New York City (English: New York City; Sri Lankan case: New York) is the most populous city in the United States.  Immigrants from all over the world live here, making the city`s influence global in business, finance, culture, and entertainment.  It occupies a special place in international politics as the headquarters of the United Nations is located here.  New York City is often denoted by the adjective city to distinguish it from the state of New York of the same name.Located in the Northeastern part of the United States along the Atlantic coast as a major natural harbor, the city is made up of five boroughs (equivalent to boroughs): Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.  According to the 2008 census, it has a population of over 8.3 million.[2]  It has an area of ​​305 square miles (790 sq km).[3][4]  New York City is the most populous city in the United States[5].  The metropolitan New York area has the largest population in the nation, estimated at 18.8 million.[6]  Metropolitan New York has an area of ​​6,720 square miles (17,400 sq km).

New York was established as a commercial port by the Dutch in 1624.  The settlement was known as New Amsterdam until it passed to the British in 1664[7].  The city served as the capital of the United States from 1785 to 1790 [8].  It has been the largest city in the United States since 1790 [9].

Many places in the city are well-known by locals and foreigners alike.  The Statue of Liberty welcomed millions of immigrants to America in the 19th and 20th centuries.  Wall Street in Lower Manhattan was the dominant global financial center after World War II, home to the New York Stock Exchange.  There are many tallest buildings in the world in this city.  It is home to the famous Empire State Building and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.The city has been the cradle of various cultural movements.  Sherm Renaissance movement in literature and art;  Hip hop [10], punk[11], salsa, disco etc. originated here.

According to a 2005 census, approximately 170 languages ​​are spoken here and 36% of the population was born outside the United States[12][13].  It has many titles like Dunga City, Gotham, Big Apple, Capital of the World5,000 Lenape Native Americans lived in the area prior to European discovery in 1524.[16]  Giovanni da Verrarazzano, an Italian sailor working under the French government, discovered the area.  In 1614, the first European settlement was the first European settlement of the Dutch.  They called the southern end of Manhattan New Amsterdam.  Dutch colonist Minuet bought Manhattan Island from the Lenapes in 1626 for 60 guilders.  (Its value in 2006 was 1000 US dollars) [17].  That claim has now been dismissed.  New information suggests that Manhattan Island was purchased for US$24 worth of glass beads[18][19].  In 1664, the British captured the city and named it New York in honor of the Prince of York and Albany [20].  At the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the British came under full British control of the island of Manhattan.  The then valuable Run Island was taken over by the Dutch.  (This is an island in Indonesia) By 1700 the Lennabi had dwindled to 200.A series of battles took place here during the American Civil War.  After the Battle of Fort Washington in Upper Manhattan in 1776, the area became a base for the British military in North