New York Culture – Whatever else you realize when you’re in New York City is that virtually every nationality in the world is represented among the busy streets and the people. Over 30 percent of New York City’s inhabitants are foreign born and New York City has one of the most diverse populations in the world. All nationalities are represented in this city. It also houses the most Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere in a 2 mile area. This area is called Chinatown.

On Friday, January 1, 1892 Ellis Island opened its doors and from 1892 to 1924, 12 million immigrants entered the United States. It’s no wonder that 8,000,000 people, 1.5 million in Manhattan alone (that amounts to 67,000 people per square mile), call New York City their home. Now that’s quite a bit of persons wouldn’t you say?

With everything from first class Theatre, Museums and Broadway this city is the highlight of culture exhibits in the nation. The city hosts some fantastic parades, the famed Macy’s parade and others too. Each area has it’s own events, parades, etc showing the cultural diversity that is New York.

Never a moment in this city is it bland, boring or quiet. It’s anything but and fascinating doesn’t quite do it justice. New York City is a dream come true, the true essence of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. It’s the city where dreams come true for many of our fellow Americans. Where true stars are born everyday. New York City welcomes the cultural beings of the earth into its truly spectacular and unrivalled streets of fantastic attributes of America.

Forever the people of the nation, the people of the world and the people of New York will continue to call New York City one of the most exciting and Cultural Beacons in the entire world.

On the classical music front, there is the famous New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the New York City Ballet. Known the world over, is the Met, the Metropolitan Opera in the Lincoln Center New York with performances of new and old operas with the world’s most famous singers and conductors.

Tours of the Met Opera run from October to June at 3.30 Monday to Friday and 10.30 on Sundays. Call 212 7697020 for reservations. It’s about $10 an adult and includes backstage. Lincoln Center Tours also includes parts of the Met.

Madame Butterfly, Othello, Turandot, La Boheme, Der Rosenkavalier are among the productions being presented by the Metropolitan Opera in New York during 2005. More information on New York Opera from the Met Opera website.