History of New York City A+++
New York City is our country's most significant and largest city. It got that way over hundreds of years of history. From the early immigrants to the modern day buildings, New York City consists of many different cultures. It seems as if New York City is the backbone of our country. People from all over the world come to visit this place, to see all of the different cultures and of coarse all of the significant buildings. Even though New York City is a very busy place, it has many historical features. In 1524, the New York City area was home of the Algonkian Indians. They were divided into hundreds of autonomous bands living along the East Coast from North Carolina all the way up to Canada. In that same year, Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian in the employ of France, became the first known white man to sail into the bay that became later became New York Harbor (Encyclopedia Americana pgs. 236, 237). New York City is located at the mouth of the Hudson River, in Southeastern New York State (Britannica pg. 914). The present area of Brooklyn was home of the Canargees Indians. The Canargees numbered in the thousands. They were also settled on what is now Staten Island and Governors Island.
The city's first subway opened in 1904. The city has now grown much larger than anyone would have ever thought, and helps make the northeast coast the most populated area in the country. The 1898 consolidation of the boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island into Greater New York was the result of a decade of discussions, legislation, political maneuvers, votes, and vetoes. This was the postwar decade of the Roaring 20's. From the first immigrants to the world's tallest buildings, New York has it all. This was also the time of the new generation of flaming youth, known by cocktail drinking, cigarette smoking, bobbed hair and short skirts. Inside of the Jacob Javits Convention Center there are two main exhibition halls that are equal in size to 15 football fields (Society for New York City History Homepage). New York developed a great system of tunnels and reservoirs and canals to bring water to the city. New Orleans and Chicago both claim to be an important role in the music's development.
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