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It's a concrete jungle where dreams are made. More than 8.5 million people from all over the world call the Big Apple home, and another 60 million or so visit it every year.

That happens for a good reason: no matter what you love or which are your interests – art, food, architecture, photography, shopping, sightseeing, theater, music, romance, adventure, exploration – New York is the place where you can find it all and much more.

It's a new surprise on every corner, every day. It's a dream in every heart. Just have your eyes and sensibility open. In New York you can learn a new thing every single day. In New York you can make your dream come true. So, why not give it a try?

A Secret Island in New York

A Secret Island in New York

Most people have probably never heard of it but there is a tiny 100 by 200-foot island on the East River in New York City called U Thant Island. It’s right on Roosevelt Island and next to the United Nations headquarters and has more history per square foot than most places in Manhattan.

U THANT ISLAND

It’s origin dates back to the late 19th century when construction of an underground tunnel produced a tiny mound of rock that was originally named Belmont Island, after August Belmont Jr. who financed the construction project.

In the intervening years, it was leased by a Buddhist spiritual group, crashed into by numerous vessels, and briefly occupied by a protesting artist.

 

The tiny U Thant Island, United Nations building, and the Chrysler Building


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