Some Fun Facts about New York City!
· During 1789 to 1790, New York City was temporarily the US capital, and was the location of the inauguration of
the first President, George Washington, on April 30, 1789.
· In NYC, more than 250 feature movies are filmed annually.
· Each weekday, approximately 4.9 million people ride the New York City subway.
· The New York subway system is the largest mass transit system in the world.
· Their subway system has 468 stations and 842 miles (1355 km) of track.
· New York City Subway runs 24 hours a day.
· The musicians who perform in the NYC Subway system go through a competitive audition process. There are
6,374.6 miles of streets in New York City.
· The population of New York City was 3,350,000 in 1898. Now it is more than doubled in population.
· 30% of New Yorkers were not born in the US.
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· During 1789 to 1790, New York City was temporarily the US capital, and was the location of the inauguration of
the first President, George Washington, on April 30, 1789.
· In NYC, more than 250 feature movies are filmed annually.
· Each weekday, approximately 4.9 million people ride the New York City subway.
· The New York subway system is the largest mass transit system in the world.
· Their subway system has 468 stations and 842 miles (1355 km) of track.
· New York City Subway runs 24 hours a day.
· The musicians who perform in the NYC Subway system go through a competitive audition process. There are
6,374.6 miles of streets in New York City.
· The population of New York City was 3,350,000 in 1898. Now it is more than doubled in population.
· 30% of New Yorkers were not born in the US.
For more fun facts visit... http://www.scenebylaurie.com/nyc-scene/around-town/fun-facts-about-nyc/
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nyc100/html/classroom/hist_info/nycfacts.html
Area of New York City
New York City’s location is on the Eastern Atlantic Coast. It is located at the mouth of the Hudson River. New York city is made up of five smaller subsections called boroughs. The five boroughs include; Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Bronx. Manhattan is the smallest in land size from the other boroughs.
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New York City’s location is on the Eastern Atlantic Coast. It is located at the mouth of the Hudson River. New York city is made up of five smaller subsections called boroughs. The five boroughs include; Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Bronx. Manhattan is the smallest in land size from the other boroughs.
Visit http://geography.howstuffworks.com/united-states/geography-of-new-york-city1.htm for more information on the geography of NYC!