New York is one of the most (luirculmtltua) cities on earth because it has always attracted immigrants from all over the world. Today these are also joined by millions of (usorstit) who love to visit this (qnueiu) place. So, you can hear all kinds of different lan­guages and (ectancs) on the streets of the “Big Apple”. Locals can under­stand the attraction and often confirm that there is no place like New York. Usually they are very (ciwgenlom) and wil­ling­ly share their hometown with oth­ers. Yet, despite the city’s progressive and out­ward-look­ing charm, it also has its (riaiostdtn) and a past that needs pre­serving. Timothy Akwaba, a fourth generation New Yorker, puts it like this: “What would our (casosnetr) say if they saw the New York of the 21st century? I think they would be proud of many de­vel­op­ments, but would also want us to remember their times and customs.”