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New York City
Basic Information
Population 2021:8,467,513
82.8% of the populution has a HS or higher education
There are 3,191,691 housing units in the city
36.4% of the residents were born abroad
Median Household Income:$67,046
17.3% of the Residents Live below the poverty line
Total Area 302.65 Sq Miles
142,887 of the city residents are veterans
Ships
New York (Gondola Revolutionary War)
Time Line of New York City History
- 1524 Giovanni da Verrazzano enters New York Harbor
- 1624 New Amsterdam is founded
- 1639 Jonas Bronck buys land from the Leanape Tribe and it becomes the Bronx
- 1654 First Jews Arrive in New Amsterdam
- 1664 New Amsterdam Ceded to English become New York
- 1697 First Trinity Church Built
- 1709 Trinity School Established
- 1754 Kings College Later called Columbia established
- 1776 British Troops Capture New York
- 1790 Inauguration of Washington
- 1807 Fulton Sails Steamboat to Albany
- 1812 New York City Hall Built
- 1825 Erie Canal Opens
- 1858 Lehman Brothers Founded
- 1863 New York Draft Riots
- 1871 Grand Central Depot Opens
- 1883 Brooklyn Bridge Opens
- 1899 New York City Established
- 1904 New York Subway Established
The Garmet Industry In New York