220 Unknown Facts About New York State

220 Unknown Facts About New York State

New York City has 722 miles of subway track.
New York is the largest north east state in both area and population.
The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843.
New York stands second only to Vermont for maple syrup production.
New Yorkers drink almost 7 times more coffee than other cities in the U.S.
All underground subway stations in New York City have Wi-Fi connectivity.
The first Boy’s Club was established in New York City in 1876.
European settlers who brought seeds to New York introduced apples in the 1600s.
The Big Apple is a term coined by musicians meaning to play the big time.
The oldest cattle ranch in the US was started in 1747 at Montauk on Long Island.
Toilet paper was invented by Joseph Gayetty of New York City.
The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843.
Taughannock Falls is the tallest single-drop waterfall in the state of New York.
Tokyo is the city with the most millionaires in the world but London has the most multi-millionaires and New York the most billionaires.
Adirondack Park is larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier, and Olympic Parks combined.
New York was the first state to require license plates on cars.
Niagara Reservation became the first state park in the United States.
Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh was the first publicly owned historic site.
New York State is home to 58 species of wild orchids.
New York has over 70,000 miles of rivers and streams.
The first public brewery in America was established by Peter Minuit at the Market (Marckvelt) field in lower Manhattan.
The first Eagle Scout was Arthur R. Eldred from Troop 1 in Oceanside. He was bestowed the honor in May 1912.
The 641 mile transportation network known as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll road in the United States.
A brewer named Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in 1861.
In 1979 Vassar students were the first from a private college to be granted permission to study in the People’s Republic of China.
The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
Union College in Schenectady is regarded as the Mother of Fraternities because Delta Phi is the oldest continually operating fraternity and Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Societies were started on the campus.
The Woodstock Music and Arts Fair was actually held in Bethel.
New York State measures about 1% of the land mass of the U.S. However, it contributes almost 8% to the country’s GDP.
New York is the only state that mines Wollastonite, which finds its application in automobile brakes, paints and plastics, metallurgical brakes, and ceramics. However, the deposits are also found in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, California, Utah and New Mexico.
The Genesee River is one of the few rivers in the world that flows south to north.
Rochester is known as both the Flour City and the Flower City. The community is home to the first abolitionist group, bloomers, marshmallows, Jell-O, French’s Mustard, baby shoes, gold teeth and the mail chute.
Gennaro Lombardi opened the first United States pizzeria in 1895 in New York City.
On July 28, 1945 an Army Air Corps B-25 crashed into the Empire State Building at the 79th floor level.
New York’s largest lake in Oneida measures 79.8 square miles.
New York’s highest waterfall is the 215 foot Taughannock.
The Erie Canal, built across New York State in the 1820s, opened the Midwest to development and helped New York City become a worldwide trading center.
Ten Mile River Boy Scout Camp in Narrowsburg is the largest council owned camp in the country.
Joseph C. Gayetty of New York City invented toilet paper in 1857.
Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr. played against each other in Rochester vs. Pawtucket Red Sox in the longest game in baseball history. The game went a total of 33 innings.
Adirondack park in New York is larger than any other national park in the U.S. (outside of Alaska). The park covers an area of 28 million acres.
New York state was called New Amsterdam initially when it was discovered and settled by the Dutch. However, it was later conquered by the British and its name was changed in the honor of England’s Duke of York.
The United Nations is headquartered in New York City.
New York State has had four constitutions. They were adopted in 1777, 1821, 1846, 1894. The Constitution of 1894, revised in 1938 and amended over 200 times, remains in place today.
The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ both call the city their home. And mind you, these are the world’s two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization of their listed companies. Big Board is a nickname for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Canada is an important economic partner of the state.
Did you know that after the Brooklyn Bridge was complete and was opened for the public to use, 21 elephants, 7 camels and 10 dromedaries (basically furry camels) crossed the bridge to demonstrate that the bridge was safe and ready for use? The elephant stunt had to be performed because a woman fell from the bridge, causing a stampede that killed 12 people. After this news broke out, people generally believed that the bridge was unsafe and thus the elephant walk came into being.
