In 1524, the New York City area was home of the Algonkian Indians. They were divided into hundreds of autonomous bands living along the East Coast from North Carolina all the way up to Canada. In that same year, Giovanni da Verrazano, an Italian in the employ of France, became the first known white man to sail into the bay that became later became New York Harbor (Encyclopedia Americana pgs. 236, 237). New York City is located at the mouth of the Hudson River, in Southeastern New York State (Britannica pg. 914). The present area of Brooklyn was home of the Canargees Indians. The Canargees numbered in the thousands. They were also settled on what is now Staten Island and Governors Island.

From 1938 to 1947, New York became the recognized capital of world culture, but its success came in not always the best way. The city never regained the economic control over the rest of America, that it enjoyed in the pre-Depression 20's. As African-Americans and Puerto Ricans arrived, more than a million whites departed for the expanding suburbs. The 40's marked the first decade in which more people left New York than came (Museum of the city of New York).

The 1898 consolidation of the boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island into Greater New York was the result of a decade of discussions, legislation, political maneuvers, votes, and vetoes. The charter of Greater New York was signed into by law on May 4th 1897 over the veto of New York Mayor William Strong, and took effect on January 1st, 1898 (Museum of the city of New York).

There are five counties that are inside of the city; New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx, and Richmond. The city also consists of five different cities or broughouts; Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island but are all considered as New York City. The urban area of New York City extends into neighboring parts of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The city occupies Manhattan and Staten Islands, the western end of Long Island, a portion of the mainland of New York State, various islands in the New York Harbor and the Long Island Sound (Britannica pg. 914). The city's first subway opened in 1904. By 1937, 4.2 million passengers a day would use the subways and El's. The spread of the city was aided by the more than a dozen bridges (Encyclopedia Americana pg. 239).

It was during the 10-year period beginning in November 1918 that New York City joined its status as the definite culture capital of the United States. This was the postwar decade of the Roaring 20's. This is when the deluxe sedans and sporty roadsters came popular. The newly approved 18th Amendment brought in Prohibition, bootleg liquor and gangsters. This was also the time of the new generation of flaming youth, known by cocktail drinking, cigarette smoking, bobbed hair and short skirts. By 1922, this cheerful era was being called the jazz age. It was named for the ragtime and blues, resulting in a new sound of music from uptown Manhattan. Still, Jazz did not originate in Harlem. New Orleans and Chicago both claim to be an important role in the music's development. But with the leading role in publishing, recording and distributing popular music, New York was on its way to becoming the major performing area for all American music by 1910 (Museum of the city of New York).

Most of New York's historic sites and structures have been torn down or destroyed back in the American Revolution. The Bowne House in the Whitestone district in Queens stills stands and was built back in 1661. The Bowne House was used for secret meetings for the Society of Friends or also called Quakers. The Dyckman House was built in 1783 and is the only early farmhouse still remaining in Manhattan. The Gracie Mansion was completed in 1801. The Gracie Mansion is the residence of the mayor. City Hall was built back in 1812 with a French-Renaissance-Georgian style. City Hall is still standing in the heart of Manhattan. Castle Clinton was a for

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