Summary of New York

New York, one of the world’s largest cities

New York, one of the world’s largest cities, for over a century has been one of the most important world centers of world commerce. The city is considered a global city because of the global influence in media, entertainment and fashion, besides being the headquarters of the United Nations, making it an important point in international relations.

The type of buildings in New York

The type of buildings mostly associated with the city are without doubt the skyscrapers and the city have more of them than any other city in the world giving its peculiar appearance, another of its distinctive feature is undoubtedly the Central Park, a rectangle of more than three square kilometers of green space that has appeared in numerous films and television programs, and how can we forget the famous statue of Liberty located on the island of the same name, these and many other places make New York a major tourist center in the world . It is visited by more than 40 million native and foreign visitors.

The main way of transportation in New York

The main way of transportation in New York is the metro, the subway system is the largest in the world and operates 24 hours a day, and New York is the only U.S. city where more than half of their residents do not have a car.

Art in New York

We can also mention that many of the largest known artists, directors and producers of films, theater and television are from New York, among them we can mention Woody Allen or Martin Scorsese. This added to the many theaters there in the city led to the formation of different art schools in New York.

New York also has a great story that highlights the history of immigrants from all countries that make up the population of New York. People as varied have given rise to such emblematic neighborhoods as Chinatown or Little Italy. This has contributed to the existence of different styles of cooking, giving rise to such varied gastronomy from hot dogs to the popularSpanish recipes as the “Tapas” and many others from different culinary schools.

The gastronomy in New York

The cuisine has become an important part in the lives of New Yorkers, both social and leisure, even more people enjoy a good meal at a fine restaurant or simply by calling for delivery. The need for professional chefs is large and the need to prepare large quantities of food for such a large population is increasing and for these reasons, restaurants and culinary schools in New York are increasing too.

Sports in New York

Baseball is the most popular sport among the people of new York, we can also mention that New York has teams in four major U.S. sports leagues which have headquarters in the city such as New York Yankees (MLB), New York Giant (NFL) and New York Knicks (NBA) among others, these added to the impressive sports arenas among which we have found the Madison Square Garden And the Giant stadium. 

For its variety of people, the skyscrapers, its culture, arts, and sports New York is considered the world’s most cosmopolitan city.