City in numbers: 10 amazing facts about New York

New York is one of the most famous cities on the planet. It is fraught with many interesting nuances. And even statistics are no longer boring when it comes to a city that never sleeps. Channel Author "50 shades of New York" on the site “Yandex.Zen” talked about 10 amazing facts about the Big Apple.

1. New York Square not as big as it might seem: all five administrative districts fit 783,8 km². “This is quite a bit for such an influential metropolis,” the author noted. After all, even St. Petersburg is twice as large as New York, and Moscow is even three.
2. In the Big Apple lives the largest number of Jews outside Israel. According to rough estimates - about two million. “This explains the abundance of synagogues and people with sidelocks in the crowd of pedestrians,” the author states. There are so many of them that on the days of the main Jewish holidays, many institutions in the city change their working hours.
3. In New York City - 1 million dollar millionaires... This means that every eighth inhabitant of the city is a millionaire. This is the highest rate in the world. "And every day people from all over the world come to this city in the hope of joining their slender ranks," the article says.
4. Central Park is home to 275 bird species... “I often saw groups of people who like to watch birds - they looked out for some rare“ beak-wings ”through binoculars. An amateur's pleasure, but there are many of them here, ”the author noted.
5. New York subway consists of 36 lines and 472 stations. For comparison: the Moscow metro has 14 lines and 227 stations. Metro in the largest city in the United States operates according to its own rules: trains are divided into fast and local, making frequent stops, and the lines often change their configuration. The subway works around the clock.
6. New Yorkers are more likely to take their own livesthan perish at the hands of others. In a big city, there are great opportunities, but also high risks, the author notes. “Hence the depression, neuroses, dashed hopes - the city authorities are concerned about the state of affairs and are trying with all their might to provide the population with psychological support - they finance hotlines and assistance programs,” we read in the article.
7. New York is a multilingual city. Its inhabitants speak 800 languages, because 37% of them were born outside America. “That is why this city is so often called the 'capital of the world'. Borough Queens was recently recognized as the most cosmopolitan location on Earth - the perfect place to learn to be tolerant! " - noted the author.
   

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8. If you have three dollars left in your pocket, then you have to choose - take a ride on the subway or eat a slice of pizza. After all, the price of both is about $ 2,75. "Fare in the New York subway is always equal to the average price for a slice of pizza. Such is the unspoken economic rule. They say that whatever happens, it works at all times, ”the author states.
9. Central Park Is a really popular place in New York. It is known to all locals and tourists who delight in exploring it. But not everyone knows that the “soul of New York” covers an area larger than the whole principality of Monaco. “This is an oasis, a place of power, where millions of people in a hurry find their well-deserved nirvana,” the publication says.
10. Street food is something that modern New York cannot be imagined without. There are approximately 4000 street food outlets, and their number is growing every day. “For me, this city is the world capital of street food. You can try something new every day, thereby learning Indian, Arabic, European and Latin American cuisines, but you won't be able to try it all for a year, ”the author summed up.