New York: The Great City (Midtown)

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When NYC was founded in 1624 (New Amsterdam by the Dutch) 1664 (New York by the English) at the down of the modern age, London and Paris were already 1500 years old, Rome and Beijing 2000 years, Jerusalem 4000. And yet somehow in the centuries to come the tiny colony on the edge of the world will rise to become the greatest city in the world. The undisputed cultural and economic capital of the world and the supreme laboratory of modern life. New York, often called New York City[b] or simply NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each of which is coextensive with a respective county. The Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queen and State Island. It is a global city and a cultural, financial, high-tech, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care, scientific output, life sciences, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy, and is sometimes described as the world's most important city and the capital of the world. We will visit: Grand Central Terminal United Nations New York Public Library Bryan Park Times Square Diamond District 5th Avenue Radio City Music Hall Rockefeller Center