They holidayed together, counselled each other and let it be known (and the letters exist to prove this) that they were devoted to each other.When the imperial Russian family was threatened by the Bolsheviks in 1917 then, it was only natural that Nicholas should seek asylum in Britain and his first request for help from the Government was received with an immediate ‘of course’.Boroughs, districts, and neighborhoods define the city.The borough of Manhattan, a 10-mile-long, 2-mile-wide island, is the financial, commercial, and entertainment core.It is the fourth largest in the world behind Tokyo, Mexico City, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.Regardless of how the area is defined, New York is among the richest and most complex places to live in America.