Did you know that a 16-year-old named Keron Thomas hijacked a train and drove it for three hours before being arrested? Before he hijacked the train, he studied the MTA manuals and planned for months. More than 5 million people ride the New York City subway every weekday.
At 85.1 mi long, Delaware Aqueduct (an aqueduct in the New York City water supply system) is the longest tunnel in the world. It supplies water from Rondout Reservoir to the Chelsea Pump Station before ending at Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers. The tunnel was completed in 1945.
Fiorello La Guardia, acclaimed as one of the greatest mayors in American history, was born in New York City, New York. He was the 99th mayor of the city. LaGuardia Airport is named after him.
Did you know that the Hudson River flows two ways? The river flows for 315 miles and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Because of the low and hide tides, which the river usually experiences twice every 24 hours, the direction of its flow reverses. A rising tide causes the river to flow towards Troy (northwards) and a falling tide causes the river to flow seaward (southwards). The river also forms the boundary between New York and New Jersey for 21 miles.
George Eastman, the founder of the Eastman Kodak Company, was born in Waterville, New York. He popularized the use of roll films, which later became the basis for the invention of motion picture film stock in 1888.
The Empire State Building measuring 1,454 feet from the base to the antenna is a concrete example of human potential and engineering marvel. From the two Observation Decks on its 86th and 102nd floors, you can see New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. The building took only 1 year and 45 days to build. The final rivet shot in the building was made of solid gold.
New York City also houses the world’s largest railway station – the Grand Central Terminal. Its construction was completed in 1913. The station has 44 platforms, situated on two underground levels. The station covers 48 acres of land.
Consider yourself half-lucky if you have lost your belongings in Grand Central Terminal. The reason is that the Grand Central Lost and Found has a 54% return rate on most items and an 80% return rate on high value items.
Manhattan, New York City, is home to the largest concentration of Chinese in Western Hemisphere. Here, 150,000 Chinese residents live in a 2 square mile plot of land.
New York State’s Liberty Island, where the Statue of Liberty is set, is home to the first hospital in the country. The hospital was opened on the island to house the immigrants who were considered physically unfit and too ill to enter the country.
Hyde Hall Bridge is the oldest documented, covered bridge in New York State and the U.S. It was built in 1825 and is one of 21 historic covered bridges in New York State.
New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 784 square kilometers (302.6 square miles), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.
A global power city, New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world.
New York City is situated in the Northeastern United States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston.
The geography of New York City is characterized by its coastal position at the meeting of the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean in one of the world’s largest natural harbors.
Most of New York City is built on the three islands of Long Island, Manhattan, and Staten Island.
The highest point in the city is Todt Hill on Staten Island, which, at 124.9 meters (409.8 feet) above sea level, is the highest point on the Eastern Seaboard south of Maine.
New York is composed of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island; each of which is a separate county of New York State.
Time Square is one of the most well-recognized spots in New York City. It is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhattan. Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements, Times Square is sometimes referred to as “The Crossroads of the World”, “The Center of the Universe“, “the heart of The Great White Way”, and the “heart of the world”. Times Square is one of the world’s most visited tourist attractions, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors annually.
The Statue of Liberty is another iconic landmark. It is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
The Empire State Building is an iconic 102-story skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan. It was the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972. The building has a roof height of 381 meters (1,250 feet), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 443 meters (1,454 feet) high. The Empire State Building is in the Art Deco style, characterized by decorative, geometric designs.
One World Trade Center also known as the Freedom Tower is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. The supertall structure has the same name as the North Tower of the original World Trade Center, which was completely destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. At 541 meters (1,776 feet), One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest in the world.
New York City subway was opened in 1904 and nowadays it represents the largest mass transit system in the world with 472 stations. Approximately 6 million people use the subway every day.
New York City has more than 2,000 arts and cultural organizations and more than 500 art galleries of all sizes.
Broadway theatre is one of the premier forms of English-language theatre in the world, named after Broadway, the major thoroughfare that crosses Times Square.
Each New Year’s Eve 1 million people gather in New York City’s Times Square to watch famous ball drop. Another 1 billion people from around the world will watch the famed ball drop on TV.
