How big is New York City?
My friend, New York City is 468.9 sq mi (1,214.4 km²). The New York City Metropolitan Area is 6,720 sq mi (17,405 km²). Things to do and see in NYC. Landmarks -Empire State Building -Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island -Rockefeller Center and the Top of the Rock Observation Deck -Times Square (no trip is complete without a visit to the”Crossroads of the World”) -Broadway Show -Lower Manhattan/Wall Street Area -United Nations -Central Park -Brooklyn Bridge (you can walk across it too) -Grand Central Terminal (largest railroad terminal in the country) -A Ride on the Staten Island Ferry (its free and you can see the Statue of Liberty as the ferry crosses the harbor) -Sightseeing tour on a Double Decker Bus Museums -Museum Mile (Fifth Avenue from East 86 to East 103 Streets) -Museum of Natural History and the Rose Center for Earth and Space (formerly the Hayden Platerium) -MoMa -New Museum of Contemporary Art -Madame Tussaud Wax Museum -The Bronx Museum of the Arts -Brooklyn Museum -Milk Galler
” “Well, you’ve got 5,500,000 people living in your entire country and that’s the same number of the ridership on the New York City subway system on an average weekday!” “Amazing, unreal, incredible!” were the retorts from 52 wide eyes. The level of questions, amazement and attentiveness was special. This well educated and engaging family saw a city like no other. They took in the Brooklyn Bridge with wonder, even though they’ve got claim to the second longest suspension bridge in the world (longest is in Japan); they marveled at the diversity. They’re from a country that shielded their own Jewish population during World War II by following their King’s example, all wearing Jewish Star arm bands in order to thwart the Nazi’s efforts to identify their Jewish countrymen. They shed tears at ground zero shaking their heads in unison and expressed their admiration and awe for New York City and America, it’s growth, accomplishments and diversity; a refuge for the poor, persecuted and afflict
