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Introduction. The Dutch first settled along the Hudson River in 1624; two years later they established the colony of New Amsterdam on Manhattan Island. In 1664, the English took control of the area and renamed it New York.
New York City as it now exists is created from the five buroughs, namely, Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Richmond (Staten Island) and Queens. Nieuw Amsterdam was the Dutch name of the city. The name was changed to New York when the British acquired the city. The Bronx was originally part of Westchester county to the north.