What are some interesting facts about New York City?

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State Abbreviation - NY State Capital - Albany Biggest City - New York City Area - 54,475 square miles [New York is the 27th largest state in the USA] Population - 18,976,457 (as of 2000) [New York is the third most populous state in the USA, after California and Texas] Name for Residents - New Yorkers Major Industries - finance, communications, international trade, publishing, fashion, communications, farming (fruit and dairy), tourism

Presidential Birthplaces Martin Van Buren was born in Kinderhook on December 5, 1782 (he was the 8th US President, serving from 1837 to 1841).

Millard Fillmore was born in Locke Township (now Summerhill) on January 7, 1800 (he was the 13th US President, serving from 1850 to 1853).

Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 27, 1858 (he was the 26th US President, serving from 1901 to 1909).

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park on January 30, 1882 (he was the 32th US President, serving from 1933 to 1945).

Main Rivers - Hudson River, Mohawk River, Genesee River Highest Point - Mt. Marcy, 5,344 feet (1,629 m) above sea level Bordering States - Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (water border) Bordering Country - Canada Bordering Bodies of Water - Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Champlain, Atlantic Ocean

Origin of the Name New York - The English took over of the area that had been called "New Netherland" in 1664, and renamed it New York to honor the Duke of York (York is a city in England). State Nickname - The Empire State State Motto - Excelsior (Ever Upwards) State Song - "I Love New York"

Dinosaur Fossils Found in New York - Coelophysis trackways (found in the Newark Basin)

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1. New York City was once the capital of the United States.
2. George Washington' inauguration was held in Federal Hall in 1789 (lower Manhattan, near Wall Street).
3. The first presidential mansion was on Cherry Street in Manhattan. The house was torn down to make way for the Brooklyn Bridge- a plaque showing the location can be found on the bridge's base stones.

It is the third most populated US State and the seventh most dense;u populated.

It is the 27th largest US State.

It was the 11th US State.

It is the home of Niagra Fall and the Statue of Liberty.

It has the 16th largest economy in the world.

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Hi. Im doing a project on New York for Latin, and I found interesting facts so i just wanted to share it with you.1.) New York's was the first U.S captial from 1789 to 1790.

2.) Time Square in New York is the most visited tourist destinations in America according to Forbes.

3.) The Empire State Building is now 78. This famous New York City landmark opened on May 1, 1931. President Herbert Hoover pressed a button in Washington, D.C., to turn the building's lights on for the first time! Not including its antenna, the skyscraper is 1,250 feet tall--among the 10 tallest buildings in the world!

4.) New York is known as the Big Apple which were created by musicians reffering to "playing the big time."

5.) The Statue of Liberty located on Liberty Island in New York harbor was a gift from the government of France.

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1. Dutch explorer Peter Minuit purchased the island of Manhattan (really its southern tip) from the Algonquin tribe for trinkets and tools worth about $24.

2. The first known name for Manhattan was New Amsterdam, which referred to the southern tip of Manhattan, a Dutch trading port.

3. New York City was the U.S. capital from 1789 to 1790

4. New Yorkers travel an average of 40 minutes to work each day.

5. More than 47 percent of New York City's residents over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

6. New York's Central Park is larger than the principality of Monaco.

7. The New York City Council consists of 51 members and is the legislative branch of city.

8. According to Crain's New York Business, the average sale price of an apartment in Manhattan during the 4th quarter of 2007 was a whopping $1.49 million.

9. New York's Yellow Cabs are yellow because John Hertz, the company's founder, learned from a study that yellow was the easiest color for the eye to spot. He was right.

10. The Federal Reserve Bank on New York's Wall Street contains vaults that are located 80 feet beneath the bank and hold about 25 percent of the world's gold bullion.

11. In 2007, 46 million international and domestic visitors came to New York City. They spent approximately $28 billion while there.

