Subject: Facts about New York City

     		FACTS ABOUT NEW YORK CITY

New York City offers a myriad of incomparable attractions, world-
renowned restaurants, hotels, theater, entertainment and
shopping. Here is a glimpse why millions of visitors think the
Big Apple is the most diverse and exciting visitor destination in
the world.

     25,252,000 ....... visitors to New York City in 1990         
                        (including daytrippers)
      5,632,000 .......international visitors in 1990
                        (top countries: Canada, United Kingdom,
                                        Japan, West Germany,
                                        France, Italy)

            761 ....... conventions in 1990
      3,316,000 ....... convention delegates in 1990
 $9,663,000.000 ....... total overnight visitor spending in 1990 
  1,070,000,000 ....... conventions spending in 1990
     17,554,000 ....... hotel room nights filled in 1990 (72.6    
                        hotel  occupancy)
      7,323,000 ....... York City Population (1990 census all     
                        five boroughs)
                    

                         Bronx             1,204,000
                         Brooklyn          2,301,000
                         Manhattan         1,488,000
                         Queens            1,952,000
                         Staten Island       379,000


      8,547,000 ........ metropolitan area population(NYC,        
                         Westchester, Rockland and Putnam         
                         counties)
     17,935,000 ........ tri-state area population(from Ocean     
                          County in southern NJ to Norwalk,CT)

            301 ........ total area in square miles (all five     
                         boroughs)
           22.7 ........ area of manhattan in square miles
                         13.4  miles(21.5 km) long
                         2.3  miles(3.7 km) at widest point
                         .8  miles(1.3 km) at narrowest point
            587 ........ miles of waterfront

          6,400 ........ miles of streets
           14.3 ........ miles of beaches
          1,543 ........ parks and playgrounds, comprising 26,138 
                         acres.
      about 200 ........ skyscrapers
             65 ........ bridges
            780 ........ landmark buildings (e.g. Empire State 
                         building)
             51 ........ historic districts (e.g. Greenwich       
                         Village)
             50 ........ landmark interiors (e.g. Radio City      
                         Music Hall)
              9 ........ scenic landmarks (Central Park)
         11,787 ........ licensed taxis
      3,300,000 ........ average weekday subway riders (1990)
  1,000,000,000 ........ yearly subway riders (1989)
            230 ........ miles of subway lines
  1,600,000,000 ........ weekly bus riders (1989)
    450.000,000 ........ yearly bus riders (1989)
          1,745 ........ miles of bus routes
  nearly 70,000 ........ hotel rooms available to the NYC visitor
         17,000 ........ eating establishments
       over 150 ........ museums
            400 ........ art galleries (250 visited art critics)
             30 ........ approximate number of department stores  
                         (13 in the Macy's-Bloomingdale's         
                         category)

             94 ........ institutions of higher learning
      thousands ........ shops and boutiques
             38 ........ broadway theaters
      7,320,000 ........ Broadway theater-goers,1990-91 season
       Over 200 ........ off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway        
                         theaters
             60 ........ night spots(e.g. Rags to Riches Comedy   
                         Club, Stand Up New York Comedy Club,     
                         Mostly Magic, Oak Room at the Aloquin    
                         and Top of the Tower -- entertainment,   
                         but no dancing)
             50 ........ dance spots (e.g Baja, Reins New York,   
                         Limelight, Pursuits, Rainbow Room,       
                         Shout!, S.O.B,'S, Stringfellows)

The numbers above are the most accurate at this date. All such
counts in New York City are Constantly changing-- that's the
nature of The Big Apple!
