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'''New York''' is |
'''New York''' is a locality in the northeast [[United States of America]]. |
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Today the name ''New York'' commonly means either [[New York State]] or [[New York City]]. Historically, the name was first applied to the settlement formally known as [[New Amsterdam]], the capital of [[New Netherland]], upon its surrender to English forces in 1664. |
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''New York'' can also refer to: |
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* [[New York metropolitan area]], the region encompassing New York City and its suburbs |
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* [[Manhattan|New York County]], covering the same area as the New York City borough of Manhattan |
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* [[Province of New York]], a British colony preceding the state of New York |
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and several other unrelated places, both in the United States and elsewhere, see [[New York (disambiguation)]] for a complete list. |
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==History== |
==History== |
Revision as of 03:45, 1 September 2016
New York is a locality in the northeast United States of America.
Today the name New York commonly means either New York State or New York City. Historically, the name was first applied to the settlement formally known as New Amsterdam, the capital of New Netherland, upon its surrender to English forces in 1664.
New York can also refer to:
- New York metropolitan area, the region encompassing New York City and its suburbs
- New York County, covering the same area as the New York City borough of Manhattan
- Province of New York, a British colony preceding the state of New York
and several other unrelated places, both in the United States and elsewhere, see New York (disambiguation) for a complete list.
History
New York City
New York City, also known as the City of New York, is a city in the State of New York.
New York State
New York State, also known as the State of New York, is a state which contains the City of New York.
New York metropolitan area
The New York metropolitan area is the region encompassing New York City and its suburbs.
It includes the most populous city in the United States (New York City); Long Island and the Mid- and Lower Hudson Valley in the state of New York; the five largest cities in New Jersey (Newark - the largest city in New Jersey - Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, and Edison) and their vicinities; six of the seven largest cities in Connecticut (Bridgeport - the largest city in Connecticut - New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, and Danbury) and their vicinities; and five counties in northeastern Pennsylvania.
As per the 2015 United States Census Bureau estimates, the New York metropolitan area remains by a significant margin the most populous in the United States.
New York County
New York County covers the same area as the New York City borough of Manhattan.
Province of New York
The Province of New York (1664–1776) was a British colony preceding the state of New York.
It originally included all of the present states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Vermont, along with inland portions of Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine, as well as eastern Pennsylvania. The majority of this land was soon reassigned by the Crown, leaving territory that included the valleys of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, and Vermont. The territory of western New York was Iroquois land, also disputed between the English colonies and New France, and that of Vermont was disputed with the Province of New Hampshire.
The province resulted from the Dutch Republic surrender of Provincie Nieuw-Nederland to the Kingdom of England in 1664. Immediately after, the province was renamed for James, Duke of York, brother of Charles II of England. The colony was one of the Middle Colonies, and ruled at first directly from England.