New york is important because it is the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence. It is also important because it is home to a gift from the Fench to the Americans as a peace treaty. It is the home to freedom.
New York City is the financial center of the United States and one of the largest cities in the world with a population of 8,500,000.
New York is one of the largest states in the US and is the home of many historical events. Here are some historical facts about New York:* The City of New York was formerly a Dutch city called New Amsterdam. The British forced the Dutch out and renamed the city New York City;* The Statue of Liberty was a gift of France to the US and is located in New York harbor;* The Empire State building in New York City was when it was built in the 1930's the tallest building in the world;* The first so-called skyscrapers were built in New York City;* The home of the powerful institution, the New York Stock Exchange is located on Wall Street in New York City;* The first US President, George Washington was sworn in in New York City;* Ellis Island, in the New York City harbor, was a central landing point for millions of immigrants for decades;* The so-called Mafia, made New York City its home base, in a manner of speaking; and* New York state and New York City was the location of several important American Revolutionary War battles.
Jacob Riis was a journalist and photographer in New York City. He wrote about and took photos of the impoverished in New York City, which ended up getting them help.
New York is USA's most populous city.
New York City is the largest city in New York State, so I suppose that makes it the most major city in the state. But Albany is also a major city in New York, and, unlike New York City, it is the state capital.
New York City is important to the United States economy because that is where the United States stock market is located. If some sort of catastrophe happened in New York city, it could put the stock market out of commission for a period of time causing the economy to fall into a recession.
New York City is a city, not a person or animal. It was never born, so it does not have a birthday.
That's So New York - 2005 was released on: USA: 6 February 2005 (New York City, New York) USA: 7 February 2005 (New York City, New York)
Both Philadelphia and New York had ports and were centers of shipping and trade.
The city so nice they named it twice, New York, New York.
New York City of course it has a lot of famous and cool things like the empire state building and the statue of liberty and Rockefeller center and time square and central park and Broadway and much more also i have been to new york so i know!
New York City is the most populous city in the United States, so, there are more people in New York City than Augusta.
Brooklyn is one of the burrows in New York City. So they're pretty much in the same place.