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New York City, New York

New York City, New York was first named Nouvelle Angoulême or New Angoulême in 1524, by the Italian explorer, Giovanni da Verrazzano. In 1614, Dutch fur traders named their settlement Nieuw Amsterdam or New Amsterdam. However, in 1664, the English conquered the Dutch colony and renamed it "New York” in honor of the Duke of York, James Stuart (1633-1701).

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New York City Qs

Hotels

Hotels

• Gansevoort Meatpacking NYC
• Gansevoort Park Avenue
• Soho Grand Hotel
• The Nolitan

Drinks

Bars

• The Bubble Lounge

Celebrities

Actors

• Chaske Spencer
• Jennifer Cody
• Mary Catherine Garrison
• Melba Moore
• Samm Levine
• Willie Garson

Athletes

• Daryl Homer
• Miles Chamley-Watson

Designers

• Kara Janx

Entertainers

• Debbie Gibson

Models

• Kalyn Hemphill

Musicians

• Blameshift
• Lelia Broussard
• MiniBoone
• Shayna & The Catch
• Simone Dinnerstein

Personalities

• Naked Cowboy

Singers

• Alina Simone
• Janet Hopkins

Comedians

• Amy Schumer
• Eugene Mirman
• Jena Friedman
• Joe DeRosa

Artists

• Catherine Chalmers

Health

Organizations

• UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund

Food

Sweets

• Vosges Haut-Chocolat

• Outside Art Fair
• Winter Antiques Show

• NY International Children’s Film Festival
• Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

• Directors/New Films Festival
• St. Patrick’s Day Parade

• Coffee & Tea Festival
• Easter Parade
• National Tartan Day
• Tribeca Film Festival

• 5-Boro Bike Tour
• Cuban Day Parade
• Ninth Avenue International Food Festival
• Great Saunter

• Belmont Stakes
• Central Park SummerStage (through August)
• HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival (through August)
• Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
• Museum Mile Festival
• New York City Pride
• Taste of Time Square
• Washington Square Music Festival (through July)
• Woman’s Mini-Marathon

• Lincoln Center Festival
• Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
• Nathan’s Hot Dog Easting Contest
• New York City Half-Marathon
• New York City Tap Festival
• New York City Triathlon
• NYC Unfold Street Fair
• Vans Warped Tour

• Harlem Week
• New York International Film Festival
• US Tennis Open (through September)

• Lexington Avenue Fall Festival
• Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week
• New York Anime Festival
• New York Film Festival
• New York Musical Theatre Festival (through October)
• San Gennaro Festival

• Columbus Day Parade
• Harlem International Film Festival
• New York City Oktoberfest
• New Yorker Festival
• Village Halloween Parade

• Chocolate Show
• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
• New York Comedy Festival
• New York City Marathon
• New York WhiskyFest
• Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree (through January)
• Santaland at Macy’s (through January)

• Christmas Day
• Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration