New York, often called New York City (NYC),is the most populous city in the United States
Here are 6 things you (probably) didn’t know.
Times Square is named after the New York Times. It was originally called Longacre Square until the Times moved there in 1904.
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Oysters were so popular in New York in the 19th century that the shells were used to pave Pearl Street.
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New York City’s Federal Reserve Bank has the largest gold storage in the world. The vault is 80 feet below street level and contains $90 billion in gold.
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More Chinese people live in New York City than any other city outside of Asia.
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New York is home to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq, the world's two largest stock exchanges by both market capitalization and trading activity.
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The first pizzeria in the United States opened in NYC in 1895. Since the 1960s, the price of a slice of pizza has been roughly the same price as a subway ride, generating the idea of “Pizza Principle” among economists.
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