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The design (three vertical bars of color, one blue, one white and one orange) is similar to the flag the United Netherlands had in 1625. The flag of the United Netherlands used three horizontal bars of color, one blue, one white and one orange.

This is because the Dutch were the first European settlers in New York City, beginning in 1624.

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