Author: Arit Banerjee
Situated at the southern tip of the US state of New York, New York City is the most populous city in the US. The Big Apple is home to 20 million people. A cultural and financial hub which is at the forefront of tourism, technology, fashion and sports. The five boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island constitute the city of New York.
The Dutch settled on the Manhattan Island in 1614 and formed a city in 1625 which came to be known as New Amsterdam. 39 years later New Amsterdam was seized by the English from the Dutch and was named in the honor of James, Duke of York.
This article looks at quintessential New York but excludes the usual tourist sites of NYC.
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