posted by Savanah on Apr 12
New York is one of the most famous cities in the world and sometimes it’s easy to consider it from the outside by one of its main orientation perspectives. It is known as the financial center of the country and Wall Street has become synonymous with the American stock exchange. Other people associate New York with its great shopping opportunities, while still others have a main association to the great cultural aspects and famous theatre scene in the city, which is represented by Broadway. Many of the city’s streets have become symbolic of the social aspect that is relative to them. Tourists in a luxury Manhattan hotel can easily find their way around the various attractions simply by recognizing the street names that are associated with it.
In addition to the famous archetypal symbolic streets there are numerous neighborhoods in Manhattan and the four other boroughs that also represent various cultural and sometimes ethnic orientations. Harlem, Greenwich Village, Alpha Bet City and TriBeCa are just a few of the numerous neighborhoods located in Manhattan. Harlem is in the northern part of Manhattan and is one of the most internationally famous and has been a strong cultural center since the 1920s. The Apollo Theater is one of the primary landmarks of the area and there are numerous jazz and blues clubs scattered throughout it.
TriBeCa is in lower Manhattan and is formally known as the Triangle Below Canal Street. Every year the Tribeca Film Festival occurs within the triangle and has been a major factor of the recovery of the lower Manhattan region after the destruction that occurred with the September 11th attacks. Toward the west side of the lower end of Manhattan the neighborhood of Greenwich Village exists. This area has had a strong reputation of alternative lifestyles and artistic expression. Alpha Bet City is one the lower east end of Manhattan received its name based on the streets that incorporate the neighborhood, A, B, C and D. This is the only part of Manhattan that has single letter names for its streets. The neighborhood has been featured in many television shows and films.
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