00:00:04host alex and today we’re going to
00:00:05continue our city profiles this time
00:00:07hitting up NYC newyorkcity is the
00:00:10largest city in the united states and
00:00:12one of the world’s major global cities
00:00:14located in the state of New York the
00:00:17city has a population of 8.2 million
00:00:19with an area of 321 square miles making
00:00:23it the most densely populated city in
00:00:25north america new york city is an
00:00:27international center for business
00:00:29finance fashion medicine entertainment
00:00:32media and culture the city is also home
00:00:35to the United Nations and too many of
00:00:37the world’s most famous skyscrapers such
00:00:40as a Chrysler Building and the Empire
00:00:42State Building otherwise known as the
00:00:44Big Apple and the city that never sleeps
00:00:46the city attracts people from all over
00:00:48the globe who comforts Economic
00:00:51Opportunity culture and fast-paced
00:00:53cosmopolitan lifestyle new york city is
00:00:55located on the coast of the northeastern
00:00:58United States at the mouth of the Hudson
00:01:00River in southeastern New York State New
00:01:02York has a humid continental climate
00:01:04resulting from prevailing wind patterns
00:01:07that bring cool air from the interior of
00:01:10the North American continent New York
00:01:12winters are typically cold with moderate
00:01:14snowfall averaging a total of two feet
00:01:17annually New York City is home to the
00:01:19most complex and extensive
00:01:21transportation networks in all of the
00:01:23United States with more than 12,000
00:01:25iconic yellow cabs 120,000 daily
00:01:28bicyclists Subways bus railroad systems
00:01:32immense airports landmark bridges and
00:01:35tunnels ferry services and even an
00:01:37aerial commuter train way the New York
00:01:39City subway is the largest subway system
00:01:41in the world measured by track mileage
00:01:43and it is also the world’s
00:01:45fourth-largest when measured by annual
00:01:47ridership
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