Interesting Facts about New York City

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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.

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Interesting Facts about New York City