The USA
political functions, not to be the center of social life.
New York City. It is the biggest city in America, with 7 million people. Although it is
not the capital it has always been the cultural center of the whole country. America's largest
publishing houses and TV networks have their headquarters in New York. Maddison Avenue
is the advertising center and Fifth Avenue is the fashion center of America. Broadway is
where theater plays are tried out and made a success or faliure. The New York Stock
Exchange, located on Wall Street, is the financial center of America.
The heart of New York is Mannhattan Island. Since the fall of the Twin Towers which
were part of the World Trading Center, the Empire State Building is once again the highest
building in the city.
The Statue of Liberty stands in the harbor of New York, it was a gift from France.
Immigrants used to pass her on the way to Ellis Island, where they were registered for
entering the country