New York City is made up of five boroughs: Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island.

The Empire State building gets hit by lightning about 23 times per year.

New York City is the largest city in the United States.

There is a birth in NYC every 4.4 minutes.

The first pizzeria in the United States opened in NYC in 1895

The New York Public Library has over 50 million books

More than 800 languages are being spoken in New York

Brooklyn Bridge is older than Tower Bridge in London
The average rent for a one-bedroom in Manhattan is US$ 3,400

There are more than 380,000 millionaires in the city

Honking your car horn is illegal except for emergencies