🆒 Interesting things about New York (Part 3) 📚 1️⃣ The Statue Of Liberty Was A Gift From France 🇫🇷 to celebrate their friendship with the US. Sculptors Bartholdi and Eiffel built her 🗽 2️⃣New York City Subway 🚇 has the largest number of rapid transit stations in the world- 472. The subway system also holds the title of being the busiest rapid transport system in the Western hemisphere 🌏 3️⃣ The ice cream cone was invented in New York City in the late 1800s by Italo Marchiony. He patented the treat in December 1903 🍦 4️⃣ Wall Street was named by the Dutches and an actual wall 🧱 existed on this street between 1653 - 1699. Wall Street was originally known in Dutch as “Het Cingel” (or “the Belt”) when it was part of New Amsterdam in the 17th century 📅 5️⃣ With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library 📚 is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress) and the fourth largest in the world 🌍 ❤️ If you enjoy this content and want more, be sure to follow us 🗺️ #newyork #newyorkcity #newyorker #ny #nyc #nycity #nycphotography #manhattan #bigapple #newyorkphoto #newyorkphotography #newyorkstreets #streetphotography #newyork_instagram #igersnewyork #ignewyork #ig_newyorkcity #ig_newyork #newyork_ig #newyorkcitylife #newyorkstateofmind #manhattanview #manhattanstreets #manhattannyc #newyorkbuildings #midtownmanhattan #midtown