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1. New York is the largest city in the United States, with a population of more than 8 million. 2f you include the areas around the city, the total population is a!out 1) million. 2. he city has lots of famous !uildings, including "ery tall skyscrapers such as the ,mpire State (uilding. -any of the skyscrapers are in the district of -anhattan. 3. (ecause so many of its !usinesses and ser"ices function 24 hours a day, New York is sometimes called * he 5ity that Ne"er Sleeps'. 4. New York is also known as * he (ig +pple', though no one is sure where this name comes from. 5. +round 4. million +merican and foreign tourists "isit New York e"ery year. he most popular tourist attractions include the Statue of 4i!erty, imes S1uare and 5entral 6ark. 6. New York is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. +round 10. different languages are spoken in New York, and more than $%& of the city's people were !orn outside the United States. 7. he United Nations has its head1uarters in New York, and so do many multinational companies. he city also contains important uni"ersities, museums and theatres. 8. Some films and 3 programmes suggest that New York is a dangerous city with a lot of crime. #owe"er, it has now !ecome one of the safest cities in the United States, with much less crime than in the 1)8.s and early 1)).s. 9. -ost New Yorkers tra"el around !y pu!lic transport, and the city is the only one in the United States where fewer than half of all households own a car. 10. New York's su!way 7underground train8 system has more than 4%. stations, and functions 24 hours a day.