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It was named New Amsterdam by colonists of the Dutch settlers in 1625 & in 1664 the Dutch surrendered New Amsterdam to the English without a fight or bloodshed and renamed the city New York after the English Duke of York and Albany.
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What is new yorks nik name?
The Big Apple
What is new yorks famous nick-name?
the big apple..
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Tiffany Creech
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Mannhaton it was choosed by Indians
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the name was changed because the duke of yorks brother handed him over the land and he named it New York
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Tiffany Tiffany Pollard
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157
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Well new yorks governor got selected by votes. Well new yorks governor got selected by votes.
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New York, New York