New York City receives over 60 million foreign and American tourists each year.
Among celebrities that were born in New York City are: Al Pacino, Eddie Murphy, Sylvester Stallone, Ben Stiller, Liv Tyler, Anna Hathaway, Robert Downey Jr., Christina Aguilera, Jay Z, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Lopez, Donald Trump and Lady Gaga.
The Bronx was named after Jonas Bronck, who was the first European to settle in the region in 1639. Over the years, “Bronck” changed to “Bronx” and the rest is history.
One of the more interesting facts about New York City is that oysters were so popular in the 19th century their shells were used to pave Pearl Street.
If you tried to navigate the entire NYC subway system, it would take approximately 24 hours. And, that’s if you hurry! With 34 liens and 460 stops, the system is one of the largest in the world.
The gold rush might have happened in San Francisco but you might be surprised to learn there’s a literal gold digger in NYC. He mines the sidewalk cracks for gold and can make over $600 a week. Pretty impressive!
UPS, FedEx, and other commercial delivery companies receive up to 7,000 parking tickets a day! Yikes. That results in approximately $120 million in revenue for the City.
A one-mile-long island called Hog Island used to exist south of Rockaway Beach. It disappeared after the hurricane of 1893.
In 1664, the city was named after then Duke of York, and future King of England James II. Charles II, King of England, James’s older brother, had named him proprietor of the former territory of New Netherlands and its main city of New Amsterdam, which had recently been seized from the Dutch.
The Battle of Long Island, the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War, was fought in August 1776 within the modern-day borough of Brooklyn.
In 1789, New York City became the first national capital of the United States for a year.
In the 19th century, the city was transformed by development relating to its status as a trading center, as well as by European immigration.
At the turn of the 20th century, New York City became the city we know today. In 1895, residents of Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and Brooklyn–all independent cities at that time–voted to “consolidate” with Manhattan to form a five-borough “Greater New York.”
Times Square is named after The New York Times. Originally, it was known as Longacre Square until the Times moved there in 1904. Longacre square doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, does it?
You probably know NYC is famous for pizza. However, did you know it’s home to the first-ever United States pizzeria? Lombardi’s opened in 1895 and still serves some of the best pizza in New York City. (Bonus fact: The price of a pizza slice and a single subway ride has remained relatively equal more than 50 years resulting in what economists call “The Pizza Principle.” Weirdly, when the price of one goes up so does the other.)
More than 800 languages are spoken in New York City. Yes, 800! As a result, it is the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
Which landmark is older? Brooklyn Bridge of the Tower Bridge in London? If you guessed the Brooklyn Bridge, you’re correct.
If you’ve ever been to New York City, you’ve no doubt heard a lot of cars honking their horns. However, honking your horn in NYC is actually illegal. That’s one of the facts about New York City that doesn’t’ seem true but is!
New York City, not Washington D.C., was the first capital of the United States of America.
We’ve all head the phrase “faster than a New York minute.” However, did you know there is a birth in New York City every 4.4 minutes? That’s a lot of babies!
It’s not illegal to go topless in New York City. Don’t worry, though, people prefer to wear their clothes here!
The New York City library is home to more than 50 million books. As such, it’s the third largest library in the world and the second largest in the United States behind the Library of Congress.
The Empire State Building gets hit by lightning around 23 times a year. Talk about electric!
New York City has the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, largest Chinese population outside of Asian and largest Puerto Rican population of any city in the world.
Going topless may be legal in New York City but farting in a church could result in a misdemeanor. This is due to a law stating a person is guilty of disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service “when he or she makes unreasonable noise or disturbance while at a lawfully assembled religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service, or within one hundred feet thereof, with intent to cause annoyance or alarm or recklessly creating a risk thereof.”
Up until the 1920s, May 1 was moving day in New York City. As such, everyone was who moving apartments in New York City had to move on this day! Can you image the chaos? This may be one of the strangest facts about New York City.
The Central Park Mall, which is the only straight path in Central Park, was originally designed to let wealthy New Yorkers stroll, socialize and show off their fancy duds.
