In the 16oo’s the land around the mouth of the Hudson was little more than a large marshland that tended to freeze over in the winter. In 1614 the area received its first non native inhabitant, a Dominican trader named Jaun Rodriguez. From that humble beginning has grown this…..

In just 400 years this marsh has grown to a city of phenomenal size and from that one settler has grown a huge and diverse population, the largest of any city in America, and one that is representative of all humanity. New York is a truly global city.

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