New York City: Center of the Universe. Times are shitty, but I'm pretty sure it can't get worse.
That's from the song, "Santa Fe," from the musical, Rent.
New York is the largest city in the United States it's central (not metropolitan) population is ~8 million. It's metro population is around 19 million people. The city is separated into five boroughs: Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. Each borough is legally a separate county in the state of New York (Brooklyn is Kings County). All five have a distinct atmosphere to each of them.
Traffic in New York (particularly in Manhattan) is awful. You would think that taxis, since they're a form of public transportation, would ease up the heavy traffic flow. But in reality, during the day, the streets of New York are basically rivers of yellow. Taxis are everywhere. New York also has a subway system. It's nothing to brag about - the lines are so confusing. If you get on the wrong train, you may end up far away from your destination. Not to mention they're filled with graffiti.
The entertainment scene in New York is ridiculously better than ANYWHERE else in the world besides, maybe, London. Broadway Street is home to multiple theatres that rarely sit empty. My first stop, if I were to go to New York, would be the Al Hirschfeld Theatre to see the show, Hair.
New York is home to several universities such as City University of New York (CUNY) and New York University (NYU - I'm applying there!). The New York City Public School District is home to an ungodly number of students. And to their benefit, when they have snow days, all of the theatres on Broadway give them half price tickets for something to do during the day. Isn't that just wonderful?
Here is a video of the many sights in New York City. It's basically just a tour of Manhattan, unfortunately.
New York is also where the majority of our movies take place. It's been destroyed several times, apparently...
The city is the definition of cities. It's a rule that you must visit it at least once in your lifetime. I still have yet to.
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