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  1. 1 day ago · In 1898 Greater New York was formed when Manhattan was joined with the newly created boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, Richmond, and the Bronx. Manhattan is considered one of the world’s foremost commercial, financial, and cultural centres. It is renowned for its many points of interest.

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  3. 3 days ago · Meanwhile, official distances measured to and from New York City have traditionally been measured from Columbus Circle. Find out this and more in our article on the Top 10 Secrets of Columbus Circle .

  4. 6 days ago · phillipe martin chatelain. In this 1776 map, Great Queen Street is shown running diagonally, over modern-day Pearl Street. (via Library of Congress) At the southern tip of Manhattan, the oldest...

  5. 6 days ago · It was also at one point its own independent city but after the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge (in 1883) linking it directly to Manhattan, the area chose in 1898 to become part of "Greater New York" or just plain New York City. The borough was first settled by the Dutch who named it "Breuckelen" after a town in the Netherlands.

  6. 6 days ago · 1. The New York Society Library (1754) Photograph courtesy New York Society Library, The Whitridge Room. The New York Society Library was founded in 1754, turning 265 years old this...

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