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| − | '''Manhattan''' is a borough in New York City. | + | '''Manhattan''' is the most prosperous [[borough]] in [[New York City]], and the location of Times Square, Broadway, and numerous skyscrapers including the [[Empire State Building]]. It is an island connected by frequently congested bridges and tunnels with mainland New York (and Long Island) and [[New Jersey]]. It is also an example of failed [[liberalism]]. |
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| − | Peter Minuit, the Dutch Governor of the New Netherlands Province, purchased Manhattan Island from the Manhattan Indian tribe on May 6, 1626. The price was 60 guilders of brass buttons, scarlet cloth and trade goods.
| + | The [[skyscraper]]s are located mostly in "midtown", while some are located "downtown" in the financial district where the [[New York Stock Exchange]] sits. |
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| − | Manhattan Island was named the Island New Amsterdam, and later taken over by the British and renamed New York City. | + | == The Modern Borough == |
| | + | Manhattan encompasses just over one million people, making it a smaller contribution to the population of New York city, but is universally recognized as the heart of the city. |
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| | + | == Early History == |
| | + | [[Peter Minuit]], the Dutch Governor of the [[New Netherland]] Province, purchased Manhattan Island from the Manhattan Indian tribe on May 6, 1626. The price was 60 guilders of brass buttons, scarlet cloth and trade goods. |
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| | + | Manhattan Island was named the Island New Amsterdam, and later taken over by the British and renamed New York City. |
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| | + | == Religious History == |
| | The colony's original Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions, June 1, | | The colony's original Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions, June 1, |
| | 1629, stated:<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-05-06&view=View</ref> | | 1629, stated:<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-05-06&view=View</ref> |
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| | In 1665, the Colonial Legislature of New York stated: | | In 1665, the Colonial Legislature of New York stated: |
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| − | :Whereas, The public worship of God is much discredited for want of...able ministers to instruct the people in the true religion, it is ordered that a church shall be built in each parish capable of holding 200 persons; that ministers of every church shall preach every Sunday, and pray for the king, queen, the Duke of York, and the royal family .... Sunday is not to be profaned. | + | :Whereas, The public worship of [[God]] is much discredited for want of...able ministers to instruct the people in the true religion, it is ordered that a church shall be built in each parish capable of holding 200 persons; that ministers of every church shall preach every Sunday, and pray for the king, queen, the Duke of York, and the royal family .... Sunday is not to be profaned. |
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| | + | == Neighborhoods == |
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| | + | *Financial District |
| | + | *Lower East Side |
| | + | *Chinatown |
| | + | *Little Italy |
| | + | *SoHo |
| | + | *Nolita |
| | + | *Hell's Kitchen |
| | + | *Midtown |
| | + | *Murray Hill |
| | + | *Upper East Side |
| | + | *Upper West Side |
| | + | *Greenwich Village |
| | + | *Alphabet City |
| | + | *Harlem |
| | + | *Washington Heights |
| | + | *Inwood |
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| | + | == See also == |
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| | + | *[[African Burial Ground]] (History of Manhattan) |
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| | + | ==References== |
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| | + | ==Further reading== |
| | + | * Jackson, Kenneth, ed. ''The Encyclopedia of New York City'' (1995), [https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-New-York-City/dp/0300055366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240594479&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] |
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| | + | [[Category:New York City]] |