Section Euro HG du Lycée Ferry, Versailles

To what extent is New York a global city through its power of influence, at all scales ?

I) Criteria to define a global city through the case of NYC

1. New York : an economic, financial and diplomatic power

2. An efficient logistics and a capacity to remain a competitive global city

3. A global city is an engine of globalization but at a high social price, as seen with the gentrification process in Harlem.

II) NYC : An urban myth which creates a world cultural attraction

1. A landscape ballade 

     2. A literature ballade 

Assessment: Rhapsody in Blue  - Cartoon from Fantasia 2000 made by Disney studios- Music by George Gershwin (see doc)