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New York - a city which seems to know everything on the planet. If someone suddenly mentions the phrase "capital of the world", the first in the mind of an educated person probably will pop up the name of the metropolis on the eastern coast of the United States. New York City, as it is often referred to as to avoid confusion with the state of New York, for a long time and it looks like a long time established in the rank of the financial and economic center of the globe, which causes many a fierce hatred and burning envy. No wonder today New York is a huge pot in which melted all sorts of race and nation, so that neither one of the five boroughs (borough) New York has not really tell - he white or black.

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To somehow understand the phenomenon of the city, it is useful to refer to its history. Convenient harbor of New York, which runs one of the largest rivers in North America - Hudson, was first discovered by Europeans in 1524 when Italian navigator made it this far, Giovanni de Verrazano. In those days this area was inhabited by Indian tribes, primarily the Delaware tribe. The next time here in 1609 visited by the expedition of Henry Hudson, organized by the Dutch East India Company. The result was more than the right - in the bay, it was decided to organize a Dutch trading settlement, in 1626 received the name of New Amsterdam. It is located on the island of Manhattan, whose name takes its name from an Indian tribe Manahatta that inhabited this place. Further development of the New York City - a kind of realization of the American dream at the city level. New Amsterdam in 1664 was conquered by British troops, and eventually got a new name in honor of King James II - New York City.

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climate In the summer, usually humid and hot with average maximum temperatures of 26-29 ° C and with a minimum of 17-21 ° C, although temperatures can exceed 32 ° C on average 16-19 days over the summer, and more than 38 ° C every 4 -6 years. In general, the weather in New York in the summer favors the study of the city. Due to the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean weather in New York is much friendlier than in the interior of the country on the same latitude, such as Chicago or Pittsburgh. The average temperature in January, the coldest month, 0 ° C. However, on some days the temperature can drop to -12 ° C, and in some cases up to 10-15 ° C. Spring and autumn are erratic, but usually at this time the climate is mild with low humidity.

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Tourism is very developed in New York, about 47 million foreign and American tourists visit New York each year. Most Popular - Building Impaer -State (Empire State Building), Ellis Island (Ellis Island), Broadway theaters, museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Metropolitan Museum of Art), Museum of Modern Art (Museum of Modern Art), the Guggenheim Museum (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum), American Museum of Natural History (American Museum of Natural History) and other tourist attractions including Central Park, Washington Park Square (Washington Square Park), Rockefeller Center (Rockefeller Center), Times Square (Times Square ) Bronx Zoo (the Bronx Zoo), the Botanical Garden in New York (New York Botanical Garden), shopping centers along 50th and Madison Avenue and events such as the Halloween Parade in the Village- Grivich (Greenwich Village), Film Tribeca (the Tribeca Film Festival), and free performances at the Summer Stage Central Park. Statue of Liberty - the most popular and one of the most recognizable symbols of the United States. Many ethnic towns such as Jackson Heights (Jackson Heights), Flushing (Flushing), and Brighton Beach (Brighton Beach) - the largest shopping center for Americans who grew up in the West Bank.

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Answer the question, what constitutes a kitchen in New York, is difficult because so much of a multicultural population as possible. That naturally reflected in the kitchen and restaurants. Roughly speaking, if there is an image of a typical California cafe - with red sofas, white walls adorned with vintage posters, burgers, and indispensable, that the classic New York coffee shop talk is not so simple. On the other hand, the "Big Apple" has a good set of cooking traditions, which belong primarily to him - on the street hot dogs for a couple of dollars to the famous New York cheesecake.