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    Jan 12, 2010 · New York City served as the capital of the United States from 1785 to 1790. During the 1760s and 1770s, the city was a center of anti-British activity–for instance, after the British Parliament...

  2. Feb 13, 2018 · When George Washington became the first US president in 1789, the capital city of the United States was New York. By 1792 when he was re-elected for his second term, the capital district had moved to Philadelphia. Philadelphia remained the capital for ten years.

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  4. A Capital City New York was the first capital of the United States -- George Washington was sworn in as the first President on the balcony of New York City's old City Hall...

  5. On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath of office as the First President of the United States at Federal Hall in New York City. Federal Hall was demolished in 1812. In the summer of 1787, the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to discuss a new system of government.

  6. v. t. e. The history of New York City (1784–1854) started with the creation of the city as the capital of the United States under the Congress of the Confederation from January 11, 1785, to Autumn 1788, and then under the United States Constitution from its ratification in 1789 until moving to Philadelphia in 1790.

  7. 3 days ago · New York City, city and port located at the mouth of the Hudson River, southeastern New York state, considered the most influential American metropolis and the country’s financial and cultural center. New York City comprises five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island.

  8. The population of New York City as of 2023 is 7,888,121 million, according to World Population Review. The population is spread over 302.64 square miles. That’s a lot of people packed into quite a small space! It’s no surprise that New York City is the most densely populated city in the United States and one of the densest cities in the world.