New York City’s Federal Reserve Bank has the largest gold storage in the world. The vault, which holds more than 7,000 tons of gold bars or roughly $90 billion dollars, is 80-feet below ground.
You may have heard of The Highline, park located above the New York City Streets. But, have you heard of The Lowline? It’s the world’s first underground park in the world and is located on Manhattan’s West Side.
Grand Central Terminal has a Whispering Gallery. Stand at opposite diagonal corners of the room to whisper to someone standing on the other side of the room.
The oldest building in New York City dates back to 1642. Known as Wyckoff Farm, the house, which is located in Brooklyn, is now a museum dedicated to the city’s Dutch heritage.
One of the oddest facts about New York City is that cowboys used to patrol the West Side of Manhattan. Why so? Well, their job was to wrangle people out of the way of freight trains in an effort to avoid accidents. Luckily, as safety measures improved, they were no longer needed and phased out by 1941.
Attention birdwatchers! There’s more than just pigeons in New York City. In fact, 275 of the 800 known North American bird species have been spotted in New York’s Central Park.
More than 8 million people live in New York City. That means 1 in every 38 people in the United States calls this bustling city home.
The Statue of Liberty may be a shining symbol of America but did you know it was originally gifted to the United States by France? The gift was bestowed in 1886 for America’s centennial celebration. It was then shipped as 350 pieces in over 200 crates and took more than four months to assemble.
If Brooklyn was its own city, instead of a borough of New York City, it would be the fourth largest city in the United States.
“The Big Apple” is one of New York City’s most famous nicknames. But where did the name come from? Not a likely place, actually. It stems from a local newspaper’s horse racing column in the 1920s which used the phrase to describe a bug money price at popular horse races around the city.
Albert Einstein’s brain and eyeballs are kept in a safe box in New York City. Strange, sure? True, you bet!
In 1780, winter was so bad in New York City that New York harbor froze over. As a result, people could walk from Manhattan to Staten Island on the ice. That’s definitely one of the strangest facts about New York City!
If you’re a New York homeowner, you can request a tree get planted outside of your home for free. How amazing is that?!
New York City is home to the most billionaires in the world. And, there are more than 380,000 millionaires in the City.
Speaking of money, you’re going to need it if you plan on living in New York City. The average rent price is around $3500 a month.
New York City wouldn’t be the same without its round-the-clock fleet of yellow and black taxis. Oddly enough, though, the first gasoline-powered taxis in the City were red and green. New York City cabs didn’t adopt the yellow color until 1912.
Imagine this: The entire world’s population could fit in the state of Texas if it were as densely populated at New York City.
McSorley’s, which is one of the oldest bars in New York City, didn’t allow women inside until 1970.
The iconic Empire State Building has its own zip code—10118.
New York City has 520 miles of coastline. That’s more than the coasts of Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco combined.
The City of New York will pay for a homeless person’s one-way ticket if they have a guaranteed place to stay.
There are more undergrad and graduate students in NYC than Boston has people.
There is a secret train platform in the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
The narrowest house in NYC is in the West Village: 75 1/2 Bedford Street is just over 9 feet wide.
It can cost over $289,000 for a one-year hot dog stand permit in Central Park.
New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States.
The first people arrived in New York around 10,000 B.C.
New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the New York metropolitan area is one of the most populous in the world. Buffalo is the second-largest city in the state after the New York City while Mechanicville is the smallest (by area) of all.
The “Statue of Liberty” is in New York. The statue is a symbol of the United States and its ideals of opportunity, democracy, and freedom. Did you know that the “Statue of Liberty” was a gift to the United States from France?
Did you know that the seven spikes on the crown of the Statue of Liberty represent the seven oceans and the seven continents of the world, indicating the universal concept of liberty? In 1886, it was the tallest iron structure ever built.
Albany, the state’s capital, was the site of the first European settlement in New York. Albany became the capital of the state in 1797. It is also the longest continually chartered (a charter city is a city in which the governing system is defined by the city’s own charter document rather than by general law) city in the United States.
On April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the president of the United States at Federal Hall in New York City, New York.
