Famous New Yorkers
Mother Monster (singer, actor)
Lady Gaga
What are NYC's 5 boroughs?
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island
What was New York City originally named?
New Amsterdam
It was gift from the French!
The Statue of Liberty
Where can you find Bethesda Terrace, the Lake, Belvedere Castle, the Mall, Shakespeare Garden, and Strawberry Fields?
At Central Park
Born to Die (singer)
Lana Del Rey
What is the largest borough in New York City by area? (It is also the most ethnically diverse.)
Queens
Why did they name it Wall Street?
It was named after an actual 12-to-16-foot wooden wall built by Dutch settlers in 1653. The barrier ran along the New Amsterdam settlement to protect against potential attacks from New England colonists, Native Americans, and pirates.
It was the first, and at the time longest, suspension bridge in the world.
The Brooklyn Bridge
Where's the Museum Mile?
The Museum Mile is a stretch of Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, running from 82nd Street to 110th Street. There you'll find the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the MET), Neue Galerie, the Guggenheim, Cooper Hewitt, the Jewish Museum, the Museum of the City of New York, El Museo del Barrio, and the Africa Center.
Marty Supreme (actor)
Timothée Chalamet
What are the two major, defining rivers in New York City?
The Hudson River and the East River.
Why do we call it Times Square?
Times Square is named after the New York Times. It was originally called Longacre Square until the Times moved there in 1904.
Completed in 1902, this building is famous for its unique, 25-degree triangular shape. It became an iconic symbol of early 20th-century innovation.
The Flatiron Building
This museum specializes in European medieval art and architecture, with a focus on the Romanesque and Gothic periods. I love going there! It's a mini castle! You feel like being back in time!
The Met Cloisters
Uptown Girl (singer)
Billy Joel
What are the three main bridges connecting Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn across the East River, ordered from south to north (or by construction, earliest to latest)?
Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and Williamsburg Bridge — often referred to as the "BMW" bridges.
Why is New York called "The Big Apple"?
The nickname "The Big Apple" originated in the 1920s in reference to the prizes (or "big apples") rewarded at the many racing courses in and around New York City. However, it wasn't officially adopted as the city's nickname until 1971 as the result of a successful ad campaign intended to attract tourists.
It is the largest decorated Gothic-style Catholic cathedral in the United States.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Name each of New York’s six sky-high observatories. One is a brand-new!
One World Trade Center, Edge, Top of the Rock, Empire State Building, Summit One Vanderbilt, and the new One Times Square Observatory, opened a couple of months ago.
Home Alone (actor)
Macaulay Culkin
What is the only borough of New York City that is not located on an island?
The Bronx
New York City was the first capital of the United States under the Constitution. Where was George Washington, the first American president, inaugurated?
At Federal Hall (downtown), on Wall Street.
An innovative example of urban transformation, it is a public park built on a historic elevated railway.
The High Line
This is the first pizza place in the country, still open on Spring Street (Lower Manhattan).
Lombardi’s