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Have you ever thought about the similarities between Seattle and New York City? Seattle and New York City have several things in common.
The first similarity is their climate. Seattle has a warm-temperate climate. It is officially in the Mediterranean zone by the main climatic classification, but other sources consider it an oceanic climate due to its winter temperatures. Likewise, New York City features a humid subtropical climate and is thus the northernmost major city on the North American continent with this categorization. The suburbs to the north and west are in the transition zone between humid subtropical and humid continental climates, hence it is defined as an oceanic climate.
A second similarity is tourism. Tourism is a vital industry for New York City, which has witnessed a growing combined volume of international and domestic tourists, receiving an eighth consecutive annual record of approximately 62.8 million visitors in 2017. Tourists go to New York to visit major destinations include the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island, Broadway theatre productions, Central Park, Times Square, Coney Island, the Financial District, museums, and sports stadiums. Other major visitor activities include luxury shopping along Fifth and Madison Avenues, entertainment events such as the Tribeca Film Festival, Randall Island music festivals such as the Governor’s Ball, the Panorama and the Electric Zoo, and free performances in Central Park at the SummerStage and the Delacorte Theater. In contrast, among Seattle's prominent annual fairs and festivals are the 24-day Seattle International Film Festival, Northwest Folklife over the Memorial Day weekend, numerous sea fair events throughout July and August, the Bite of Seattle, one of the largest gay pride festivals in the United States, and the Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival, which programs music as well as other art and entertainment over the Labor Day weekend. All are typically attended by 100,000 people annually, as are the Seattle Hempfest and two separate Independence Day celebrations.
The third similarity is the architecture. New York has architecturally significant buildings in a wide range of styles spanning distinct historical and cultural periods. These include the Woolworth Building (1913), an early Gothic revival skyscraper with large-scale gothic architectural detail. The 1916 Zoning Resolution required setback in new buildings, and restricted towers to a percentage of the lot size, to allow sunlight to reach the streets below. The Art Deco design of the Chrysler Building (1930) and the Empire State Building (1931), with their tapered tops and steel spires, reflected the zoning requirements.
In contrast, the architecture of Seattle, largest city of the US Pacific Northwest, includes aspects that predate the mid-nineteenth century arrival of the area's first settlers of European ancestry, and has reflected and influenced numerous architectural styles over time. As of 2015, a major construction boom continues to reconfigure Seattle's downtown, as well as neighborhoods such as Capitol Hill, Ballard and, perhaps most dramatically, South Lake Union.
In conclusion, there are several similarities between New York and Seattle.
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