But before it was New York,

it was New Amsterdam.

This year, New York City turns 400 years old. What began as a small village of 30 families, would go on to become a city of 8.2 million people. In fact, 1 out of every 38 Americans is a New Yorker, and a baby is born here every 4.4 minutes!

New York City is like an outdoor museum. Every street lamp, park bench, and missing brick has a story or weird fact behind it. For example, did you know that brownstone stoops were built to avoid stepping in horse poop? Or that the Empire State building has it’s own zip code? (It’s 10118).