New York

New York City comprises 5 boroughs sitting where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean. At its core is Manhattan, a densely populated borough that’s among the world’s major commercial, financial and cultural centers. Its iconic sites include skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building and sprawling Central Park. Broadway theater is staged in neon-lit
Sports & nature

New York City is home to the
headquarters of the
National Football League,
[3] Major League Baseball,
[4] the
National Basketball Association,
[5] the
National Hockey League,
[6] and
Major League Soccer.
[7] The New York metropolitan area hosts the
most sports teams in these five professional leagues. Five of the ten most expensive
stadiums ever built worldwide (
MetLife Stadium, the new
Yankee Stadium,
Madison Square Garden,
Citi Field, and
Barclays Center) are located in the New York metropolitan area.
New York has been described as the "Capital of Baseball".
[9] There have been 35 Major League Baseball
World Series and 73 pennants won by New York teams. It is one of only five metro areas (
Los Angeles,
Chicago,
Baltimore–Washington, and the San Francisco Bay Area being the others) to have two baseball teams. Additionally, there have been 14 World Series in which two New York City teams played each other, known as a
Subway Series and occurring most recently in
2000. No other metropolitan area has had this happen more than once (Chicago in
1906, St. Louis in
1944, and the San Francisco Bay Area in
1989).
Nightlife info

Get ready to shake your rump and bust a move at the best places to dance in NYC. While we certainly love frequenting the
best clubs in NYC, there's also much love to be shown for the non-clubs providing top-notch DJ mixes to groove to. To make the hunt for the best dance club (or bar) easier for you, we’ve rounded up the top spots where you can boogie. Some are big, some are small, some are dive bars, and some are clubs—but they are all roomy and fun to get down at with your friends. When the dancing fatigue sets in, head to one of these haunts for tasty bar food and snacks to refuel.
Culture and history info

The
culture of New York City is reflected in its size and ethnic diversity. Many American cultural movements first emerged in the city. The
Harlem Renaissance established the African-American renaissance in the United States. Large numbers of
Italian Americans and
Jews emigrated to New York throughout the twentieth century, significantly influencing the culture and image of New York City. American
modern dance developed in New York in the early 20th century. The city was the top venue for
jazz in the 1940s,
expressionism in the 1950s and home to
hip hop,
punk rock, and the
Beat Generation.
The City of New York is an important center for music, film, theater, dance and visual art. Artists have been drawn into the city by opportunity, as the city government funds the arts with a larger annual budget than the
National Endowment for the Arts, and New York is a major center of the
global art market which grew up along with national and international media centers.