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Joachim Böhringer Joachim Böhringer New York Leopard liegt faul auf einem Ast und schaut uns an ... ? New York New York Vorwort..................................................................IV New York ..................................................................1 Anmerkungen zu einer faszinierenden Stadt .......4 • Freiheitsstatue ....................................................5 • Die grüne Lunge der Stadt .................................5 • Kulturvielfalt in der Welthauptstadt ..................6 • New York – Stadt der Gegensätze ......................6 • Friedliches nebeneinander der Menschen .......6 • Ökologisches New York ......................................7 • Fahrradstadt New York .......................................7 • Bürgermeister will eine „Grüne Weltstadt“ ......7 • Die Stadt ist teuer ...............................................8 Manhattan – Überblickskarte ..............................10 New York Subway .................................................12 • Hotels in New York ............................................15 • Salisbury Hotel..................................................15 • The | Bryant Park Hotel .....................................16 New York Geschichte ............................................19 • New York − Gründung ......................................20 • Nieuw Amsterdam............................................20 • Die Wall Street von 1652 ..................................20 • Der Name New York kommt 1664 ....................20 • Metropole New York .........................................20 • South Street – Beginn der Stadtgeschichte ....22 • New York Seeport Museum .............................24 • New York entdeckt seine Geschichte ...............24 • Hanover Square und India House ...................26 Big Bridges ............................................................31 • Die Brücken von New York ...............................32 • Brooklyn Bridge ................................................32 • Manhatten Bridge .............................................33 • Verrazano-Narrows Bridge...............................36 • Die einstmals längste Hängebrücke der Welt .36 • Informationen zur Brücke ................................37 • Start für den New York Marathon ....................37 • Manhattan Bridge .............................................38 Manhatten Battery Park .......................................40 • Geschichte des Pier A Harbour House ............42 • American Merchant Mariners Memorial ........42 • Pier A wird erst seit 2014 wieder genutzt........42 II New York High Line Park .......................................................50 • History of the (Christmas) tree ............141 • Walk through the High Line Park .....................52 • Christmas-Shopping ............................142 • Zaha Hadid und das High-Line-Haus ..............55 • Weihnachtsschaufenster ......................144 • Stadtansichten am High Line Park ..................58 St. Patrick’s Cathedral ..............................149 Flatiron Building – Bügeleisen-Hochhaus ..........68 • Gewaltige Dimensionen .......................149 • Erster Stahlskelettbau in New York .................69 • Weihnachtskrippe .................................149 Wolkenkratzerspitzen ..........................................70 Ground Zero ..............................................152 • Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower ..................75 • Nine-eleven ...........................................152 • Schock für New York, die USA und Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir .............78 Teile der Welt .........................................152 • Gedenken an die Opfer ........................152 Central Park ...........................................................86 • Ein würdiger Platz .................................152 • Die grüne Lunge New Yorks .............................86 • Ein Weltklasse-Park ..........................................86 The Oculus – ein teurer Bahnhof .............156 • Forever Green ...................................................86 • Menschen im Central Park ...............................92 Index ..........................................................160 • The Lake ............................................................94 • Pferde, Kutschen und andere Tiere im Park ..102 Weblinks ....................................................162 Kino, Theater und Shows ...................................106 Stadtführer im Internet ............................164 • Radio City Music Hall ....................................108 • Radio City Christmas Spectacular ................. 110 • Eine klassische amerikanische Show ............ 110 Metropolitan Opera New York ...........................116 • Die Met ............................................................ 