The City That Never Sleeps
With a population of over 8 million spread over 790 km2 , New York has …. residents per square kilometre than any other city in the US. The five boroughs that make up the city, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island joined to become one city …. 1898. But New York …. not always the name given to this part of the US. The first people to settle these lands were Dutch colonists. In 1624, they set up a trading post here and gave it the name New Amsterdam. The name changed, however, in 1664 … the English king took control of the lands and gave them to his brother the Duke of York as a gift. This led … its name being changed in honour of the Duke. The name New York has been used ever ….. The Statue of Liberty,…. is one of the many symbols of the city, arrived towards the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. But long before the Statue of Liberty arrived, the city … enjoyed a long history. Today the city is the biggest city in the US, but it also … to be the capital. For five short years from 1785-1790, New Yorkers … inhabitants of the country's centre of administration. Nowadays, it is a popular tourist destination and every year thousands of people from all over the world flock to the City that Never Sleeps to visit famous places like Times Square, Broadway theatres and Central Park. Whatever they come here to see, they aren't disappointed. One thing is for sure, New York will continue to be a major attraction for many years to come.