expensive shops, but you can always go windowshopping. You can also visit Macys on Broadway and 34 Street, which is one of the biggest shops in the world.