Misc Facts

New York City is a spectacular city. Known as the ‘City That Never Sleeps’ and ‘The Big Apple’, take a look at the following list of fun New York City facts:

• In 1626, the Dutch purchased Manhattan Island from Native Americans for about $1,000. It was originally called “New Amsterdam.”
• In 1664, the English took over the city from the Dutch and renamed it “New York.”
• New York City served as the first capital under the Constitution from March 4, 1789 to August 12, 1790.
• Of NYC’s current population, 36% were born outside of the United States.
• New York City’s subway station is the largest in the world. It has 468 stations with 842 miles of track.
• The subway runs 24 hours a day and 365 days a year- making it the only subway system in the world to do so.
• On average 4.9 million people ride the subway everyday.

• The city’s estimated population in 2007 is over 8.3 million people.
• New York City has been the country’s largest city since 1790 when it surpassed Philadelphia.
• In 2007, an estimated 46 million people visited New York City, and spent approximately $28 billion while there.
• There are more than 12,700 licensed taxi drivers on the city’s streets.