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New York is situated in the Northeast region of the United States of America.
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Over eight million people call the Big Apple home,
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and the city attracts up to fifty million visitors a year.
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Ever since the Colonists arrived in 1624,
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New York has been continuously shaped by the waves of immigrants drawn here
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by the promise of hope, and liberty.
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Every newcomer arrived with a cultural suitcase that contributed to the sounds,
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tastes and textures of New York.
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But it is their dreams which built the city. A city like no other!
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New York touches not only the heavens with its mythic skyline,
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its influence radiates to every corner of the globe.
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Every street corner it seems, is familiar through documentary, movie and song.
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New York's straightforward grid system makes it an easy city to explore
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by foot, taxi, or on its subway, which, just like the city - never sleeps!
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In Manhattan's Midtown, you'll find many of The Big Apple's most iconic symbols.
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The Art Deco-designed Empire State Building is one of the most impressive
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and endearing skyscrapers ever created.
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The skyline may have grown up around it, but the view from the 102nd floor
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is as breathtaking today as it was when it first opened in 1931.
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New York has always been a place where "when the going got tough, the tough got going".
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The Rockefeller Center, a visionary city within a city,
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rose during the darkest days of the Great Depression.
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Today, it's still a place of creativity, inspiration
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and even more incredible views of the city.
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Closer to earth is Grand Central Terminal.
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Step into the Main Concourse, and feel the echo of every tearful farewell
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and joyous greeting throughout the station's history.
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New York has always been the gateway to the Land of the Free,
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but it is also the city of the spree - the shopping spree!
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This city is shopaholic heaven,
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and Fifth Avenue with its eye-popping window displays
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is the high temple of the retail world.
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Times Square - one of the most visited tourist attractions on the planet.
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Stand here, on the corner of Broadway and Seventh Avenue,
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and you stand at the crossroads of the world.
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It's also the place to snap up a half-price ticket to a Broadway show.
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New York has been blessed with generous civic spaces.
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But there is no greater chill-out space in the Big Apple than Central Park,
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a beautiful 850-acre network of meadows and lakes.
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This is the place where New Yorkers come to rest, romance, and express themselves.
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Over the decades many New Yorkers made it big,
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and much of that fabulous wealth was reinvested into collecting
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some of the greatest artworks on the planet.
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Nowadays, much of this art is available for everyone to enjoy.
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A walk through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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is a walk through 5000 years of humankind's greatest creative moments.
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The Frank Lloyd Wright designed-Guggenheim is a different kind of walk,
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one which spirals ever-upward through a dizzying collection
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of 20th and 21st Century masterpieces.
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Newcomers to New York spend much of their time looking skyward,
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but since the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center,
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a new attraction gives locals and visitors a chance to pause and bow their heads.
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The Reflecting Absence memorial and museum honors the 3000 people
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who lost their lives on that darkest of September days.
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New York resonates with the sounds of over 800 language groups,
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and nothing epitomizes this diversity like the city's neighborhoods.
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Little Italy packs all the tastes and flavors of Italy into just a couple of streets,
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while Soho attracts cool cats and well-heeled bohemians from all over the world.
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A few streets away, Greenwich Village proudly retains the cafés and bars
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where creative residents like Bob Dylan first performed before becoming American icons.
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And then there are the boroughs.
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Walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to the melting pot of Brooklyn.
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With its own distinctive neighborhoods, museums, open spaces -
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and who could forget Coney Island!
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So welcome to New York City, The Big Apple.
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We've only just given you a bite-sized taste of what this incredible city has to offer.
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But if you've got an appetite for the very best things that life has to offer,
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this is the destination for you -
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there's enough to feast on here for a lifetime!