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    The document summarizes key information about New York City, including its five boroughs, methods of transportation around straight streets and avenues, iconic landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building, and cultural centers such as Broadway, Chinatown, and Central Park. Museums, concert halls, and financial districts on Wall Street are also highlighted.

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    The document summarizes key information about New York City, including its five boroughs, methods of transportation around straight streets and avenues, iconic landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building, and cultural centers such as Broadway, Chinatown, and Central Park. Museums, concert halls, and financial districts on Wall Street are also highlighted.

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    NEW YORK

    CITY
    The five boroughs:

    1. Manhattan
    2. Brooklyn
    3. Queens
    4. Bronx
    5. Staten Island
    GETTING AROUND

    It is not difficult
    to find your way
    around. Most of
    the streets and
    avenues go in
    straight lines.
    Streets go east-
    west and
    avenues north-
    south.
    The Statue of Liberty

    The French people gave


    this statue as a gift to the
    Americans in 1886.It is a
    symbol of freedom.
    One of the tallest buildings in New York is
    The Empire State Building.
    It is the first skyscraper ever to have more
    than 100 floors.
    Chrysler building
    -an example of Art Deco architecture
    5th AVENUE
    Fifth Avenue is famous for fashion and very
    expensive shops.
    Wall Street in Manhattan is the financial
    heart of the USA and the most important banking
    centre in the world.
    The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension
    bridges in the United States, stretches 1825 m over
    the East River connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn.
    Broadway is the symbol of American
    theater
    Chinatown is one of the oldest Chinese
    enclaves outside of Asia
    Grand Central Station is the largest train station in
    the world and the busiest building in New York City in
    terms of visitors.
    NY is often called
    the cultural capital of
    the USA. There are
    more than 800
    museums in NY. One
    of the best known is
    the Metropolitan
    Museum of Art
    Guggenheim museum contains one of the
    world`s finest collections of contemporary art.
    Carnegie Hall in New York is one of
    the world's most renowned
    concert halls.
    Central Park is called
    «the lungs of NY».
    There are lakes, nice
    green avenues, two
    skating rinks, many
    sports grounds and
    playgrounds for
    children.
    Vocabulary
    latitude - nadmorska visina
    capture - osvojiti
    distinctive – osoben,svojstven
    densly populated - gusto naseljen
    commuter - putnik
    annualy – svake godine
    variety - raznovrsnost, raznolikost
    haute cuisine – francuska kuhinja

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