New York City is made of five boroughs separated by various waterways. Brooklyn and Queens occupy the western portion of Long Island, while Staten Island and Manhattan are completely on their own land mass. Bronx, to the north, remains attached to the New York State mainland.

Manhattan's street layout consists primarily of avenues and streets. The space between avenues is typically much larger than the space between streets

• Below 1st Street is considered to be the Downtown area of Manhattan

• 1st to 14th Street contains the general "Village" area. The area west of Broadway is Greenwich Village, and to the east is East Village.

• 14th to 34th Street west of Broadway is Chelsea, known for its large loft apartments and studios.

• 34th to 59th Street is generally regarded as "Midtown"

• 59th to 110th Street contains the Upper West Side and Upper East Side, respectively. Between the two lies the green oasis of Central Park.

• 110th to 145th Street lies the village of Harlem

• 145th to 220th Street has no special designation, but does contain t

The Bronx was originally settled by Jonas Bronck in 1636. He claimed the area for his farm. The population explosion that took place in the 19th and 20th centuries was due to an influx of Italian and Irish immigrants.

There are several large museums in New York but the Metropolitan Museum of Art is truly gigantic. From the sidewalk on Fifth Avenue, the Met, with its tall columns and windows, immense stairways and water fountains, looks like it could be an emperor’s palace. The size and diversity of the artwork on display is even more impressive; the museum’s 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.

The Island was originally discovered by 16th century Florentine explorer Giovanni Da Verrazano. In 1687 the Duke of York offered it as a prize to the winner of a sailing race. The region remained largely unsettled and rural because of its relative isolation from the rest of the city. Not until a ferry was started to the island and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was built has the island become accessible.

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