AT FIRST IT WAS CALLED FORT AMSTERDAM, AND THEN NEW AMSTERDAM. I...

1624. At first it was called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took over the city and

renamed it New York. With the population of more than 7 million in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan

region, New York is the largest city in the United States. It is divided into five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx,

Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The total area of these parts is 946 square kilometers. Visitors to New York are

all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street, and Broadway theater

district. New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums.