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Introduction
New York City comprises 5 boroughs sitting where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean. At its core is Manhanttan, a densely populated borough that's among the world's major commercial, financial and cultural centers. Its iconic sites include skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building and sprawling Central Park. Broadway theater is staged in neon-lit Times Square.
Status of Liberty
The Status of Liberty 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 Status, was designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon and completed in 1931, the building has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m) and stands a total of 1,454 feet (443.2) tall. It's name is derived from Empire State the nickname of New York. As of 2017 the building is the 5th tallest completed skyscraper in the United States and the 28th tallest in the world. It is also the 6th-tallest freestanding structure in the Americas.
Time Square
The Time Square is a major commercial intersection, tourist destination, entertainment center and neighborhood in the Midtown Manhanttan section of New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. It stretches from West 47th Streets. Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisement.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable stayed in New York City and is one of the oldest roadway bridges in the US. Started in 1869 and completed 14 years later in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn, spanning the East River. It has a main span of 1,595.5 feet and was first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed. Spanning the East River between Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan, it is a cable-stayed suspension bridge most recognizable by its high limestone and granite Gothic towers. Give yourself 30 minutes to walk its 1.13 miles (1.82 kilometers) in the Brooklyn to Manhattan direction, which will give you spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline, especially at sunrise and sunset.
Stand in awe of the Skyscraper
Few experiences are as humbling as walking down a Manhattan street with skyscrapers towering over you. From 1930s monuments like the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building to the One World Trade Center (aka the Freedom Tower), completed in 2013, these gigantic beauties have to be seen to be believed. The views from the Empire State Building are not only awe-inspiring, by day and by night; they also communicate a sense of the city’s vastness within the context of the surrounding land; on a clear day, five states are visible from the observation deck.
Green Spaces in New York City
New York City is the greenest city in America. The 843-acre Central Park, the most famous park in the city, is actually only the 5th largest. Jog, walk, bike, in-line skate, horseback ride, ice skate, rent row boats, play basketball, softball, soccer, tennis, enjoy special events and festivals in the city’s 1,700 parks and playgrounds, or just kick back and people-watch.