12. The average daily room rate inNew York hotels in 2006 (the most recent year surveyed) was $267.

13. More than 250 feature films are shot on location in New York City each year.

14. An average of 4.9 million people ride the New York City subway each weekday.

15. The New York City subway system runs 26 routes with 6,200 subway cars that stop at 468 different subway stations.

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16. More than 12,700 licensed medallion taxis work the streets of New York City.

17. More than 18,600 restaurants and eating establishments do business in New York City, and the average cost of a dinner in 2006, according to the Zagat Survey, was $39.43. That includes a drink, tax and the tip.

18. As of the 2000 Census, 8,008,278 people live in New York City.

19. Approximately 790,000 companies operate in New York City.

20. Although many legends exist about the origin of New York City's nickname, the Big Apple, most historians agree that it can be traced back to a writer who covered horse racing in the 1920s. In The Morning Telegraph, he wrote that stable hands often referred to New York as the Big Apple, meaning that any thoroughbred that raced in New York had reached the pinnacle of racing

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• The statue of Liberty isn't actually in NY. Some say it is territorially in NJ, others say it is neutral water.
• Over 26,000 people live in each square mile of New York City
• The island of Manhattan was purchased from Native Americans for about $24
• Over 47% of citizens speak a language other than English
• The original name was New Amsterdam
• New York City was the nation's capital from 1789-1790
• Central Park is larger than the principality of Monaco
• New York taxicabs are yellow because John Hertz, the company founder, read that yellow is the color most easily noticed
• The Federal Reserve Bank holds around 25% of all the gold bullion in the world
• More than 250 movies are shot on location every year
• There are more then 12,700 licensed taxicabs
• An average of 4.9 million people ride the subways each weekday
• There are 722 miles of subway tracks alone in New York City alone
• Gennaro Lombardio opened the first United State Pizzeria in 1895 at New York City
• The First American chess tournament was held at New York City in 1843

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the most important facts about New York are

1. The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843
2. The 641 mile transportation network known as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll road in the United States.
3. A brewer named Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in 1861.
4. In 1979 Vassar students were the first from a private college to be granted permission to study in the People's Republic of China.
5. The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.
6. Union College in Schenectady is regarded as the Mother of Fraternities because Delta Phi is the oldest continually operating fraternity and Kappa Alpha and Sigma Phi Societies were started on the campus.
7. The Woodstock Music and Arts Fair was actually held in Bethel.
8. Dairying is New York's most important farming activity with over 18,000 cattle and or calves farms.

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One fact about New York is it was named after Duke of York.

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The New York Post was established in 1803 by Alexander Hamilton and is the oldest newspaper in the US,

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· New York is situated in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

· New York has been named after England's Duke of York.

· The largest cities in New York are New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers and Syracuse.

· The capital city of New York is Albany.

· New York is the third most populous state in the United States.

· New York became an independent state in 1776 and enacted its own constitution in 1777.

· New York ratified the United States Constitution in 1788, to become the 11th state.

· The 'Fashion Institute of Technology' in Manhattan is the only school in the world that offers a Bachelor of Science Degree, with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing.

· Dairying is most important farming activity in New York.

· The 'New York Post', set up in 1803, is the oldest running newspaper in the United States.

· New York City was the first capital of the United States.

· The first presentation of 3D films, before a paying audience, took place in 1915, at the Astor Theater in Manhattan.

· Genesee River of New York is one of the few rivers in the world that flow from south to north.

· The first pizzeria in United States was opened in New York City, in 1895, by Gennaro Lombardi.

· The largest lake in New York is Oneida, while the largest waterfall is Taughannock (215 feet).

· Toilet paper was invented by Joseph C. Gayetty, of New York City, in the year 1857.

· New York was the first state in United States to require license plates on cars.

· New York's Niagara Reservation was the first state park in the United States.

· The first public brewery in America was set up in lower Manhattan, by Peter Minuit.

· Horseheads, in New York, is the first and only village in the United States that is dedicated to the service of the American military horses.

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Answer 2

New York was once known as New Amsterdam. New York was the US capital in the 1780s. Manhattan Island was purchased for 60 guilders from the Lenape Indians in 1626.