The Dutch initially settled along the Hudson River in 1624; after two years they set up the state of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. In 1664, the English took control of the region and renamed it New York. One of the first 13 states, New York played a vital political and vital part amid the American Revolution. In the vicinity of 1892 and 1954, a large number of outsiders landed in New York Harbor and went through Ellis Island on their voyage to getting to be U.S subjects. It is assessed that up to 40 percent of Americans can follow no less than one precursor to that port of passage. New York City, the biggest city in the state, is home to the New York Stock Exchange and is a noteworthy global financial focus.

On April 30, 1789, George Washington was introduced as the country's first president at Federal Hall, situated on Wall Street.
The well-known newspaper New York Post was initially settled in 1801 as a Federalist daily paper called the New York Evening Post by Alexander Hamilton, a creator of the Federalist papers and the country's first secretary of the treasury.
The Statue of Liberty was a blessing from the general population of France out of appreciation for the United States' continuing devotion to opportunity and majority rule government and of the partnership held between the two nations amid the American Revolution.
After the towns of Woodstock and Wallkill denied authorization to have what at last turned into the nation's most prestigious melodic celebration, a dairy agriculturist in close-by Bethel consented to give access to his property to "Three Days of Peace and Music." With melodic acts commencing on August 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival pulled in excess of 400,000 participants—the greater part of whom were conceded for nothing since the coordinators of the occasion were ill-equipped to control access for such a substantial group.
Adirondack Park in northeastern New York contains about 6 million sections of land of ensured arrive. Contained both open and private zones, the recreation center is bigger than Yellowstone, Glacier, Everglades and Grand Canyon National Parks consolidated.
New York City contains around 660 miles of tram track interfacing 468 metro stations—the most minimal of which is found 180 miles beneath road level. In 2011, in excess of 1.6 billion individuals rode the metro.
Included three cascades on the United States and Canadian region, Niagara Falls pulls in 12 million guests every year. The American Falls, in New York, is about 180 feet high and 1,100 feet long. The Niagara River creates enough hydroelectric capacity to supply in excess of a fourth of all power utilized as a part of the province of New York and Ontario.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame is situated in Cooperstown, New York.