New York City the city is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. In 1664, the city was named in honor of the Duke of York, who would become King James II of England. James's older brother, King Charles II, had appointed the Duke proprietor of the former territory of New Netherland, including the city of New Amsterdam, which England had recently seized from the Dutch. During the Wisconsinan glaciation, 75,000 to 11,000 years ago, the New York City region was situated at the edge of a large ice sheet over
Council of Churches of the City of New York Council of Churches of the City of New York The Council of Churches of the City of New York (CCCNY) was established in 1815 as the Brooklyn Church and Mission Society. It is the oldest ecumenical council of churches in the United States. The council represents 1.5 million Protestants, Anglicans and Orthodox Christians. A. R. Bernard is the president of the Council. The Council’s name was changed several times over its history. In 1968, it adopted its current name, replacing the previous name of Protestant Council of the City of New York. In 1989, the Council's focus began on public