Nickname(s): See Nicknames of New York City Location in New York State New York Location in the United States Coordinates: 40°42′46″N 74°00′21″W Country United States of America State New York Counties Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond Historic colonies New Netherland Provin...
- Text only - From Henry William Elson - http://www.usahistory.info/colonies/New-York.html The Erie Canal - A Journey Through History ___"This journey through history combines songs, historic information, post cards, panoramic photos, maps and community profiles to create a comprehensive ...
As tensions escalated between the American colonies and British rule, New York became a focal point of the struggle for independence. The Battle of Long Island (1776) was a pivotal moment, with British forces capturing New York City and establishing it as a base of operations. After the ...
This year the Historic Districts Council launched a new campaign to combat the potential loss of historic community libraries. The campaign is expected to lead to the nomination of all the New York City Carnegie Libraries to the New York State and National Register of Historic Places. ...
The New York Colony belonged to the original thirteen colonies situated along the Atlantic coast of North America. There were three geographic areas that composed the original thirteen colonies named New England, the Middle, and the Southern colonies. The New York Colony was categorized under the ...
Farming developed significantly in upstate New York, feeding the growth of the population in the city from 8,000 in 1664 to 167,000 in 1771. In 1765, the British introduced the Stamp Tax, requiring all colonies to print on officially stamped paper made in London. It is considered one of...
Morningside Heights, New York City A Different Look at a Well-known City by Susmita Sengupta When we ask anyone about New York City, invariably the phrase that instantly comes to most people’s mind is that it is a city that is perpetually in motion. “The city that never sleeps,” is...
New York, city, United States New York, city (2020 pop. 8,336,817), land area 304.8 sq mi (789.4 sq km), SE N.Y., largest city in the United States and one of the largest in the world, on New York Bay at the mouth of the Hudson River. It comprises five boroughs, each co...
and to the west byNew York. It is the seventh smallest of the U.S. states in terms of total area. Its capital isBoston, the state’s most populous city. English explorer and colonistJohn Smithnamed the state for theMassachusettribe, whose name meant “near the great hill”—believed to...
In parliamentary elections, originally scheduled for September but held in October, the Labour Party won a historic landslide victory, capturing some 49 percent of the vote (and 64 seats) to become the first party in 24 years to be able to form a majority government without dependence on a ...