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New York City — with 8.3 million residents in the five boroughs (and 20 million in the metro area) — is arguably the world's most influential cultural center. It is the capital of American finance (Wall Street), media (Times Square, Broadway, Hollywood East), fashion, food, art (MoMA, Metropolitan Museum), and immigration (more than 800 languages spoken, over 40% of residents born outside the US).
New York was built on immigration — Dutch founders, English colonial rule, and waves of Irish, German, Jewish, Italian, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Chinese, and now South Asian and African immigrants. The Statue of Liberty, gifted by France in 1886, became the symbol of that welcome. Manhattan's skyline — Central Park, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, 1 World Trade Center — is the world's most photographed.
# Top 10 New York City facts
- 1New York City residents speak over 800 languages — the most linguistically diverse city in the world
- 2The Empire State Building's construction in 1930–31 employed 3,400 workers and was completed in 410 days
- 3Over 40% of New York's residents were born outside the United States — a city built by immigration
Fascinating Facts
- ◆New York City residents speak over 800 languages — the most linguistically diverse city in the world
- ◆The Empire State Building's construction in 1930–31 employed 3,400 workers and was completed in 410 days
- ◆Over 40% of New York's residents were born outside the United States — a city built by immigration
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