The City That Never Sleeps

With a population of over 8 million spread over 790 km2, New York has more 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 in 1898. But New York was 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 when the English king took control of the lands and gave them to his brother the Duke of York as a gift. This led to its name being changed in honour of the Duke. The name New York has been used since then.

The Statue of Liberty, which 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 had enjoyed a long history.

Today the city is the biggest city in the US, but it also used to be the capital. For five short years from 1785-1790, New Yorkers were the 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.

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