https://padlet.com/maria_cirillo_2003/fyt1zbwzxm17 en-us 2018-11-16 12:21:46 UTC 2026-01-27 04:09:56 UTC hello@padlet.com maria_cirillo_2003 https://padlet.com/maria_cirillo_2003/fyt1zbwzxm17/wish/305211250 Manhattan, often referred to locally as the City, is the most densely populated borough of New York City for its economic and administrative center, its culturalidentifier, and its historical birthplace.The borough is coextensive with New York County, one of the original countries of the U.S. state of New York. The borough consists mostly of Manhattan Island, bounded by the Hudson, East, and Harlem rivers; several small adjacent islands; and Marble Hill, a small neighborhood now on the U.S. mainland, physically connected to the Bronx and separated from the rest of Manhattan by the Harlem River. Manhattan Island is divided into three informally bounded components, each aligned with its long axis: Lower, Midtown, and Upper Manhattan.
Manhattan is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization: the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
Many multinational media conglomerates are based in Manhattan, and the borough has been the setting for numerous books, films, and television shows.
Here there are some several well known districts and landmarks as New York City received a record 62.8 million tourists in 2017, and Manhattan hosts three of the world's 10 most-visited tourist attractions in 2013: Times Square, Central Park, and Grand Central Terminal. The borough hosts many prominent bridges, such as the Brooklyn Bridge; skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building; and parks, such as Central Park. Chinatown incorporates the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere.
Numerous colleges and universities are located in Manhattan too, including Columbia University, New York University, Cornell Tech, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Rockefeller University, which have been ranked among the top 40 in the world.]]> 2018-11-16 12:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/maria_cirillo_2003/fyt1zbwzxm17/wish/305211250