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New York is the biggest city of the United States. Its area is 1214, 9 km2. The New York satellite map shows that the city is located on the Atlantic Coast, Southeast New York. Today, the city is divided into 5 districts: Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and State Island.

Today, New York is the world city leader. It is one of the centres of the world economy (with Tokyo and London), a major industrial, cultural and trading centre. The city has UN headquarters and many other organizations and corporations.

The New York economy is based on financial services, engineering, biotechnology, software development, chemical industry and tourism.

New York's unofficial name is Big Apple.

Historical background

In 1624, New Amsterdam was founded by Dutch colonists. In 1653, the settlement became a city. In 1664, the city seized the English and gave it a new name, New York.

Since the Second World War, destroyed European cities have been rebuilt, and New York has become the world ' s dealer city.

On 11 September 2001, in New York, a passenger aircraft crashed into the twins of the World Trade Centre.

On 29 October 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck the city, causing many streets of the city to be flooded and the city left without electricity.

Must Visit

The detailed map of New York in Russian shows that the main features of the city are Manhattan. It is recommended that the Crysler Building and Empire Steit Building, Museum of Metropolitan, Museum of Guggenheim, Museum of Natural History, UN Headquarters, Rockefeller Centre and Metropolitan Opera be visited.