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New York - officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York, in which it is located - is the most populous city in the United States, and the second most populous in North America after Mexico City. New York City is known affectionately as the "Big Apple" and recognized as one of several "world cities". New York City is among the most densely populated places in the United States. Its population is more than eight million. The area that now constitutes New York City was inhabited by such Native American tribes as the Manahattoes and Canarsies long before the arrival of European settlers. European settlement began with the founding of the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam on the southern tip of Manhattan in 1626. In 1664, English ships captured the city without struggle, and it was renamed New York, after James, Duke of York to whom the territory had been given by his brother Charles II. The Duke of York in turn took his title from the City of York in England, hence the prefix 'New'. When James succeeded his brother as James II in 1685 the colony, including New Jersey, became a Royal one. At the end of the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1667, in the Treaty of Breda the Dutch formally signed New York over to the English and received the colony of Suriname in return. Among the newspapers and magazines published from New York are: AM New York (free daily), BIGNews (monthly), New York Daily News (daily), New York Metro (free daily), New York Observer (weekly), New York Post (daily), New York Press (weekly), New York Sun (daily), New York Times (daily), Newsday (daily), Staten Island Advance (daily), Street News (every six weeks), The New Yorker (weekly), Time Out NY (weekly), Village Voice (free weekly). Tourism is a very large business, with hundreds of famous buildings, sites, and monuments in New York City. Many people visit the Radio City Music Hall, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, Ellis Island, and several other famous New York City landmarks. The World Trade Center was a famous tourist destination before September 11, 2001, and since that day, Ground Zero has become a very important place for visitors to see. Coney Island, in the south of Brooklyn, has New York's roller coasters and amusement parks. South Street Seaport, on the south east tip of Manhattan, has naval museums, shopping and Argentine Tango dancing every Sunday in the summer. On the west side, NYC has the Intrepid Museum, an air-craft carrier converted to a sea and air museum. The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in New York on November 27, 1924. Since then this has been an annual event drawing tens of thousands of spectators and in later years millions of television viewers. The New York City metropolitan area is the only one in the United States with more than one team in each of the four major sports (with nine such teams in all). The professional teams using "New York" in their names are: New York Giants, National Football League, Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey; New York Islanders, National Hockey League, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York; New York Jets, National Football League, Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey; New York Knicks, National Basketball Association, Madison Square Garden; New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Shea Stadium (1964-); New York Rangers, National Hockey League, Madison Square Garden; New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Yankee Stadium (1923-); New York Dragons, Arena Football League, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. In addition, the New Jersey Nets (NBA) and the New Jersey Devils (NHL) are based in the Continental Airlines Arena at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. The MetroStars (Major League Soccer) are based at Giants Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. New York City is home to two minor league baseball teams. Both play in the short-season Class A New York-Penn League, and each is an affiliate of one of the city's major-league teams. The Brooklyn Cyclones are a Mets affiliate, and the Staten Island Yankees are affiliated with the Yankees. New York City is a finalist to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, with plans to build many new sporting venues if chosen. With the wealth of sporting events, concert venues and the greatest theaters in the World on Broadway, New York is the entertainment capitol of the World. Get Broadway tickets and more from BuySellTix.com.