Photos of New York City
The City of New York is the largest city of the United States of America and one of the most influential economic and cultural center in the world. It is divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island.
View of Midtown West, Manhattan (credit: Julienne Schaer/NYC & Company).
Staten Island Ferry with skyscrapers in Lower Manhattan (credit: Julienne Schaer / NYC & Company).
The City of New York began with the first Dutch settlers in 1624. They bought Manhattan Island from the Native Americans in 1626, then they developed a citadel called New Amsterdam on the southern tip of the island. The English took over the city in 1664 and renamed New York. It became the first national capital of United States in the late 18th century. Later, it became the most populous city in the U.S. The 1825 completion of the Erie Canal through central New York connected the NYC port to the agricultural markets and commodities of the North American interior via the Hudson River and the Great Lakes.
Downtown Brooklyn (credit: Molly Flores / NYC & Company).
Upper East Side, Manhattan (credit: Julienne Schaer / NYC & Company).
Union Square, Manhattan (credit: Christopher Postlewaite / NYC & Company).
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Photos of New York City
Midtown Manhattan
(credit: Julienne Schaer / NYC & Company).
