New York City is home to around 9 million people and is situated on the East Coast of the United States. It was originally discovered by Europeans in 1524 and called New Amsterdam, later joining the United Kingdom in 1664 and being renamed New York. New York has been an important American city since the country gained independence in 1783 and is larger than the capital Washington D.C., with famous sports teams like the New York Knicks basketball team and New York Yankees baseball team playing in iconic venues like Madison Square Garden and Yankees Stadium.

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2.  About 9 million people live in New York City
nowadays.
 It is sometimes known as “The Big Apple”
 It is situated in the East Coast of the USA.
 New York City is much bigger than the USA capital
“Washington DC”

3.  New York was discovered in 1524 by the Europeans.
Its name was “New Amsterdam”
 In 1664, it joined the United Kingdom and it was given
the name of New York.
 In 1783 the USA reached the Independence. New york
has been a really important city since then.

8.  New York basketball team name is “New York Knicks”
The most famous player of this team is Carmelo
Anthony. Knicks stadium is “Madison Square Garden”
 New York baseball team name is “New York Yankees”
They play in the “Yankees Stadium”