History of new york city

 Introduction:

New York metropolis is the most populous metropolis in the United States and the most densely inhabited major city in North America. It is formally known as the City of New York.

The city is at the epicentre of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture, and it is one of the world's major global cities (along with London, Tokyo, and Paris), with an almost unparalleled collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges. The city is also home to the United Nations and all of its related diplomatic operations.

New York City, located in the state of New York, has a population of nearly 8 million people in an area of 309 square miles (800 km2). It is located in the heart of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the world's greatest metropolitan conglomerations with a population of over 22 million people. Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island are the five boroughs of New York City, with all but the last having populations of one million or more.

The city has substantial populations of immigrants from over 180 nations, making it one of the most cosmopolitan cities on the planet. Many people from all over the United States are drawn to New York City because of its culture, excitement, and variety.

With an estimated gross metropolitan product of $1.28 trillion in 2010, the city acts as a massive engine for the world economy, and it is home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other city in the United States.

History:

Long before European immigrants arrived, the New York City area was inhabited by the Lenape people, which included tribes such as the Manahattoes, Canarsies, and Raritan; in 1524, Lenape in canoes met Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European explorer to enter New York Harbour. Following Henry Hudson's 1609 trip, European settlement began in 1613 with the establishment of the Dutch fur trade town in Lower Manhattan, later renamed New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) in the southern tip of Manhattan in 1624. In exchange for trading items, Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan Island and Staten Island from Algonquin tribesmen in 1626. Minuit's colony served as a safe refuge for Huguenots seeking religious liberty. Since then, New York has been a shelter for immigrants seeking escape from oppression.

The city was conquered without a fight by English ships in 1664, and the Dutch formally handed it to the English in the Treaty of Breda at the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1667. When James, Duke of York, succeeded his brother as King of England in 1685, the city was renamed New York after him.

During the Battle of Brooklyn at the commencement of the American Revolutionary War, fire severely destroyed New York, and the city was controlled by the British until November 25, 1783. George Washington returned to the city on this date, which became known as "Evacuation Day," as the final British forces left the United States. The Continental Congress convened in New York City in accordance with the Articles of Confederation.

The United States Constitutional Convention temporarily designated New York City as the country's first capital on September 13, 1788, and the first President of the United States, George Washington, was inaugurated at Federal Hall on Wall Street on April 30, 1789. In 1790, Philadelphia was designated as the future United States capitol.

During the nineteenth century, the city was transformed by immigration, the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, which expanded the city street grid to encompass all of Manhattan, and the opening of the Erie Canal in 1819, which connected the Atlantic port to the vast agricultural markets of the Midwestern United States and Canada. By 1835, New York City had eclipsed Philadelphia as America's largest city. Tammany Hall, a Democratic Party political machine, came to dominate local politics. Members of the old merchant aristocracy pushed for a Central Park, which was opened to design competition in 1857 and became the first landscaped park in an American city.

During the American Civil War (1861-1865), the city's strong commercial ties to the South, growing immigrant population, and outrage over conscription led to divided sympathy for both the Union and Confederacy, culminating in the Draught Riots of 1863, one of the worst civil unrest events in American history. Following the Civil War, the rate of immigration from Europe increased dramatically, and New York became the first port of call for millions of people looking for a new and better life in the United States, a role recognised by the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in 1886.

New York City got the political form that it has today in 1898. Though still part of the same county, Manhattan and the Bronx were founded as independent boroughs and joined forces with three other boroughs formed from sections of nearby counties to form the new municipal administration known as "Greater New York." The Borough of Brooklyn included the independent city of Brooklyn as well as several municipalities in eastern Kings County, New York; the Borough of Queens was formed from western Queens County (with the remainder established as Nassau County in 1899); and the Borough of Staten Island included the entirety of Richmond County. All municipal governments (county, town, and city) situated inside the boroughs were abolished. The Bronx was established by the New York State Legislature in 1914.

On June 15, 1904, the steamship General Slocum caught fire and burned on North Brother Island in the East River, killing over 1,000 people, mostly German immigrants; and on March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in Greenwich Village killed 145 female garment workers. These occurrences would eventually result in improvements to the city's fire department, building laws, and workplace restrictions.

Throughout the first part of the twentieth century, the city grew to become a global hub for manufacturing, trade, and communication. Interborough Rapid Transit (the first subway firm in New York) commenced operations in 1904, and the railroads based at Grand Central Terminal boomed. In 1925, New York City surpassed London as the world's most populous city. Despite the consequences of the Great Depression, the 1930s saw the construction of some of the world's highest skyscrapers, including multiple Art Deco masterpieces that are still visible from the city's skyline. Before and during WWII, significant portions of the city were altered by the emergence of coordinator Robert Moses' bridges, parks, and parkways, the most prominent proponent of automobile-centered modernist urbanism in the United States.