Bill Buford - What is New York? A straightforward answer: seven million people crushed onto an islan...

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What is New York? A straightforward answer: seven million people crushed onto an island originally settled by the Dutch. But it's more than that. These are seven million who were, mainly, not even born here.

Bill Buford

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Was ist New York? Eine einfache Antwort: Sieben Millionen Menschen, die auf einer ursprünglich von den Niederländern besiedelten Insel zerquetscht wurden. Aber es ist mehr als das. Das sind sieben Millionen, die hauptsächlich nicht hier geboren wurden.

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