When originally settled by the Dutch, New York City was called New Amsterdam. At that time, New Netherland referred to the settlement of the east coast by the Dutch which includes what today is now...
Has been since l664 when the Dutch let go of the property. York is of course a British place name- Duke of York, etc. Somewhat oddly "York as a nickname for New York has never caught on. People say...
In 1609 Henry Hudson established a Dutch colony in what is now New York. Yet the colony was small and the fort that was built was not very strong. The port was a good one so the British became...