NEW YORK

I history :

The region was inhabited by the Lenape Native Americans at the time of its European discovery in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine explorer in the service of the French crown, who named it "Nouvelle Angoulême" (New Angoulême).
European settlement began with the founding of a Dutch fur trading settlement, later called "Nieuw Amsterdam" (New Amsterdam), on the southern tip of Manhattan in 1614.
Dutch colonial Director-General Peter Minuit purchased the island of Manhattan from the Lenape in 1626 for a value of 60 guilders.
In 1664, the city was surrendered to the English and renamed "New York" after the English Duke of York and Albany.
The area around New York City was the location for multiple battles of the American Revolutionary War, including the largest battle of the war: the Battle of Brooklyn.
The British won and went on to occupy the city from September 1776 to late 1783.
George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States on April 30, 1789 in front of Federal Hall and the city served as the capital of the United States until 1790.
Modern New York City traces its development to the consolidation of the five boroughs in 1898 and an economic and building boom following the Great Depression and World War II.
Throughout its history, New York City has served as a main port of entry for many immigrants, and its cultural and economic influences have made it one of the most important urban areas in the United States, and the world.

II A cosmopolitan population :

Ethnics groups :
White people 44%
Black people 25,3%
Asian people 11,6%
Metis people 1,6%
Native Americans 0,4%
Others 17,1%

New York is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world: in 2005, 36% of New Yorkers were born abroad, nearly 170 different languages are spoken in the city and 47.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home.
Since the nineteenth century, New York is one of the main doors of