New York

The Big Apple

¨Excelsior¨ (Ever Upward)

EState History

New York officially became a state on July 26, 1788
The first native New Yorkers were the Lenape. The Europeans started to explore New York or New Amsterdam in the beginning of the 16th century. In 1664, England renamed the colony New York. In 1664 Thomas Willet. In 1702 the yellow fever killed more than 500 people!
Abbreviation: NY

Quick Facts

State Capital: Albany

Population: 19.68 million (2022)

Major Cities: Yonkers, Buffalo, and Rochester

Industries: Finance, insurance, trade, and health care

State Symbols

Flag

Rose

Eastern Bluebird

Sugar Maple

Geography

Total size of state: 54,556 square miles

Number of counties: Sixty-two

Highest point: Mount Marcy (5,344 feet)

Lowest point: Sea level on the Atlantic ocean (0 feet)

Interesting places to visit

New York is an amazing state with beautiful places to visit. There is a lot to see and experience in New York. New York is specialy known for its amazing huge building but there is a lot more things to see in New York than just building, like bridges, parks, libraries, and much more. New York is really really attractive for its amazing attractions.

New York Sports Team

New York is really amazing with amazing sport teams like the Giants, the Yankees, the Rangers, the Jets,the Brooklyn dodgers and MANY more, these are just a few

Famous People born in NY

Donald Trump

Lady Gaga

Jennifer Lopez

Tom Cruise

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fun facts about New York

New York was the US capital from 1785 to 1791!
The first pizzeria in the US was in New York
You CAN ´ T honk in New York
Before New York was named New Amsterdam
There are more than 800 languages spoken in New York
New York´s public library has over 50 million books!
Of course pizza is a BIG deal in New York

My connections with New York

I liked learning about New York because New York is a really popular state plus I didn´t really know that much about New York (until now) and come on it´s NEW YORK!

The most interesting fact I learned about New York was that New York was the US capital from 1785 to 1791 and that it´s public library has over 50 million books!

Reasons why someone would like to visit New York? New York is a really really fun state there is a lot to do in New York and a lot to see in New York. New York has it´s very own special beauty and amazing attractions, so make sure you visit New York when you get a chance!

Bonus Features

Here are some useful videos you can use to gather more information about New York! ENJOY!

By: Hadiqa Alamgir

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