纽约城市的简介(英文)

NewYorkCityNewYorkisthemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStatesandthecenteroftheNewYorkMetropolitanArea,oneofthemostpopulousmetropolitanareasintheworld.NewYorkexertsasignificantimpactuponglobalcommerce,finance,media,art,fashion,research,technology,education,andentertainment.ThehomeoftheUnitedNationsHeadquarters,NewYorkisanimportantcenterforinternationalaffairsandiswidelydeemedtheculturalcapitaloftheworld.ThecityisalsoreferredtoasNewYorkCityortheCityofNewYorktodistinguishitfromthestateofNewYork,ofwhichitisapart.NewYorkCityContents:1.History2.Geography3.Boroughs4.Architecture5.Cultureandcontemporarylife6.EconomyAboutitsnameAlthoughgeneralwritingNewYorkCity,buttheCityofNewYorkistheofficialname.NewYorkmeansNewYork(新约克)-isaplaceofYorkBritishplacename.NewYork,alsoisincommemorationofthedukeofYorkJames.Becauseatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,NewYorkisanewimmigrationofheavenandearth,opportunitieseverywhere,soNewYorkisoftendubbedtheBigApple,istakinggood-looking,delicious,everyonewantstobitemeaning.Inthe20thcenturyanamedthebigappleNewYorkbandisfamousinternational,causedmanytocometoNewYorktotouriststraditionspointofthebigapplewatchperformance,soitsname.HistoryTimeEvent1524discovered1624foundingasatradingpostbycolonistsoftheDutchRepublic1626wasnamedNewAmsterdam1664underEnglishcontrol,wererenamedNewYorkInAugust1673TheDutchrecoveredthecolonies,givethecitychangedNewOrangeInNovember1674thecolonyispermanentlywascededtoBritain,renamedCityofNewYork1788until1790servedasthecapitaloftheUnitedStatesSince1790hasbeenthecountry'slargestcity1.NewAmsterdamin1664,theyearBritaintookcontrolandrenameditNewYork“.2.TheBattleofLongIsland,thelargestbattleoftheAmericanRevolutiontookplaceinBrooklynin1776.3.Bird'seyeviewprintofManhattan&NewYorkCity,1873.4.MidtownManhattan,NewYorkCity,fromRockefellerCenter,19325.TheStonewallInninGreenwichVillage,adesignatedNationalHistoricLandmarkasthesiteofthe1969StonewallRebellion.6.UnitedAirlinesFlight175hitstheSouthToweroftheformerWorldTradeCenteronSeptember11,2001Geography.NewYorkCityislocatedintheNortheasternUnitedStates,insoutheasternNewYorkState,approximatelyhalfwaybetweenWashington,D.C.andBoston.ThelocationatthemouthoftheHudsonRiver,whichfeedsintoanaturallyshelteredharborandthenintotheAtlanticOcean,hashelpedthecitygrowinsignificanceasatradingcity.MuchofNewYorkisbuiltonthethreeislandsofManhattan,StatenIsland,andLongIsland,makinglandscarceandencouragingahighpopulationdensity..Thecity'stotalareais468.9squaremiles,164.1squaremilesofthisarewaterand304.8squaremilesisland..Theareaaverages234dayswithatleastsomesunshineannually,Wintersarecoldanddamp,andprevailingwindpatternsthatblowoffshoreminimizethemoderatingeffectsoftheAtlanticOcean.BoroughsNewYorkCityiscomposedoffiveboroughs：TheBronx,Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens,andStatenIsland.TheBronxisthebirthplaceofrapandhip-hopculture.ExceptforasmallsectionofManhattanknownasMarbleHill,theBronxistheonlysectionofthecitythatispartoftheUnitedStatesmainland.Brooklynisknownforitscultural,socialandethnicdiversity,anindependentartscene,distinctneighborhoodsandadistinctivearchitecturalheritage.QueensisgeographicallythelargestboroughandthemostethnicallydiversecountyintheUnitedStates,todaytheboroughispredominantlyresidentialandmiddleclass.StatenIslandisthemostsuburbanincharacterofthefiveboroughs.TheStatenIslandFerryisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsinNewYorkCity.ManhattanManhattanistheoldestandthemostdenselypopulatedofthefiveboroughsofNewYorkCity.LocatedprimarilyontheislandofManhattanatthemouthoftheHudsonRiver,theboundariesoftheboroughareidenticaltothoseofNewYorkCounty,anoriginalcountyofthestateofNewYork.ItisthehometoCentralParkandmostofthecity'sskyscrapers.Theboroughisthefinancialcenterofthecityandcontainstheheadquartersofmanymajorcorporations,theUN,anumberofimportantuniversities,andmanyculturalattractions.ManhattanislooselydividedintoLower,Midtown,andUptownregions.UptownManhattanisdividedbyCentralParkintotheUpperEastSideandtheUpperWestSide,andabovetheparkisHarlem.ArchitectureNewYorkhasarchitecturallynoteworthybuildingsinawiderangeofstylesandfromdistincttimeperiodsfromthesaltboxstylePieterClaesenWyckoffHouseinBrooklyn,theoldestsectionofwhichdatesto1656,tothemodernFreedomTower,themodernskyscrapercurrentlyunderconstructionattheWorldTradeCenterinlowerManhattan.Manhattan'sskylinewithitsmanyskyscrapersisuniversallyrecognized,andthecityhasbeenhometoseveralofthetallestbuildingsintheworld.Asof2011,NewYorkCityhad5,937high-risebuildings,ofwhich550completedstructureswereatleast100metershigh,bothsecondintheworldafterHongKong.TheEmpireStateBuildingandChryslerBuilding,builtinArtDecostyle.TheSeagramBuilding(1957)isaprominentexampleoftheInternationalstyleofModernistarchitecture.BrownstonerowhousesinHarlemTheStatueofLibertyNationalMonument,inNewYorkHarbor,withtheformerTwinTowersoftheWorldTradeCenterinthebackground.CentralParkisthemostvisitedcityparkintheUnitedStates.Cultureandcontemporarylife•NumerousmajorAmericanculturalmovementsbeganinthecity,suchastheHarlemRenaissance,whichestablishedtheAfrican-Am