Until 1960, New York State lead other states in the U.S. in terms of total population, culture and economic indexes. And then it was overtaken by California due to enormous growth that the later state witnessed.
Niagara Falls, one of the most famous waterfalls in the world is located on the border of Ontario, Canada, and New York, United States.
The Hudson River is named after the sailor Henry Hudson, who sailed into the state in 1609, on his ship the Half Moon.
The Hudson River separates New York City from the state of New Jersey. The Hudson River flows entirely within the New York State except for its final segment when it forms the boundary between New York and New Jersey.
The United States got engaged in a military conflict with the British Empire between June 18, 1812, to February 18, 1815. The New York – Canadian border was the central front of the war.
The third floor of the assembly Library of the State Capitol building caught fire on March 29, 1911, at around 2:15 am. The cause of the fire is thought to be faulty wiring or tossing of a cigar. However, nothing was confirmed.
The New York State Canal System consists of four canals – the Erie Canal, the Oswego Canal, the Cayuga–Seneca Canal, and the Champlain Canal. The system which is 525 miles long is located in 17 counties in upstate New York (excluding New York City). The system sees very less commercial vessels and is primarily used for recreational and flood control purposes.
There is a secret train station (known as Track 61) below the Waldorf Astoria, which is the most famous historic hotel in New York City. During the 1930s the train station was built for the secret entrance of former US president Franklin Roosevelt to the hotel.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest art museum in the United States and also one of the most visited art museums in the world. It was founded in 1870 by Richard Morris Hunt and others. Today, the museum is one of the world’s greatest art centers. The museum showcases over 5,000 years of art from around the world.
Almost all of the state north of the New York City is referred to as “Upstate New York” by the local residents.
New York is the only state that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes.
Did you know that virtually every skyscraper built in New York is the result of hard work and fearless attitude of the Mohawk ironworkers? The ironworkers belonging to this tribe have an innate talent to withstand pressure and complete their task while working on great heights.
Did you know that more than 4,000 farms have been lost to real estate development in the state since the 1980s?
New York is home to the tallest building in the western hemisphere – One World Trade Center. The building has 104 floors and its top reaches a staggering 1776 feet, which is also the year of the U.S. independence. The building was recently completed in 2014. During its planning stages, the building was also referred to as Freedom Tower.
Albany International Airport (ALB), established in 1928, is the oldest municipal airport in the US.
Did you know that there are 11 long and thin lakes (Conesus, Hemlock, Canadice, Honeoye, Canandaigua, Keuka, Seneca, Cayuga, Owasco, Skaneateles and Otisco) in the Upstate New York? These lakes together are referred to as Finger Lakes. These lakes are oriented on a north-south axis and are mainly linear in shape.
After Washington, New York produces most apples in the country, followed by Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Virginia, North Carolina, Oregon, Ohio, and Idaho.
The New York City Subway has the most stations (468). Shanghai and Beijing come in second and third respectively in regards to stations. Beijing has the highest ridership and the longest route length.
New York was the first state to require automobiles have license plates in 1901. However, these plates were made by individual owners (with the owner’s initials) rather than being issued by state agencies. In 1903, the first state-issued license plates were distributed in Massachusetts.
New York tops the list of the states with the biggest per capita tax burden followed by Connecticut, New Jersey, California, and Illinois.
Dairying is New York’s most important farming activity with over 18,000 cattle and or calves farms.
In 1807 The Clermont made its maiden voyage from New York City to Albany making the vessel the first successful steamboat.
Sam Schapiro began the Kosher wine industry on New York’s Lower East side with their famous extra heavy original concord wine in 1899.
Power Mill Park situated outside Rochester has a house on Park Road shaped like a group of mushrooms.
Chittenago is the home of L. Frank Baum, author of the “Wizard of Oz”. It features a yellow brick inlaid sidewalks leading to Aunti Em’s and other Oz-themed businesses. Chittenago is the location of an annual Munchkins parade.
Oneida has the world’s smallest church with the dimensions of 3.5′ X 6′.
The first daily Yiddish newspaper appeared in 1885 in New York City.
The first international sports hero, boxer Bill Richmond of Staten Island, was born August 5, 1763.
