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As of 2009, the city is theoretically 385 years old (counted from the year the Dutch bought it off the Native Americans for 60 guilders worh of trade goods or about $1000. Before that Manhattan was inhabited by roughly 5000 Lenape Native Americans *Source: Wikipedia.
The city has existed since 1624 when it was first settled, but at the time it was known as New Amsterdam. It was not called New York until it came into King Charles II of England's possession, who then granted the land to his brother (the Duke of York) and changed the name.
I assume you mean, "How old is New York".
In 1664, James, the Duke of York, received control of New Netherland. The name of the colony was changed to New York in honor of the Duke.
That would make New York 348 years old, as of 2012
It was founded as the 1st state to ratify the United States Constitution, on July 26, 1787
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