Fun Facts

• The poem inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty was composed in 1883 by Emma Lazarus as part of a project to raise funds to build the pedestal for the statue.

• New York City ’s Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in the United States.

• According to NYCVisit, Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Yankee Stadium in the first game ever played there.

• The NYC subway system - the first in the country - opened in 1904.

• Central Park in the middle of Manhattan covers a larger area than the principality of Monaco.
  
• According to NYCVisit, here are the stats on Manhattan:
  • Total area in square miles: 22.7
    Length: 13.4 miles
    Widest point: 2.3 miles
    Narrowest point: 0.8 miles

Sources: www.nycvisit.com, www.offbeattravel.com, www.ny.com