118 • Das Gebäude der Met .................................... 118 • Etwas Besonderes .......................................... 118 • Der Abend war beeindruckend ...................... 119 • Ein Abend in der Met ......................................120 • Nachbarn der Met ...........................................120 • Turandot – eine mitreißende Oper um eine anscheinend eiskalte Prinzessin ............121 • Nessum dorma ...............................................121 Bryant Park – der schöne kleine Park ................130 • Parkgeschichte und Parkidee .........................130 • Neueröffnung 1992 .........................................130 Christmas-Season ..............................................138 © 2018 Joachim und Christine Böhringer • Things to do ....................................................138 Bodenseestraße 4/1 • Weihnachtsbummel .......................................138 88048 Ailingen • Tree-Lightning .................................................140 Fon: 07541 5908 636 • Christmas Tree is a world-wide symbol .......141 www.boehringer.website III New York Vorwort New York – für uns die Hauptstadt der Welt. augenfällig sind wie z. B. In Mumbai, Jerusa- Wir haben in den letzten Jahren während un- lem oder Kairo. serer Reisen um die Welt viele große, höchst Die New Yorker sind weltoffen, vor allem beeindruckende und interessante Städte ken- gegenüber Ausländern. Zeit für ein nettes Ge- nengelernt. Barcelona, Bangkok, Jerusalem, spräch über die profanen Dinge des Lebens, Kuala Lumpur, Kairo, Mumbai, Hanoi, Hong- aber auch über die wirklich wichtigen Fragen kong, Singapur, Abu Dhabi, Berlin, Toronto, ist oft vorhanden. So erinnern wir uns an ein Vancouver – alles hochinteressante Metropo- letztes Gespräch vor unserem Abflug nach Eu- len in ihrer Region, aber zumeist geprägt mit ropa, wo uns eine junge New Yorkerin fragte, beeindruckendem nationalem oder regiona- wie man es schafft, einen Partner fürs Leben len Kolorit. Man wusste sofort und eindeutig zu finden und dann auch noch lange glücklich in welchem Teil der Welt man sich befand, ty- verheiratet zu sein. Ein wirklich berührendes pische Merkmale der jeweiligen Region oder Gespräch über eine der wichtigsten Fragen des jeweiligen Landes waren in den großen des Lebens. Ob unsere Antwort auf ihre Frage Metropolen sofort erkennbar und prägten nach etwa 20 Minuten Gespräch wirklich gut die jeweilige Stadt. war werden wir nie erfahren, aber wir denken Anders New York. Klar – die Stadt ist so- immer wieder an die junge Frau. fort als amerikanische Stadt erkennbar. Die Das vorliegende Buch enthält viele Infor- Taxis in der dort typischen Art gibt es nur hier, mationen über „unser“ New York, aber natür- Flaggen wehen vor allem seit den Terroran- lich nicht alle die möglich sind. Die meisten schlägen am 11. September 2001 von allen Bilder haben wir selbst aufgenommen und Gebäuden. Amerikanische Polizei steht an für das Buch im einen oder anderen Fall bear- allen Ecken und Straßen herum. Aber etwas beitet, ebenso die T exte. Die Bilder der Thea- ist anders. Es gibt keine typische Kultur die teraufführungen sind nicht von uns, sondern sofort erkennen lässt, dass hier nur Ameri- von den Presseservern der Veranstalter, eben- kaner, Asiaten, Afrikaner oder Europäer le- so die Aufnahmen der St. Patrick Kathedrale. ben. Dieses nationalistische Element fehlt Teilweise sind die Bilder nicht mehr ver- der Stadt, zumindest in den verschiedenen fügbar, da die jeweiligen Downloadcenter Zentren dieser Metropole und auf jeden Fall natürlich immer wieder mit neuen Bildern vor der Machtergreifung des Herrn Donald aktualisiert werden. Die Bildquellen und der Trump. Was sich da gerade entwickelt er- Downloadzeitpunkt sind jeweils beim Bild scheint noch unklar, besorgniserregend nicht angegeben. nur, aber vor allem für die Organisation der Wir fahren gerne und oft nach New York. Vereinten Nationen am East River. Zum einen Treffen wir hier wenn es geht un- Die verschiedenen ethischen Grup- sere langjährige Freundin Dee, die „ameri- pen leben zumindest nach außen in einem kanische Mum“ aus Thomas Aufenthalt in Schmelztiegel zusammen und erzeugen ein Parkridge während seines Schüleraustau- völlig anders Klima als dies in den zumeist sches. Und wir haben festgestellt, dass man national geprägten anderen Metropolen die- New York immer entspannter besucht, je öf- ser Welt zu erkennen und zu spüren ist. Wobei ter man dort ist. Man muss nicht mehr unbe- es natürlich graduelle Unterschiede gibt. In dingt all die typischen Orte besuchen, die für den wohlhabenden Metropolen Nordameri- Touristen wichtig sind. Sondern wir können kas, Asiens und Europas sind gewaltige Ge- zwischenzeitlich sehr locker durch die Stadt gensätze nicht sofort direkt
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