New York Holidays, Hotels and Flights with NYcity.co.uk http://www.NYcity.co.uk New York Holidays, Hotels and Flights Guide Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:01:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Welcome To New York! http://www.NYcity.co.uk/New-York http://www.NYcity.co.uk/New-York#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:00:30 +0000 admin http://nycity.co.uk/?p=1 New York , locally is a state in the North Eastern region of the United States. It is the nation’s third largest state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as anInternational border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the north and west, and Quebec to the north. New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.

New York, with a population of over 8,000,000 people, is the most populous city in the United States. It is known for its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center, and for New York’s history, it is known as a gateway for immigration to the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce,  New York is also a destination of choice for many foreign visitors. Both state and city were named for the 17th century Duke Of York, James Stuart, future James 2nd and 7th of England and Scotland. New York was the gateway for millions of Irish that took to boats in the 19th century and now more than 25% of the USA population claim to be of Irish origan….New York is perhaps one of the most cosmipolitan in the USA.

New York was inhabited by the Angonguian, Iroquois, and Lenape Native American groups at the time Dutch settlers moved into the region in the early 17th century. In 1609, the region was first claimed by Henry Hudson for the Dutch.Fort Nassau was built near the site of the present-day capital of Albany in 1614. The Dutch soon also settled in New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson River Valley, establishing the colony of New Netherland. The British took over the colony by annexation in 1664.

The borders of the British colony, the Province of New York were roughly similar to those of the present-day state. About one third of all the battles of the Revolutionary War took place in New York. New York became an independent state on July 9, 1776, and enacted its constitution in 1777. The state of New York the United Staes Consitution on July 26, 1788 making New York the eleventh state of the union.

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