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LovingandHatingNewYorkThatalldependsonyou!WhatistheimageofAmericainyourmind?•Freedom•Open•Energetic•Rich•High-tech•Skyscraper•Siliconvalley•Automobile•NBA•Football•Disney•Hollywood•真正来了纽约，你心中的纽约又会变成另一个样子，每个人都看到了自己想看的纽约。•无数的博物馆•自由女神•华尔街•街头文化•纽约的多样就如同纽约人自己认为的那样，世界的中心•在纽约你可以找到所有地方的文化……•在纽约你可以领略最大的宽容和自由•在纽约你可以看到最奢华的消费和最肮脏的街头•在纽约你可以找到每一种欲望•在纽约你可以看到时代广场的繁华也可以看到中央公园的静谧•如果你爱他，就把她送到纽约去，因为那里是天堂；如果你恨她也把她送到纽约去，因为那里是地狱Geography•intheNortheasternUnitedStates,insoutheasternNewYorkState,approximatelyhalfwaybetweenWashington,D.C.andBoston.ThelocationatthemouthoftheHudsonRiverhelpedthecitygrowinsignificanceasatradingport.MuchofNewYorkisbuiltonthethreeislandsofManhattan,StatenIsland,andLongIsland•Thecity'stotalareais468.9squaremiles(1,214km2).164.1sqmi(425km2)ofthisiswaterand304.8sqmi(789km2)islandclimate•humidsubtropicalclimate•Theareaaverages234dayswithatleastsomesunshineannually,andaverages58%ofpossiblesunshineannually,[•Wintersarecoldanddamp•temperaturesinwintercouldforafewdaysbeaslowas−12°Candashighas10°C•Springandautumnareunpredictableandcanrangefromchillytowarm•SummersaretypicallyhotandhumidwithaJulyaverageof24.7°C•temperaturesexceed32°Conaverageof17dayseachsummerandcanexceed38°C•throughouttheyear.Averagewintersnowfallfor1981to2010hasbeen26.7inches(68cm),butthisusuallyvariesconsiderablyfromyeartoyear.HurricanesandtropicalstormsarerareintheNewYorkareaDemographics•NewYorkCityisthemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStates,withanestimatedrecordhighof8,336,697residentsasof2012•Thecity'spopulationin2010was44%white(33.3%non-Hispanicwhite),25.5%black(23%non-Hispanicblack),and12.7%Asian.•Throughoutitshistory,thecityhasbeenamajorportofentryforimmigrantsintotheUnitedStates•pproximately36%ofthecity'spopulationisforeign-born.•ItishometothelargestJewishcommunityoutsideIsrael•TheNewYorkmetropolitanareaishometoaself-identifyinggayandbisexualcommunityestimatedat568,903individuals,thelargestintheUnitedStates•NewYorkCityhasahighdegreeofincomedisparity•Inearly2011,theaverageweeklywageinNewYorkCountywas$2,634Architecture•937high-risebuildings,ofwhich550completedstructureswereatleast100metershigh,bothsecondintheworldafterHongKong,•Stoneandbrickbecamethecity'sbuildingmaterialsofchoiceParks•NewYorkStateParks•TherearesevenstateparkswithintheconfinesofNewYorkCity,includingClayPitPondsStateParkPreserve,anaturalareawhichincludesextensiveridingtrails,andRiverbankStatePark,a28-acre(110,000m2)facilitythatrises69feet(21m)overtheHudsonRiver•GatewayNationalRecreationArea•CentralParkan883-acre(3.57km2)parkinManhattan,isthemostvisitedcityparkintheUnitedStates,with25millionvisitorseachyear.•Theparkcontainsamyriadofattractions;thereareseverallakesandponds,twoice-skatingrinks,theCentralParkZoo,theCentralParkConservatoryGarden,the106-acreJackieOnassisReservoir.•IndoorattractionsincludeBelvedereCastlewithitsnaturecenter,theSwedishCottageMarionetteTheater,andthehistoricCarousel.•OnOctober23,2012,hedgefundmanagerJohnA.Paulsonannounceda$100milliongifttotheCentralParkConservancy,thelargestevermonetarydonationtoNewYorkCity'sparksystem•ProspectParkinBrooklynhasa90-acre(360,000m2)meadow,alakeandextensivewoodlands.LocatedwithintheparkisthehistoricBattlePass,whichfiguredprominentlyintheBattleofLongIsl•FlushingMeadows–CoronaParkinQueens,thecity'sthirdlargestpark,wasthesettingforthe1939World'sFairandthe1964World'sFair.•InStatenIsland,theConferenceHouseParkcontainsthehistoricConferenceHouse,siteoftheonlyattemptofapeacefulresolutiontotheAmericanRevolution,attendedbyBenjaminFranklinrepresentingtheAmericansandLordHowerepresentingtheBritishCrown.LocatedwithintheparkisthehistoricBurialRidge,thelargestNativeAmericanburialgroundwithinNewYorkCity.Boroughs•Manhattan(NewYorkCounty)isthemostdenselypopulatedboroughandishometoCentralParkandmostofthecity'sskyscrapers.•MostoftheboroughisonManhattanIsland,atthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.•Manhattanisthefinancialcenterofthecityandcontainstheheadquartersofmanymajorcorporations,theUN,anumberofimportantuniversities,andmanyculturalattractions.•ManhattanislooselydividedintoLower,Midtown,andUptownregions.UptownManhattanisdividedbyCentralParkintotheUpperEastSideandtheUpperWestSide,andabovetheparkisHarlem.•NewYorkCity'sremainingfourboroughsarecollectivelyreferredtoastheouterboroughs.•TheBronx(BronxCounty)isNewYorkCity'snorthernmostborough,thelocationofYankeeStadium,homeoftheNewYorkYankees,andhometothelargestcooperativelyownedhousingcomplexintheUnitedStates•ExceptforasmallsectionofManhattanknownasMarbleHill,theBronxistheonlysectionofthecitythatispartoftheUnitedStates'mainland.•ItishometotheBronxZoo,thelargestmetropolitanzoointheUnitedStates,whichspans265acres(1.07km2)andishometoover6,000animals.•TheBronxisthebirthplaceofrapandhiphopculture•Brooklyn(KingsCounty)onthewesterntipofLongIsland,isthecity'smostpopulousboroughandwasanindependentcityuntil1898.Brooklynisknownforitscultural,socialandethnicdiversity,anindependentartscene,distinctneighborhoodsandadistinctivearchitecturalheritage.•DowntownBrooklynistheonlycentralcoreneighborhoodintheouterboroughs.•Theborough