The “New York Post” established in 1803 by Alexander Hamilton is the oldest running newspaper in the United States.
John Babcock invented both the indoor rowing machine and the sliding seat during the winter of 1869/1870.
The first railroad in America ran a distance of 11 miles between Albany and Schenectady.
The first capital of the United States was New York City. In 1789 George Washington took his oath as president on the balcony at Federal Hall.
Hartsdale has a pet cemetery established in 1896 and containing 12,000 plots.
In November for Boy Scouts and in March for Girl Scouts the annual Urban Camp-Outs are hosted at the Empire State Building.
The Catskills are the home of the legend of Rip Van Winkle, brown trout and flycasting.
The first presentation of 3D films before a paying audience took place at Manhattan’s Astor Theater on June 10, 1915.
Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from Troy who’s caricature Uncle Sam came to personify the United States is buried at Troy’s Oakwood Cemetery. During the War of 1812, he stamped “U.S. Beef” on his products which soldiers interpreted the U.S. abbreviation as meaning Uncle Sam.
Mount Kisco’s landmark, a statue of Chief Kisco, was once an elaborate fountain for watering horses. The statue stands at the intersection of Routes 117 and 133. D.F. Gorham, a strong supporter of prohibition, presented it to Mount Kisco in 1907. The inscription on the base to the statue reads “God’s Only Beverage for Man and Beast.”
The name Canandaigua (pronounced Can-an-DAY-gwa) is derived from a Native American word meaning the chosen spot.
Horseheads is the first and only village in the United States dedicated to the service of the American military horse.
The written history of New York City began with the first European explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524.
A permanent European presence in New Netherland began in 1624 – making New York the 12th oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the continental United States – with the founding of a Dutch fur trading settlement on Governors Island.
New York City is famous to have many names such as “The Great American Melting Pot,” “Gotham,” “The City that Never Sleeps” — but its most famous nickname, without a doubt, is “The Big Apple.”
The Big Apple moniker first gained popularity in connection with horseracing. Around 1920, New York City newspaper reporter John Fitz Gerald, whose beat was the track, heard African-American stable hands in New Orleans say they were going to “the big apple,” a reference to New York City, whose race tracks were considered big-time venues. Fitz Gerald soon began making mention of the Big Apple in his newspaper columns. In the 1930s, jazz musicians adopted the term to indicate New York City was home to big-league music clubs. The nickname later faded from use and wasn’t revived until the early 1970s, as part of a tourism campaign to spiff up New York’s image.
Public-minded members of the contemporaneous business elite lobbied for the establishment of Central Park, which in 1857 became the first landscaped park in an American city. It was later improved and expanded according to Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s Greensward Plan, after which it was reopened in 1873. Central Park is comprised of 341 hectares (843 acres). It is 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) long and 0.8 kilometers (0.5 mile) wide. Central Park receives around 42 million visitors annually and stays open all year.
The most breathtaking view of the city is from its marvelous bridges. They all are, without any exceptions, pieces of art. The city is home to more than 2,000 bridges and tunnels. Probably the most famous is the Brooklyn Bridge. It is is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge and is one of the oldest bridges of either type in the United States.
Another landmark of New York is yellow taxi. More than 13,000 licensed taxis work in the city. In case you don’t have cash, you can easily pay by credit card, and I consider this as one of the most convenient things in the city.
New York is full of experiences and is one of the best places in the world to try incredible food. So many different people live here and they are all happy to offer their national cuisine. Some people consider the city one of the best places to try famous NYC pizza. Many of the restaurants rank among the most expensive in the world while the others are ready to offer you the fast food for a couple of dollars.
Land in New York is priceless to own and even more expensive to develop that people are looking up — way up. In New York City, it’s possible to sell the air above a building for future development. Air, people. Air!
New York invented one of the world’s first and greatest luxury hotels — the Waldorf Astoria — which invented the velvet rope and its meaning.
Manhattan comes from a word in the Lenape language that means “Island of many hills“.
The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States, and as many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
New York City has the largest Chinese population of any city outside Asia and the largest Puerto Rican population of any city in the world.

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