Population (2010)
Borough | County | pop | sq mi |
Manhattan | New York | 1,585,873 | 23 |
The Bronx | Bronx | 1,385,108 | 42 |
Brooklyn | Kings | 2,504,700 | 71 |
Queens | Queens | 2,230,722 | 109 |
Staten Island | Richmond | 468,730 | 58 |
City of New York | | 8,175,133 | 303 |
The NY Urban Area with 19 Million people in 2009 ranked 4th or 5th in the world.
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Sights:
Genl. Info
NYC Link (Official Site)
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Liberty Science Center
Times Square & Theater District Broadway Shows
Lincoln Center
Carnegie Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Metropolitan Museum of Art
MoMA | The Museum of Modern Art
American Museum of Natural
History
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
9/11 Memorial
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Brooklyn Bridge
Empire State BuildingChrysler Building
Rockefeller Center
World Trade Center / Ground Zero
Saint Patrick's Cathedral
Central Park
High Line
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Aquarium
Bronx Zoo
Jacob Javits Conv. Cntr.
NYU
United Nations HQ
Library Schwarzman Building
South Street Seaport
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Sporting Venues:
Yankee Stadium, Bronx
Flushing Meadows, Queens - National Tennis Center, Citi Field - Mets
Meadowlands Sports Complex - Jets,
Giants
Madison Square Garden Manhattan - (Nicks, Liberty, Rangers)
Prudential Center, Newark - NJ Nets,
NJ Devils
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale LI - Islanders
Belmont Park Race Track, Elmont LI - Horseracing
Events:
New York Events, Festivals at world-guides.com
National Boat Show - early January
Chinese New Year - late January / early February
St. Patrick's Day Parade - March
New York International Auto Show - April
Easter Parade - April
The Great Saunter - 32 mi. walk around Manhattan's rim - Beginning of May
Bike New York - the Great Five Boro Bike Tour is the largest cycling event in America - May
Metropolitan Opera in the Parks - June
Independence Day - July 4th - Macy's fireworks
Mostly Mozart Festival - July
New York Philharmonic - open-air concerts in parks- Aug
US Open Tennis Championships - Aug
Columbus Day Parade - October
The ING New York City Marathon - late Oct. / early November
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - - November
Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular - mid-November to early January
Rockefeller Center Christmas Festivities - the lighting of the Christmas tree - Dec.
New Year's Eve Celebrations - Times Square
Time Out New York - NYC events, activities and things to do
New York Events and Event Calendar | NYC.com - Official Site
Driving:
From | Distance | Time | Directions |
Boston, MA | 220 | 3:50 | I-90, I-84, I-684, Hutchinson River Pkwy S, Cross County Pkwy, Saw Mill Pkwy S, Henry Hudson Pkwy |
Albany, NY | 150 | 2:45 | Google: I-87, I-287, NJ-208, NJ-4, GW Bridge
Yahoo: I-87, I-287, NJ-17, NJ-4, GW Bridge |
Bridgewater, NJ | 42 | 57 | I-78, NJ Turnpike, Lincoln Tunnel |
Philadelphia, PA | 96 | 1:50 | US-130, NJ Turnpike, Lincoln Tunnel |
Washington DC | 228 | 4:30 | I-95, I-295 N(Del Mem Br/NJ-Ny), NJ Turnpike, Lincoln Tunnel |
last updated 10 Nov 2011
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