New York Fact's

New York has 722 miles of subway track.The first capitol of the United States was New York In 1789 George Washington took his oath of office on the balcony at federal hall.New York is home to 58 species of wild orchids. New York has over 70,000 miles of streams and rivers. The dutch owned New York and it was called New Amsterdam. When the British got New york they named it New York. The Bill of rights was passed in Federal Hall. Hong Kong is the only city that outnumbers the amount of sky scrapers. Over 35 percent of New Yorkers were born outside the United States. New York is one of the safest large cities in America. About 40 percent of New York’s subway is underground. The New York marathon is the largest in the world with nearly 40,000 competitors, New York is the biggest city in America by population.New York is the home of the United Nation’s. New York is on a natural Harbour.As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York. The statue of Liberty was given to the American’s as a gift from the French. Manhattan’s real estate is one of the most sought after and also very expensive. The New York Post is the oldest Newspaper in the United States.New York has the most extensive public library facilities in the United States, including the New York Public Library, one of the nation's largest. New Yorkers travel on average 40 minutes to work each day. New York's Central Park is larger than the principality of Monaco