New York City, the largest city in the United States, the home of the United Nations, and the center of global finance, communications, and business. New York City is unusual among cities because of its high residential density, its extraordinarily diverse population, its hundreds of tall office and apartment buildings, its thriving central business district, its extensive public transportation system, and its more than 400 distinct neighborhoods. The city's concert houses, museums, galleries, and theaters constitute an ensemble of cultural richness rivaled by few cities. In 1990 the population of the city of New York was 7,322,564; the population of the metropolitan region was 19,550,000.

Project Writing About Our Neighborhood I:  Lower East Side

Project Writing About Our Neighborhood II: Work Ethic