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  1. 1 day ago · In 1664, the English, under the leadership of Colonel Richard Nicolls, captured New Amsterdam from the Dutch. The city was renamed New York, in honor of the Duke of York, the brother of King Charles II. Under English rule, New York City flourished as a major port and commercial hub. The city witnessed several significant events during the 18th ...

  2. 4 hours ago · NEW YORK -- President Joe Biden is coming to New York City on Friday to mark 55 years since the Stonewall Riots in Manhattan and attend the opening of a new Stonewall National Monument Visitor ...

  3. 1 day ago · Fiorello Raffaele Enrico La Guardia, with Raffaele later removed and Enrico Americanized as Henry, was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, on December 11, 1882, to Achille Luigi Carlo La Guardia and Irene Luzzatto-Coen. He was named in honor of his maternal grandmother, paternal grandfather, and uncle.

  4. 1 day ago · New York studio Local Projects led the design of its exhibits. Located at 51 Christopher Street, the visitor centre takes up one-half of the original Stonewall Inn bar, which was opened in 1967 ...

  5. 1 day ago · The Catskill Mountains, also known as the Catskills, are a physiographic province and subrange of the larger Appalachian Mountains, located in southeastern New York. As a cultural and geographic region, the Catskills are generally defined as those areas close to or within the borders of the Catskill Park, a 700,000-acre (2,800 km 2) forest ...