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New York is a relatively young city, its planning is not burdened by centuries-old layering of historical and architectu...
27/07/2022

New York is a relatively young city, its planning is not burdened by centuries-old layering of historical and architectural eras. The first two centuries of its history left their mark only on the southern edge of Manhattan, roughly the area corresponding to the current Financial District (about 1 km²). In the middle of the 17th century, the territory of New Amsterdam was even smaller: the northern border of the city passed along a wooden wall (along the current Wall Street) and limited the territory to about 22 hectares. The directions of the streets ran along the shores of the Hudson and the East River.
Further development of the city was irregular at first. Urban planning in the modern sense did not exist. The Greenwich Village area began to be built up in a west-east direction. In 1811, the bicameral New York State Legislature adopted a "Commission" plan to develop and sell land in the state from present-day 14th Street to the northern edge of Manhattan

Immigration is a key factor in the rapid growth of the city's population. In the 1870s, the number of inhabitants of the...
25/07/2022

Immigration is a key factor in the rapid growth of the city's population. In the 1870s, the number of inhabitants of the historical core - Manhattan - exceeded one million, by the time the united New York City was formed in 1898, it exceeded 3.4 million. In 2000, there were 8,008,278 people, 3,021,588 households, and 1,852,233 families in New York City. The population density is 10,194.2 people/km². The city has 3,200,912 housing units with an average density of 4074.6/km². The racial makeup of the city was 44.66% White, 26.59% Black & African American, 0.52% Native American (Indian), 9.83% Asian, 0.07% Pacific, 13.42% from other races, and 4. 92% of people identifying themselves with two or more races. 26.98% of the population is Hispanic, regardless of race.

As a result of powerful influxes of immigration, New York was one of the first American cities - in the mid-1980s - to l...
25/07/2022

As a result of powerful influxes of immigration, New York was one of the first American cities - in the mid-1980s - to lose its white majority and become the domain of Hispanics and African Americans. To date, Manhattan and Staten Island are the only white-dominated boroughs. One of the symbols of the resettlement processes is the Ellis Island Immigration Museum. It is based on the site where until 1954 there was a main point for the reception of immigrants, through which more than 20 million future US citizens passed.

In the past, the overwhelming majority of the city's population were immigrants from Europe: in the middle of the 19th c...
25/07/2022

In the past, the overwhelming majority of the city's population were immigrants from Europe: in the middle of the 19th century - mostly Irish and Germans, by the beginning of the 20th century - Jews and Italians. In 1940, approximately 94% of the population of the unofficial capital of the United States were white. However, the ethnic make-up was rapidly changing as whites moved to the suburbs. This phenomenon, called "suburbanization", first manifested itself on a massive scale in New York. Within the city limits, those who left were replaced by representatives of other races. Over the past decades, New York City has welcomed many Asians, especially Chinese, Indians and Pakistanis, as well as natives of many Latin American and Caribbean countries.

In winter, the weather in the city is affected by the polar front. It separates tropical from temperate air. In the summ...
25/07/2022

In winter, the weather in the city is affected by the polar front. It separates tropical from temperate air. In the summer, New York is usually located between the polar and trade winds. The trade wind front delimits the spheres of influence of subtropical anticyclones within the corresponding belt. New York is occasionally (not every year) hit by tropical cyclones.[13]
Winters in New York City average between -2°C and +5°C, with occasional deviations from the norm. Snow falls almost every winter, with an average of 60 cm per year. Spring is mild, with temperatures between 7°C and 16°C. Summers in New York are comparatively hot, with average temperatures between 19°C and 28°C, with periods of high humidity. Temperatures often exceed 32°C, and rarely reach 38°C or more. Autumn in New York is mild, with temperatures between 10°C and 18°C. The occurrence of strong snowstorms is not ruled out until April.

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 also affected the US capital, Washington, but New York suffered the most fro...
20/07/2022

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 also affected the US capital, Washington, but New York suffered the most from the attacks on the World Trade Center and the thick, acrid smoke that continued to rise from its ruins for several months after the fall of the Twin Towers and the fire. Despite this, the clearing of the epicenter of the explosion was completed faster than planned, and since then the city has put forward new plans for the destroyed area. One World Trade Center, which was built on the site of the World Trade Center, also known as the Freedom Tower, became one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world (1,776 feet or 532.8 m)

The 1980s were a period of moderate growth, which was replaced by the great boom of the 1990s. The easing of racial tens...
20/07/2022

The 1980s were a period of moderate growth, which was replaced by the great boom of the 1990s. The easing of racial tensions, a significant drop in the crime rate, and the growth of immigration renewed the city, and the population of New York for the first time in its history exceeded 8 million people. In the late 1990s, the city benefited greatly from the success of the financial services industry during the dotcom boom. This became one of the factors of the increase in real estate prices in the city.

Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485-1528) reached New York Bay in 1524, Henry Hudson explored it in 1609. The...
20/07/2022

Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485-1528) reached New York Bay in 1524, Henry Hudson explored it in 1609. The city was founded as a trading factory in 1614 by the Dutch. In 1624, the Dutch founded the Manhattan settlement, from 1626 - the fortress of New Amsterdam, the center of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands. In 1664, it was captured by the English, who did not meet resistance from Governor Stouvesant, after which the city was renamed New York (English New York), in honor of the initiator of the capture - the Duke of York.

New York is one of the world's largest trade and financial centers (New York Stock Exchange, multinational corporations)...
20/07/2022

New York is one of the world's largest trade and financial centers (New York Stock Exchange, multinational corporations); a large industrial center (clothing, printing, vehicles, food products) of the USA and North America; New York, a conglomerate of ports, is connected to the Great Lakes by a system of canals; a large transport hub (air transport); numerous higher schools (Columbia University); Metropolitan Opera; large parks (Central Park); the main part of the city is Manhattan; museums, art galleries; architectural monuments of the 17th and 19th centuries; numerous skyscrapers, mainly in Manhattan; many monuments (in particular, to T. Shevchenko in Arrow Park); Statue of Liberty. The headquarters of the United Nations is located in New York.

New York (English New York City, MFA: [nuːˈjɔɹk] (listen) or The City of New York, literally "New York") is the largest ...
20/07/2022

New York (English New York City, MFA: [nuːˈjɔɹk] (listen) or The City of New York, literally "New York") is the largest city in the United States[10], located on the Atlantic coast near the mouth of the Hudson River. Population — 8,175,133 people (2010[11]), urban agglomeration — 19 million people. The population estimate for 2018 is 8.4 million people

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