Midtown.

Many of New York offices and jobs are concentrated in Midtown, as well as many of its famous skyscrapers.

The first skyscraper in New York was built in 1902. It was twenty storeys high.

The first building boom for skyscrapers came in the late 1920s. These skyscrapers were built in art deco style and were abundantly and richly decorated. The most beautiful and famous of the art deco skyscrapers of that time are the Chrysler Buildingandthe Empire State Building, the third tallest building in the world. A visitor can go to the top of the Empire State Buildingand admire the view of Manhattan. The Empire State Buildinghas become a symbol of New York.

Rockefeller Centre, which was built in the 1930s, is the world largest privately owned business and entertainment centre. Today it consists of nineteen buildings, which include offices, shops, and various places of entertainment.

In the 1950s there was a second building boom, which introduced a new style – buildings of steel and glass. The United Nations Secretariat building was the first steel-and-glass skyscraper. The new style became very popular, and today there are a lot of steel-and-glass skyscrapers in Manhattan.

Times Square got its name from the New York Times, the most popular newspaper in America, which has its main office there. The New York Times is regarded as one of the best newspapers in the country. New York’s other main newspapers are the New York Daily News, the New York Post and the New York Newsday.

The Theatre District begins at Times Square and occupies an area in or near Broadway between the 40s and 50s Streets. Most Broadway theatres are located in this area. Broadway has long been the centre of theatre life in the United States. Many plays which are first staged in other cities hope to finally come to Broadway.

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