Mike Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 New York - U2 •New York City was briefly the U.S. capital from 1789 to 1790 •The Dutch supposedly bought Manhattan from its Native American inhabitants for about $24 worth of trinkets •Broadway, originating from Lower Manhattan at Bowling Green and ending in Albany, is one of the world's longest streets at 150 mi (241 km). The official name of this street is Highway 9. •Manhattan's downtown southern tip area is predominantly landfill. The actual "natural" Manhattan makes up only 75% of the total area in the downtown region. •The Cathedral of St. John the Divine will be the largest Gothic cathedral in the world when it is completed. However, it was originally (1892) begun as a Romanesque design and converted later to Gothic (1911). •Central Park in the middle of Manhattan covers a larger area than the principality of Monaco. •Staten Island residents voted to secede from the city in 1993, but such a move would require state approval. •By 1790 it was the largest U.S. city, and the opening (1825) of the ERIE CANAL, linking New York with the GREAT LAKES, led to even greater expansion. In 1898 a new charter was adopted, making the city Greater New York, a metropolis of five boroughs. •New York City is located on the Eastern Atlantic coast of the United States, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The city center resides at the exact location of 40 degrees, 42 minutes, 51 seconds N latitude, and 74 degrees, 0 minutes 23 seconds W longitude. New York City is made of five boroughs, each of which is a county. Brooklyn (Kings Co.) and Queens occupy the western portion of Long Island, while Staten Island (Richmond Co.) and Manhattan are completely on their own land masses. The Bronx, to the north, is attached to the New York State mainland. •Founded by the Dutch as New Amsterdam, it was renamed by the English in honor of the Duke of York. It is the largest city in the country and a financial, cultural, trade, shipping, and communications center. Originally consisting only of Manhattan Island, it was re-charted in 1898 to include the five present-day boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. Population: 8,080,000. •New York City is also famous for its ethnic diversity, manifesting itself in scores of communities representing virtually every nation on earth, each preserving its identity. Little Italy and Chinatown date back to the mid-19th cent. African Americans from the South began to migrate to Harlem after 1910, and in the 1940s large numbers of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanic-Americans began to settle in what is now known as Spanish Harlem. Since the 1980s New York City has undergone substantial population growth, primarily due to new immigration from Latin America (especially the Dominican Republic), Asia, Jamaica, Haiti, the Soviet Union and Russia, and Africa. The origin of being referred to as The Big Apple allegedly came from a jazz club named The Big Apple in the 20’s and 30’s. Since Jazz musicians would refer to getting a job in NY as “playing the Big Apple†"The city that never sleeps" Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island "...Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" ~ Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) Jewish-American poet Advocate for Russian-immigrant rights John Lennon: "If I'd lived in Roman times, I'd have lived in Rome. Where else? Today America is the Roman Empire and New York is Rome itself." "New York is what Rome used to be." he told biographer Ray Coleman. Personal note; my mother told me my great-grandfather helped build the Brooklyn Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 When "New York City" is mentioned, two contradictory songs come to mind, by two very different artists. They are/were: "New York State of Mind" performed by Billy Joel "New York's Not My Home" performed by Jim Croce Then, there's: "I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City" performed by Harry Nilsson. "New York Minute" performed by Don Henley "The 59th Street Bridge Song," "Bleecker Street," and "The Boxer" performed by Simon & Garfunkel. :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 "Leaving New York" ~ REM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 "New York, New York" and "The sounds of silence" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 ...and of course the cities theme song... Written by Leonard Bernstein and first performed by Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin in the 1949 film On the town. Start spreading the news I’m leaving today I want to be a part of it New york, new york These vegabond shoes Are longing to stray Right through the very heart of it New york, new york Bridge 1: I wanna wake up in the city That doesn’t sleep And find I’m king of the hill Top of the heap This little town blues Are melting away I’ll make a brand new start of it In old new york If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere It’s up to you, New york, new york Bridge 2: New york, new york I wanna wake up in the city That never sleeps And find I’m a number one, Top of the list, King of the hill, a number one... This...little town.... blues Are...melting away, I gotta make a brand new start of it In old new york And if I can make it there, I’m gonna make it anywhere It’s up to you, New york, new yoooooooooork... New yooork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 "Back In The New York Groove" ~ KISS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Walk On The Wild Side - Reed Shattered - Stones Jean Genie - Bowie New York City - John Lennon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy1104 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Since I was born in in Manhattan and moved on up the the Bronx 3 days later for the next 35 years of my life before leaving, I guess I should add to this post. The songs I list mention different places in NYC in it's title. East Side, West Side - Old Standard On Broadway - George Benson, other various artists Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King Take The A Train - Duke Ellington Chelsea Morning - Judy Collins 42nd Street - From the Broadway play of the same name The 59th Street Bridge Song - Simon and Garfunkel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 another few that mention New York: "Take me to Broadway" ~ Gonzales "Another lonely Night in New York" ~ Robin Gibb "Englishman in New York" ~ Sting "New New York" ~ The Cranberries "What New York couples fight about" ~ Morcheba "The Only living boy in New York" ~ Simon & Garfunkel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 (edited) New York's A Lonely Town (when You're The Only Surfer Boy Around)- The Trade Winds Waiting For My Man - Velvet Underground Up On The Roof - Drifters The Boxer - S&G Edited March 1, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Up On The Roof - Drifters Don't catch the reference to NYC in this song. Lots of cities have rooves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 It's a Brill Building song, written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. I'm sure it was inspired by living in NYC. Up On The Roof Gerry Goffin/Carole King When this old world starts getting me down And people are just too much for me to face I climb way up to the top of the stairs And all my cares just drift right into space On the roof it's peaceful as can be And there the world below can't bother me Well let me tell you now When I go home feeling tired and beat I go up where the air is fresh and sweet I get away from the hustling crowds And all that rat race noise down in the street On the roof's the only place I know Where you just have to wish to make it so Oh lets go up on the roof At night the stars put on a show for free And darling you can share it all with me I keep on telling you Right smack dab in the middle of town I've found a paradise that's trouble proof So if this world starts getting you down There's room enough for two Up on the roof Up on the roof - everything is alright Up on the roof - ah come on baby Up on the roof - everything is alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 My daughter's Senior Class took a trip to NYC and she absolutely loved it...growing up in a small town, it was quite an experience for her to see the big city....she saw how different it was from where we live, and she said it was very sad to see that there really are homeless people that live on the streets.....she also got to see all the great sites of NYC...all the places mentioned in the first post she got to see...She also got to see a performance of the Blue Man Group...Went to the New Jesey Devils game, A dinner cruise, The wax museum, NBC studios, and so much more...I hope to get there sometime too!....the pictures she took are absolutely beautiful.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 How couldn´t you not love NYC? It´s one of the most amazing and exciting places I´ve ever been. I even planned to live there many years ago (part of my family lives there) but I have too many things and people here... maybe one day, when I get old and bored... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 How couldn´t you not love NYC? It´s one of the most amazing and exciting places I´ve ever been. I even planned to live there many years ago (part of my family lives there) but I have too many things and people here... maybe one day, when I get old and bored... Neither of which will happen, so plan a trip now since you're young and excited... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 It's funny when I tell people I'm from NY they automatically think of NYC....some people don't realize that we are actually hundreds of miles from NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 It's funny when I tell people I'm from NY they automatically think of NYC....some people don't realize that we are actually hundreds of miles from NYC. You're closer to Toronto than NYC aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 probably...It only takes about two hours to get to Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 He he he, you´re nice, RonJon... I always wished to be an old vicious lady... I am a lady and I was vicious... let´s see if I get to be old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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