When the British took control of the area in 1664, they renamed it New York, and it became one of the original 13 colonies. New York achieved statehood in 1788, with the adoption of the U.S ...

In 1664 the English seized New Netherland, including the town of New Amsterdam. They renamed the colony New York. At the time there were roughly 500 Dutch-speaking blacks in the colony.

The museum, which houses 1,800 European artworks including three Vermeer paintings, is set to welcome visitors again after a ...

New York's linguistic diversity shines, with over 200 languages spoken—truly a melting pot! Yet, US Presidential ballots feature just five languages, English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and remarkably, ...

A judge has ruled that New York City can’t use a two-century-old “anti-pauper” law to block the state of Texas from offering ...

It's core to New York City's history ... After the British took over in 1664, High Street became Duke Street. When America won its independence, the name Duke Street was abolished in response ...

A trip with an unusual passenger, voices from a Brooklyn past and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The General Election takes place Tuesday, November 5, and early voting ended in New York on Sunday, ...

What’s in a name? In the cases of some places throughout the world, quite the story. Lots of towns, cities and countries have changed their names in the past – due to changing circumstances ...

Week 10 NFL Capsules New York Giants (2-7) vs. Carolina Panthers (2-7) at Munich, Germany, 9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network A change ...

Bombay girls in their early twenties when another great city of the world threw them together, Meena Lele, Uttara Shah, Ateka ...

We looked at all of the upcoming return flights from New York Newark Airport to Limburg we could find over the next 12 months. It looks like £1,664 is the best price. This is good, compared to the ...