New York City has been called the center of the universe and it is easy to understand why. Not only is it the largest city in the United States, but the "big apple" is also a major hub for world trade and finances, fashion, art, media, entertainment and shipping. Basically everything you have ever wanted to see, do, hear, taste or buy is in New York City, and if you cannot find what you are looking for there than you will not be able to find it anywhere.

The epicenter of all things New York is Manhattan where you can take in a show on Broadway, see the cityscape from the top of the Empire State Building, ice skate at Rockefeller Center, go shopping on 5th Avenue or ride through Central Park in a horse drawn carriage. You can take the subway to bargain hunt in China Town, grab a canoli in Little Italy, visit a jazz club in Greenwich Village and then dance the night away at one of the hottest clubs in the Meatpacking District. These are just a few of the innumerable activities that New York has to offer.

New York City has even more to explore outside of Manhattan with its four other distinctive boroughs of Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. Each borough offers a unique ambiance and a surplus of entertaining activities to discover. You can take the subway dubbed the "international express" from Times Square into Queens and you will pass through the world's most ethnically diverse area with more languages spoken in Queens's communities than anywhere else in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge offers a beautiful view of the city as well as a chance to traverse an historic feat of engineering. A trip to the Bronx gives you the opportunity to visit the Bronx Zoo which is the nation's largest metropolitan animal park or swing by Yankee Stadium where the "Sultan of Swat" made baseball history by hitting the homerun record that stood for more than 30 years.

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