Monday 13 April 2015

NYC Traffic Report And The Five Boroughs

By Iva Cannon


New York City is composed of five boroughs, each of which is coterminal with a single county. These five boroughs are: The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. Whatever the time of day, even at three o'clock in the morning, a live map of the NYC traffic report will show serious congestion at the intersection of the three inner boroughs, Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.

The Big Apple is the gateway through which newcomers to the east must pass to become legal immigrants to the USA. Everybody knows about New York; it is an A++ global power city, which means it is universally considered to play an important role in the global economy. The only other A++ city is London, England.

Brooklyn is the second-largest of the 5 boroughs in terms of square mileage and the largest in terms of population, being home to 2.6 million souls. Brooklyn shares its borders with Kings County. The borough connects with its neighbour, Manhattan, by the Brooklyn Bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest bridges of its kind in the United States. Brooklyn has existed as an entity in one form or another for 350 years or more.

Queens is the second-largest of the five New York City boroughs, both in terms of land area and population (2.3 million). The corresponding county is also called Queens. Famous people who have come from Queens include actresses Mae West and Lucy Liu, tennis legend John McEnroe, author Jack Kerouac, author of On the Road, Lonesome Traveler and Big Sur, and entrepreneur Donald Trump.

The most densely populated of the five New York boroughs, Manhattan crams 1.6 million people into a land area of 23 square miles. Technically, Manhattan is an island, which it shares with New Rochelle, White Plains and other upstate towns. Manhattan is home to Central Park, immortalized in the television comedy, Friends, which lasted for ten series. The large neighborhood of Harlem is also in Manhattan. Manhattan is in New York County.

The Bronx is the northernmost of New York City's five boroughs. It is bisected by the Bronx River into a hilly section on the west side of the river and a flatter section on the east bank. The Bronx also happens to be the only one of the 5 boroughs that is located completely on the mainland. The Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden are located here.

The Bronx Cheer, believed to have been initiated by Yankee fans, is an utterance much like blowing raspberries. A lot of songs have Bronx in their titles, namely, Bronx Tale by Fat Joe, Bronx Backyard by the Johnny Seven Band, and BX Warrior by Tim Dog.

Staten Island is the southernmost of the boroughs. The population here is just under half a million. Among the attractions located here are the Staten Island Ferry, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Staten Island has been immortalized in films like the Godfather, Goodfellas, Big Daddy and Analyze This.




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