New York City Flashcards
Where it is located?
On the eastern coast of the US. It lies in south-eastern New York state, on the Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Hudson River. It is mainly located on the 3 islands of Manhattan, Staten Island and Long Island.
Area
Total area of around 470 square miles (1214 square kilometres, but the New York City Metropolitan Area is over 6720 sm (17400 sk)
Population
- City - Around 8.2 million people
* Metropolitan area - 18.9 million people - largest municipality in the US
First inhabitants
Native Americans (Iroquoian and Algonquian tribes)
When and by who was established the first trading post in NY?
17th century, colonists of the Dutch Republic
Dutch colonists in NY
NY became the Dutch capital of New Netherlands and it was named New Amsterdam
What happened in 1664?
The Dutch surrendered the city to the English and it was renamed New York, after the English Duke of York and Albany
18th century
The most important trading port in the 13 British colonies
When in became independent?
During the Revolutionary War
• July 9, 1776
What happened on July 16, 1788?
It became the 11th state of the Union
When in served as a capital of the US?
From 1785 until 1790
Boroughs in NYC
- 5 (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island)
* they were consolidated in 1898
The New York City Subways
one of the oldest and busiest public transportation systems in the world
- the 1st underground line of the subway opened in 1904
- one of the most extensive systems (468 stations with 209 miles - 337 km of routes)
institutions in NY
- United Nations headquarters
- Wall Street
- the NY Stock exchange (the world’s largest)
Popular places
- the Empire State building
* the Statue of Liberty in NY Harbor
