New York City’s culture is reflected in its size and racial diversity. Many American cultural movements first emerged in the city. The Harlem Renaissance established the African-American renewal in the United States.
A large number of Italian-Americans and Jews moved to New York throughout the twentieth century, significantly influencing the culture and image of NYC.
In the early 20th century, American modern dance developed in New York. In the 1940s, the city was considered as the top location for jazz, together with expressionism in the 1950s and home to hip hop, punk rock, and the Beat Generation.
New York City is an extremely important centre for music, film, theatre, dance and visual art. Artists have been drawn into the city simply by opportunity because the city government funds the arts with a larger yearly budget than the National Endowment for the Arts. While New York is considered as a major centre of the worldwide art market which grew up along with national and international media centres.
New York’s uniqueness lies in its unusual mixture of different cultures. It is a city which is literally built by immigrants, as much as built by rich, powerful people and high rollers. It is therefore, very hard to pinpoint one overarching culture shared by all of its people. While New Yorkers are known for their unique accent, a walk among the city’s multilingual population will expose you to a wide variety of accents and speech patterns.
It’s simple, you either love New York City or you hate it. NYC can never leave you indifferent. It overwhelms you by its giant scope. By population, New York City is larger than either London or Paris. It contains hundreds of theatres and thousands of restaurants. There’s Wall Street, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park and many other cultural peaks. NYC is known as the city that never sleeps due to the economy which keeps turning 24 hours a day. New York or ‘The Big Apple’ is more than a city. It’s an experience!
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