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New York City
New York City is the largest city in the United States, with the population of more than 8 million people. Since the 1920s, people have called New York City “the big apple”. New York City has five parts: Manhattan、Brooklyn、Queens Staten Island and the Bronx. Manhattan, the smallest island in New York, is the city’s commercial center. It is a very small area, only about 28 square miles, but it is the center of much of the wealth and power in the United States. New York is also an exciting city. Splendid is the architecture of Manhattan, with its one hundred and more skyscrapers. The most famous among them are the Empire State Building and the United Nations Headquarters. Like every big city, New York has its own traffic system. Traffic jams can be terrible and it is usually quickest to go by subway. The New York subway is easy to use and quite cheap. The subway goes to almost every corner of Manhattan. But be careful, it is better not to go by subway late at night. You see more, of course, if you go by bus. New York buses are also easy to use. The shopper shuttle, Monday to Friday, and the culture loops, Saturdays and Sundays, stops at some of the best known stores and tourist places. You can get on and off as many times as you like in one day using only one ticket. There are more than 30,000 taxis in New York. They are easy to see because they are bright yellow and carry large taxi signs. Taxis do not go outside the city, but they will go to the airport. If you really have to drive in New York, remember that nearly all the east-west streets and most of the north-south streets are one way only. It can be difficult for the driver who does not know his way. Try to get a map that shows the direction of the traffic and good luck.
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