NEW YORK - JOHN ESCOTT

SUMMARY

 People usually call New York "The Big Apple",because there were many apples on the trees. Then they said: "_When you take New York City, you take The Big Apple". The most of people say it is the most exciting city in the world. In New York, there are five boroughs: Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx and Staten Island. But in the beginning the Algonquin Indians lived there. Before it was called New Amsterdam because a Dutchman called Peter Minuit paid the Indians about $24,00 dollars for the island. But in 1776-1783 came the War of Independence,a war between the British and some people of North America. George Washington was the first president of the USA. After that, many people began to go to America from all over the world and many of them went to New York. There are people from different parts of the world in New York, cause of this there is a part in the called Chinatown and another part called Little Italy. This city is full of skyscrapers like: The Empire State Building, The World Trade Center, The United Nations Building. The Statue of Liberty is there,too. It is wonderful. There are different places to have a meal. New Yorkers love parades, there are two big parades there: St.Patrick's Day on March 17 and Macy's Thanksgiving Day on the last thursday in November. When you go to New York remember: don't carry much money,don't travel on the subway alone at night,stay with the crowds late at night, you have to be careful. In New York you have many options to have fun. There are many places to visit in New York. It is not difficult to get to different parts of the city. You can take subway that is cheap and quick, if you prefer you can take a taxi, there are many in New York. There are many shops,cafes,art galleries,theatres, to tell the truth you can choose what you want to do. In Central Park, a famous park in New York, you can walk around on foot or take a carriage, it's amazing.