Manhattan was bought by a Dutchman from an Indian native. It is one of the most prosperous islands in the world today. The Dutchman first named him New Amsterdam, and later he called this place new york.
Manhattan is the central area of new york City, which includes Manhattan Island, some small islands in the East River and parts of maher, with a total area of 57.9 1 km2, accounting for 7% of the total area of new york City and a population of1500,000. New york's famous Broadway, Wall Street, Empire State Building, Greenwich Village, Central Park, United Nations Headquarters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, metropolitan opera and other places of interest are all concentrated in Manhattan Island, making some parts of the island the CBD of new york. The CBD of Manhattan is mainly distributed in the Downtown and Midtown of Manhattan Island, and the famous blocks are Greenwich Street and Fifth Avenue.
In the financial district of Wall Street-CBD, where the old city is only 1 .54km long and the area is less than1km2, there are dozens of big banks, insurance companies, exchanges, headquarters of hundreds of big companies and hundreds of thousands of employed people, making it the region with the highest employment density in the world. Midtown is a luxury residential area in Manhattan, where some famous buildings such as Empire State Building, Chrysler Building and Rockefeller Center are located. Although the formation of Midtown was later than that of Manhattan's Old Town, it has the momentum of coming from behind. After entering the 20th century, many other non-profit offices, such as trade unions, research departments, professional organizations, government agencies, etc., are also concentrated here, and many related full-time offices, such as real estate, advertising, tax departments, etc., are also rapidly gathering around it. The insurance industry and banks originally located in the south of the island are also attracted by the good environment in Midtown. At the same time, shops and service industries are gradually gathering around, which makes the CBD of Manhattan Island more attractive. In order to solve the contradiction caused by industrial imbalance in Manhattan CBD, the New York City Government has taken some measures to regulate Greenwich Street and Fifth Avenue to improve the investment environment and guide their balanced and healthy development. Strengthen the function of new york Business and Trade Center and enhance its attraction.
With the development of the city, many office buildings, residential buildings and exhibition centers have been built in the west, and subways have been built through the downtown area. Subsequently, the government promulgated the southern Manhattan plan, and built a wide circular expressway, World Trade Center,10.5 million apartments and office buildings at the southern end of the island. In these expanded areas, in order to share the pressure in the crowded downtown area, the planning agencies have strengthened the construction of transportation networks, such as connecting the entrances and exits of subways and other railway traffic with newly-built office buildings, and setting sidewalks and shops underground and directly connecting them with the entrances and exits of subways. In the mid-1970s, Manhattan CBD gradually took shape.
The CBD of Manhattan is the catalyst for the development of new york, which is mainly manifested in the following aspects: relying on the influence of CBD, new york has established its image as an international city, and international and transnational trade organizations are like a duck to water in new york. In 1979, there were 277 Japanese companies, 2 13 British companies, 175 French companies, 80 Swiss companies and many other countries. The turnover of residential and commercial buildings in Manhattan CBD accounts for 40% of the turnover of such buildings in the American real estate market; 2 1% of calls in the United States are made from new york; Real estate appreciation, government tax increases, such as Manhattan's real estate valuation accounts for about 53% of the total real estate valuation in new york, and the real estate value in Manhattan increased by about 58% from 1969 to 1983; The economic growth in Manhattan accounts for 82% of the total economic growth in new york. CBD and its derivative benefits have promoted the prosperity of new york. 1978, the airport in new york accepted1500,000 tourists visiting new york.
The central core business district of Manhattan CBD is "Wall Street", where dozens of big banks, insurance companies, exchanges, headquarters of hundreds of big companies and hundreds of thousands of employed people are concentrated, making it the region with the highest employment density in the world.
Manhattan
Manhattan, the symbol of new york City, is located on Manhattan Island, with an area of 57.9 1 square kilometer < 31 square miles >, accounting for 7% of the total area of new york City. It is bordered by 〈East River〉 in the east, 〈Hudson River〉 in the west, 〈Harlem River〉 in the north and 〈Staten Island〉 in the south. The northern end of the island is connected with 〈Bronx〉 via Henry Hudson Bridge, University Bridge, Washington Bridge and Triborough Bridge. It is connected with 〈Queens〉 through Queeensboro Bridge and Midtown Tunnel, and connected with Brooklyn through Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge and Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. There is also a ferry connecting Staten Island. There are George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel and Holland Tunnel on the west coast of the island, which are connected with NSW, and the transportation network is very convenient. Most of the tourist attractions in new york are concentrated in Manhattan, which can also be said to be the art district of new york.
Manhattan is a long and narrow island, which is divided into 〈Uptown〉, 〈Midtown〉 and 〈Downtown〉 from north to south. There are skyscrapers for office use on the island, including the Empire State Building (318 meters), Chrysler Building, Rockefeller Center, Madison Square, Garden Center, Lincoln Performing Arts Center and United Nations Building.
Famous tourist attractions include Central Park, Upper East District, Metropolitan Museum, Guggenheim Museum, Madison Avenue, Upper West District, Lincoln Center, American Museum of Natural History, Harlem and 〈Museum Miles〉 north of 77th Street. In addition to the skyscrapers that compete with the sky, such as Empire State Building, Lelesler Building and Rockefeller Center, Midtown is also close to Times Square, Broadway Theater District, Fifth Avenue and Grand Central Station. The downtown area is centered on commercial finance, and its famous scenic spots include Soho District, new york Stock Exchange, World Financial Center, Nanjie Seaport, 〈Greenwich Village〉 and 〈Battery Park〉. There is also a Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in the downtown area.
In 1609, 〈Henry Hudson〉, the representative of the Dutch West India Company, discovered this place. 1626, 〈Peter Minuit〉, the governor of the New Netherlands Province of Netherlands America, bought Manhattan Island from American Indians for about present value dollars. 1633 The first church was built here. 1653 Manhattan became the capital of New Netherlands Province and was named New Amsterdam. 1653 Before that, the population of New Amsterdam was only 800. Later, the British Empire claimed that the 〈Hudson River〉 was British land. In 1664, the Duke of York sent a team to take this land from the Dutch in a bloodless way, and on April 27th 1686, it was renamed new york and built a city.
From 1785 to 1790, new york City was once the capital of the United States, and the first President Washington took office in new york City in 1789. The streets in Manhattan are generally named by numbers. The north-south direction is called Avenue, and the east-west direction is called Street. The street is divided into East Street and West Street with Fifth Avenue as the dividing point.
Some areas of Manhattan are inhabited by certain ethnic groups, such as 〈China Town〉, Little Italy, Harlem, Blacks and Hispanics. New york Central Park is located in the central area of Manhattan Island, spanning 59th Street to 110th Street. It was designed by Mr. Frederick Law Olmsted and Mr. Calvert Vaux in the 19th century. Newspapers and media based in Manhattan include: the three major television networks in the United States (ABC, BCS, NBC〉), The new york Times, The Wall Street Journal, new york Daily News, and new york Post. Among them, $34 billion will be used to rebuild the World Trade Center and its surrounding areas, and to repair some surrounding infrastructure, including subways and underground passages.