NYC History : NYC Tourist Guide History of NYC, New York, USA Home » NYC History » 1978 - Present » Info NYC History NYC History : Prehistory - 1664 | 1665 - 1783 | 1784-1854 | 1855-1897 | 1898-1945 | 1946-1977 | 1978-Present Getting Started Index NYC Neighborhoods Manhattan Brooklyn Queens Bronx Staten Island NYC Icons Chrysler Building Flatiron Building Empire State Building Safe NYC NYPD FDNY NYC Weather NYC Climate NYC Weather Forecast Winter Season Spring Season Summer Season Fall Season NYC History & Politics New York City History Tammany Hall and Politics New York City Politicians New York City Personalities Culture of Gotham City Culture of the city Cultural diversity City in popular culture Modern period: 1978 - Present The 1980s saw a rebirth of Wall Street, and the city reclaimed its role at the center of the world-wide financial industry. In the 1990s, crime rates dropped drastically and the outflow of population turned around, as the city once again became the destination not only of immigrants from around the world, but of many U.S. citizens seeking to live a cosmopolitan lifestyle that New York City can offer. In the late 1990s, the city benefited disproportionately from the success of the financial services industry during the dot com boom, one of the factors in a decade of booming residential and commercial real estate value increases New York City was a site of the September 11, 2001 attacks , when nearly 3,000 people were killed by a terrorist strike on the World Trade Center, including those employed in the buildings, passengers and crew on two commercial jetliners, and hundreds of firemen, policemen, and rescue workers who came to the aid of the disaster. Thick, acrid smoke continued to pour out of its ruins for months following the Twin Towers' fiery collapse. The city has since rebounded and the physical cleanup of the World Trade Center site was completed ahead of schedule. The Freedom Tower, intended to be exactly 1,776 feet tall (a number symbolic of the year the Declaration of Independence was written), is to be built on the site and is slated for construction between 2006 and 2010. New York City Search Quick NYC Where to Stay Find a Hotel in New York City Where to Eat Find a Restaurant in NYC What to Do Find an Attraction in NYC When to Go Seasonal Information New York City Map This is NYC New York City Neighborhoods NYC has a rich history in diversity and the city as a whole is nothing more than many small neighborhoods. Explore it with us.. NYC Neighborhoods Manhattan Island NYC Waterfronts & Beaches NYC's waterfront is roughly 600 miles long and the overall form of the Harbor has remained unchanged from the time of Giovanni da Verrazzano. Learn more about the harbor, its shores and its waterways. NYC Waterfronts New York City Beaches History and Politics of NYC Did you know that New York City was briefly the U.S. capital during 1789-90 and was state capital until 1797? New York City History Tammany Hall and Politics New York City Politicians Culture of Gotham City The culture of NYC is shaped by centuries of immigration, the city's size and variety, and its status as the cultural capital of the United States. Culture of the city Cultural diversity City in popular culture

Travel & Transportation The dominant mode of transportation in New York City is mass transit - Subways and Buses. However, it is the Taxicabs that are real New York icons! Safety & Security How safe is New York City? Contrary to popular belief, the City consistantly ranks in the top ten safest large cities in the United States. The NYPD is the largest municipal police force in the world and has it's own Movie/TV Unit. New York Climate New York has a humid continental climate resulting from prevailing wind patterns that bring cool air from the interior of the North American continent. New York winters are typically cold with moderate snowfall. New York Weather Forecast Demographics New York's two key demographic features are its density and diversity. The New York City metropolitan area is home to the largest Jewish community outside Israel. It is also home to nearly a quarter of the nation's South Asians, and the largest African American community of any city in the country. Ethnic composition New York Newspapers

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