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USA: New York State |
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New York has always been a city of superlatives:
biggest, brashest, best - at least that's the opinions
of its proud inhabitants - and with over 30 million
visitors a year it seems that there are plenty of
others who agree! After the events of 9/11 it's now
a city known as much for its resilience in the face
of tragedy as its economic power, cultural dominance
and ethnic diversity.
Sitting on the mouth of the River Hudson,
New York straddles some 50 islands and is divided
into five boroughs: Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn,
Queens and The Bronx. Built on the labour
of immigrants from across the world; even now, 30
per cent of its population are born abroad. The city
has large Jewish, Italian, Hispanic and African American
populations.
With world famous sites including the enigmatic Statue
of Liberty, the architectural wonders of the Rockerfeller
Center and Empire State Building, and cultural
and lifestyle quarters such as The Met, Greenwich
Village and Manhattan Island - New York
fits its reputations as the Big Apple sitting at the
center of the world.
Read the full story -
background and travel essentials
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Hot spots to visit, in and outside of
the city, travel, food and stories in
the New
York City Guide |
 Where to Stay |
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The corridors of the Pop Art famed Gershwin
Hotel literally shine with creativity
Drugs, decadence and rock 'n' roll excess
in Broadway's famous Chelsea
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 Shopping |
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Ghanian "kenti" cloth, Nigerian
leather bags, West African trade beads,
Tuareg silver jewellery, African Masks,
Artifacts and Carvings all in store at
the Afrocentric
Shopping Mall |
 Historic Sites |
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Visit Ground
Zero, site of the former 'twin
towers' and the growing phenomena of 'dark
tourism'
The Empire
State Building, once the tallest
building in the world is a towering presence
on the New York skyline.
The Statue
of Liberty - a symbol of independence
and liberty between "the two sisters"
- America and France |
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 Food |
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If your stomach is your favourite organ,
you could do no better to fuel your foodie
fantasies than in New York >>>> |
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 Travel Writers |
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Mafia
and Meatballs By Nathan Abbott
A run in with the Robert de Niro impersonating
Little Italy mafioso |
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| Guide written by Susi O'Neill &
Kate Griffiths |
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