Candice Cordero
English 2100
Essay 2
Professor M.L. Penaz
March 23, 2009
New York’s Five Boroughs
New York has many unique features that no other state could compare to. It is one of the busiest and liveliest cities in the entire world. It is a crowded place with a lot of noise, enormous buildings, and lively people. It is a modernized city that never sleeps. All of New York is widely influenced by immigrants from countries all over the world. New York attracts thousands of tourists a year and continues to be one of the most diverse places. The New York atmosphere is like no other. There is a rush that resides in New York that cannot be found anywhere else. Among New York’s many unique attractions is the way it is made up of five completely different parts, otherwise referred to as the Five Boroughs.
The Five Boroughs consists of Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Each borough helps being together five different counties – Bronx, Kings, Queens, New York, and Richmond. The boroughs are completely different from each other culture, population, influence, and diversity.
Queens is the largest and most culturally diverse of the Five Boroughs. It is also home to major New York icons such as the New York Mets major leaguer baseball team, the U.S. Open, Silver cup Studios, Flushing Meadow Park, JFK and LaGuardia airports. Die-hard Mets fans are found all over Queens as well as their new stadium, Citi Field. On the Queens waterfront is the Citigroup building, which is the tallest skyscraper in New York City, not located in Manhattan. Queens is most suburban the five boroughs of New York. It also has many urban neighborhoods and business districts. Queens’ blocks are a lot easier and shorter to walk compared to the streets of Manhattan or Brooklyn. Queens is becoming an artistic melting pot. It contains the Sculpture Center, the Flux Factory, the Noguchi Museum, Fisher Landau Park, Dorsky Gallery Programs, Socrates Sculpture Park, and the Museum of the Moving Image.
Brooklyn, which is located to the west of Long Island, is the second biggest of the Five Boroughs. It has recently drawn many Europeans to live in its neighborhoods, bringing a new sense of culture to the largely populated borough. It is the largest African American borough and is also home to African American culture. Two of the greatest rappers come straight out of this borough, Jay-Z and Notorious B.I.G. Brooklyn is where most hip-hop music is sprung from and many artists recognize Brooklyn as its roots. The borough also has other features such as Coney Island, The New York Transit Museum, and the Botanical Garden. It’s home to the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees, which has won the World Series twenty six times.
The Bronx has many attractions such as the Bronx Zoo, New York’s Botanical Gardens, Van Cortland Park, the oldest standing house, the largest freshwater lake, and Pelham Bay Park. Its population is predominantly Hispanic, which contributes to its hip-hop influence and Latin vibes. Another borough that has a strong cultural vibe is New York City, or Manhattan. It consists if Manhattan Island, Randall’s Island, Ward’s Island, Roosevelt Island, Liberty Island, Governors Island, U Thant Island, Ellis Island, and Marble Hill. Manhattan is a major commercial, financial, and cultural center. Most major radio, television, and telecommunications companies are stationed in Manhattan. New York City is also where the New York Sock Exchange and the United Nations is located, which makes it the biggest corporate headquarters in the world.
Staten Island Main is sometimes referred to as the “forgotten borough.”
It lies on the island completely and requires the use of a ferry, although other means of transportation may be taken. Some of Staten Island’s attractions include Historic Richmond Town, a living history village and museum complex; and the Staten Island Zoo.
The five Boroughs are unison of five completely different areas; however, they form one completely unique New York. The result is a busy, noisy, live, crowded, and business oriented place.
