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New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790.
The city hosts the headquarters of the United Nations.
New York City is made of five boroughs, Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
The New York subway runs 24 hours a day.
Over eight million people live in New York making it the most populous city in the U.S. and 12th in the world.
The founder of the Yellow Cab Company in 1907, chose yellow because he had read a study that indicated it was the easiest color to spot.
Broadway’s former name was the Wiechquaekeck Trail. It was an old Algonquin trade route.
The Macys in New York City covers 2.1 million square feet of space and stocks over 500,000 different items making it the world’s largest store.
There are 215 different bird species in Central Park.