New York City is a great place to visit, the people are friendly and for the most part helpful, and it's easy to get around town.

The statue is located in New York Harbor. The people of France gave the Statue to the people of the United States over one hundred years ago in recognition of the friendship established during the American Revolution. Over the years, the Statue of Liberty has grown to include freedom and democracy as well as this international friendship and is one of the most universal symbols of political freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886 and was designated a National Monument on October 15, 1924. Height from to of base to torch is 46.05m.
The Statue of Liberty holds a torch in her hand to demonstrate the power of light over darkness, of hope over despair, of welcome over the forces of rejection. The torch of hope which the Statue holds points the way through the darkest night, through the fiercest storms, through the rages of war and the times of peace, through rain and snow, and through all that would attempt to extinguish her light.
The Statue holds a tablet in her hand to affirm the principles articulated in the Declaration of Independence - its date emblazoned on the tablet: July 4, 1776. This tablet honors the fundamental principles by which men must live and according to which they shall be judged, namely, that "all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
She wears a crown of seven rays on her head to signify the seven rays of God that manifest the physical Universe and the consciousness of souls. The seven rays of the Statue's crown represent the seven seas and continents of the world.
She wears a flowing gown of mythology and antiquity to show her majesty and authority as well as her relationship with goddesses of the past. The timelessness of her gown points to her own timelessness - her linking of past, present, and future. Her crown also symbolizes majesty, and along with the gown reveals her Divine origin and eternal mission - to be the source of light and hope for mankind.

In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. The Organization officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and a majority of other signatories. United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October. United Nations touches the lives of people everywhere.
General Assembly hall and 42-story Secretariat building for the United Nations permanent headquarters are providing office accommodation for 3,400 employees. There is a square with very unusual memorials and monuments.

Summer, 2001. The twin towers, with 110 floors rising. Tower One was 1368 feet tall and Tower Two was 1362 feet. About 10,000,000 square feet of rent able space, occupied by about 50,000 people.
From observation decks at the top of the towers it was possible to see 45 miles in every direction.
"The World Trade Center should, because of its importance, become a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and through cooperation, his ability to find greatness."-Minoru Yamasaki
Memorial in the United Nation building. 3,031 people died in the September 11 attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. Many ethnic groups and nationalities were affected by Tuesday's tragedy at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Thousands of children's  pictures , there are names, age and a country of the author.

Times Square is the most  exciting, crowded place in New York, filled with the signs, the bright lights and the other displays. The streets are filled with thousands of tourists who have come to see the sights, out-of-towners and New Yorkers alike who have come to attend the theater or the many movie houses that abound in the area, or just to people watch.  Times Square, the center of which runs from 41st to 43rd streets between Eighth Avenue to Broadway, is really a series of several small, open squares rimmed by New York's theater district to the west, and giant hotels and skyscraper office buildings on all sides. Historic theaters are being renovated or transformed in order to once again present top Broadway productions. These buildings are the foundation that supports the biggest concentration of bright lights in the Big Apple - the logos, neon signs and billboards of Times Square.  New York is a wonderful place with many great resources. Less than a decade ago Times Square crawled with New York's porn shops, flophouses, prostitutes, and drug dealers blended in with the dilapidated old theaters that barely recalled the 1920s glory days of the 42nd Street area.   And now it is safety place to visit.

Lincoln Center  is a large musical and theatrical complex, the home to the New York State Theater, the Vivian Beaumont Theater, the Julliard School of Music and the Metropolitan Opera House. A monumental structure containing four theaters and recital halls, rehearsal rooms, and teaching facilities for drama, music, and dance. The building is sound controlled and contains the finest technical facilities for teaching and presentation of performances.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens , businessmen and financiers as well as leading artists and thinkers of the day, who wanted to create a museum to bring art and art education to the American people. Paintings collection also began in 1870. The collections continued to grow for the rest of the 19th century. But it is the 20th century that has seen the Museum's rise to the position of one of the world's great art centers. Every category of art in every known medium from every part of the world during every epoch of recorded time is represented here and thus available for contemplation or study.  The size and diversity of the artwork on display is even more impressive; the museums collection contains works from every part of the world, spanning the Stone Age to the twentieth century. The Egyptian Art gallery includes a whole temple that was shipped to America as a gift. 
There are more than two million works of art. The Museum occupies approximately 2 million square feet.
Over the past several years, attendance at the Museum  has averaged more than five million.

Culturally diverse theatre community and on any given day you can find literally dozens of productions playing throughout the City. There are performances happening in every neighborhood in every style for every taste and budget. Thirty-four theaters grace the Great White Way, the Broadway theater district, which lies bordered by 41st to 53rd streets and Sixth to Ninth avenues.

No street has been more important to a city than Wall Street has been to New York. Wall Street, named for the wall that the Dutch had built against invasion, that protected Manhattan from enemies and warring Indians, became the city's financial heart. Wall street has become the center of business in the city of New York, and has come to be known as the financial center of the world.
The New York Stock exchange began as a simple gathering area around a buttonwood tree which grew at 68 Wall Street. It was here, in 1792, that 24 traders agreed to deal only with each other. At that time, admission to the exchange cost $25 dollars. 
The New York Stock Exchange began in the 18th century, its growing importance throughout the 19^th century as railroads, steel, and electricity made some individuals incredibly wealthy, and the market's many ups and downs throughout the 20^th century.
October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday, saw the utter collapse of the New York stock markets and this soon  led to The Great Depression.
Today admission to the exchange can cost one million dollars. Throughout the years, the advance of technology has produced many changes at the stock exchange. Over 200 million shares are traded each day for more than 2,000 companies.
The massive bronze statue of a bull, the symbol of Wall Street, has long been a mascot for traders on Wall Street and is located at Wall Street and Broadway. The statue's nose is a lighter color than the rest of the bull from being polished by the hands of passers-by seeking to earn their fortunes.