World Cities: New York a global city

Map: New York City districts and map of New York City and long island
The Global City defined (to sump up: find the 9 characteristics of a “global city »)
What makes New York a global city?
- New York skyline … and tourism
- The role of immigrants in the New York City economy
- New York population
- An evolving economy (pages: 28 and 29)
- Silicon Alley in Manhattan
- « New York City’s transportation network
  
  must be reliable, safe, sustainable, and accessible,
  
  meeting the needs of all New Yorkers and
  
  supporting the city’s growing economy » (pages 84-85)
Urban dynamics in a global city: New York
- New Yorkers spend on rent (video)
- Plans to rename ans develop a waterfront area of the Bronx
- What could be better in New York (page 25)
- Growing inequality (pages: 30 and 31); video -2020 (beginning 3:50 min untill 9:34)
Amazon’s headquarters in Long Island City (2018-2019):
- Video 1: Amazon to bring 25000 jobs to Long island City
- Video 2: HQ2 incentives revealed: what NYC and VA are offering to Amazon
- Video 3: Amazon’s planned Long Island City headquarters lie in flood plain
- Video 4: Why Amazon split ‘HQ2’ between New York and Washington
- Video 5: Amazon canceled plans for a New York City headquarter (The Insider; july 25, 2019)

Grand Tour