Saturday, October 9, 2010

New York City, New York

New York City, The City That Never Sleeps, The Big Apple... one of the most culturally diverse cities in the whole country. New York City consists of five boroughs; Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.
New York City was founded as a commercial trading post by the Dutch is 1624, and Dutch culture is still present in the city.
Eastern European and Italian immigrants have made the city famous for bagels, New York- style pizza, and cheesecake.
In Manhattan, there are two very famous and well-known "cities"; Little Italy and Chinatown. Little Italy is known for their large Italian population, and is home to many Italian shops and restaurants.
Photo Courtesy of: My Fisher Internship

Chinatown is one of the largest and oldest ethnic Chinese communities outside of Asia. 

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