Once Upon a City
New York City. Its more than the sum of its people and buildings. Its modern, snappy and perhaps the caiptal of business like the ancient Rome.
The history of this city goes back to 1600 when it was Dutch colony, today's Lower Manhattan, was the township of New Amesterdam. Later of that century saw the invasion of English colonial empire. England, at war with Dutch known as Dutch Wars, seized the colony for the duke of York, thereafter naming it as New York. Britishers occupied the city until the end of war of Independence. After that, New York became the captial of US for sometime, infact the first capital. By this time, it became the largest city of US. The 17th century saw the laying of buildings in grid pattern, the construction of Croton water system by connecting the lakes. The development in economic front saw the emergence of Bank of New York. By 1840, New york had become the largest port of the nation. The character and the style of the urban life was changed dramatically by substancial Irish and German immigrants. Not to mention of the Statue of Liberty,151 ft high statue, gifted by France on July 4, 1884 in Paris. On October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty was officially unveiled on Bedloes Island. 1898 saw the adoption of charter thereafter New York City became the city of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. The subway network started as early as 1921 and still remains the best subway across all cities.
The city has now become the top most defintion for jobless. People flock from all over the world in search of earning a good living. The city has its own enchanting spell. The reason lies in the fact that society engross masses not from America or Europe but from the whole world. The Russians, Germans, French, Indians, Chinese, and all others. Due to this conglomeration of culture emits synergy, charisma and diversity. New Yorkers,as they are called, living in their own style which is savoir-faire and smart. A typical weekend afternoon at Central Park, a paradise in the concrete jungle, fills in the mind and soul the frivolity, youth and even sometimes chutzpah. People relish their activities here, which covers almost a tenth part of the Manhattan. Baseball, American Football, cycling, skating, boarding, dancing, skate dancing and what not. And also, you can have moments for yourself in the serenity of nature.
The complete potpourri of the society makes New York greater than city, perhaps a nation in itself, diffusing the aroma of consanguinity.
The history of this city goes back to 1600 when it was Dutch colony, today's Lower Manhattan, was the township of New Amesterdam. Later of that century saw the invasion of English colonial empire. England, at war with Dutch known as Dutch Wars, seized the colony for the duke of York, thereafter naming it as New York. Britishers occupied the city until the end of war of Independence. After that, New York became the captial of US for sometime, infact the first capital. By this time, it became the largest city of US. The 17th century saw the laying of buildings in grid pattern, the construction of Croton water system by connecting the lakes. The development in economic front saw the emergence of Bank of New York. By 1840, New york had become the largest port of the nation. The character and the style of the urban life was changed dramatically by substancial Irish and German immigrants. Not to mention of the Statue of Liberty,151 ft high statue, gifted by France on July 4, 1884 in Paris. On October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty was officially unveiled on Bedloes Island. 1898 saw the adoption of charter thereafter New York City became the city of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island. The subway network started as early as 1921 and still remains the best subway across all cities.
The city has now become the top most defintion for jobless. People flock from all over the world in search of earning a good living. The city has its own enchanting spell. The reason lies in the fact that society engross masses not from America or Europe but from the whole world. The Russians, Germans, French, Indians, Chinese, and all others. Due to this conglomeration of culture emits synergy, charisma and diversity. New Yorkers,as they are called, living in their own style which is savoir-faire and smart. A typical weekend afternoon at Central Park, a paradise in the concrete jungle, fills in the mind and soul the frivolity, youth and even sometimes chutzpah. People relish their activities here, which covers almost a tenth part of the Manhattan. Baseball, American Football, cycling, skating, boarding, dancing, skate dancing and what not. And also, you can have moments for yourself in the serenity of nature.
The complete potpourri of the society makes New York greater than city, perhaps a nation in itself, diffusing the aroma of consanguinity.
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