History of New York City

where I just upload random videos from game-plays to vlogs and more.

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The drawn maps (by me not the pictures of actual ones) of early New York City I show in the video aren't an exact approximations to the real maps but an artistic representation of how it could have looked like.

1:44 Reprint of 1685 which is not a completely correct representation of the situation at the time. The border with New England had been adjusted to 50 miles (80 km) west of the Fresh River, while the Lange Eylandt towns west of Oyster Bay were under Dutch jurisdiction.

1:52 There was one close call with the natives when the Pavonia Massacre occurred and the Algonquian tribes joined the tribes already fighting the dutch. This however resulted in a Native American defeat after the Dutch sen reinforcements to the city.

1:59 I am calling it a city here however it was still quite small as the entire colony of new Netherlands (including New Amsterdam) had only about 8000 inhabitants,

2:03 Not all of those Africans where slaves by the time of British occupation (small population was free), however how many where free I was unable to find.

2:50 There was a period at the turn of the century that the slave population may have numbered up to 40% (number still very much debated) of the cities population however this changed after the enlightenment era, coming back down to 20%.

4:24 Including freed African Americans by the British during the war, which where technically suppose to be given back to their American owners.

8:00 Named as such because it was signed under a buttonwood tree.

8:02 First attempt in New York City I don't know if it was the first attempt in the whole country.

10:17 Ticker tape is a thin peace of paper holding the information of changing stock prices. Today its mostly confetti that is thrown out on to the parade and not ticker tape.

11:02 Beating out London.

11:16 Speakeasies where illegal/hidden bars that would sell alcohol during the prohibition era.

11:25 It can be argued that the great depression started prior to Black Tuesday in the farming sector and then other areas and the stock market was just an effect of all these other problems.

11:40 To be fare large amounts of anti immigration laws started before the great depression. Spoored up nationalism during and after the great war fueled anti immigrant sentiment. However there where laws extending this immigration block during the great depression as well and that's why I mentioned it.

Martin Fernandez
"The building on the right at 11:59 is not Rockefeller Center it's 500 Fifth Ave. Rockefeller Center is not in the picture."

I am sorry I wasn’t able to cover everything in the history of New York City specially the more recent stuff like the 2008 crash or 9/11 but due to time I can’t possibly cover everything and I recommend going to pick up a book in your local library if you want to know more.

#History #NYC #NewYork

[davidreeding]

How crazy is it that Hudson sailed up the Hudson River, it has the same name as him!

[iammrbeat]

Thanks for collaborating with me. And....well freaking done. Even old New York was once New Amsterdam, as you proved with this video.

[dtrmp]

Nice video. Now a few suggestions! Start with a larger scale map of the area for people not familiar with the NYC geography. Add dates/year text overlay into the video.

And, most importantly, it sounds like you're just reading from a script. It *sounds* uninterested, but you wouldn't be making this video if you were. Put in some emphasis! You wouldn't make this video if you didn't enjoy history, and I wouldn't be watching it if I didn't. But it did sound dry and read from a script.

Just my drunken opinion. Loved the vid and keep it up!

[HahaMoose]

How is there not horror movie music playing in the background? This is a horror story

[suzclayton]

Rutherford wrote"New York" great historical novel going back to New Amsterdam

[AlexiHarding]

Absolutely amazing. Thanks so much for sharing!

[JohnBow]

Great video! Lady Liberty's hand was actually on display down in Madison Square Park!

[Sold.Out.For.Freeee]

Came here when mr oversimplified mentioned you. This is good stuff 👍

[ethu_]

I almost never comment but I gotta say I'm impressed man, nice work 🙏

[coolbob]

The cracks in new york city can be seen in the homeless, the everywhere

[johnhagerman]

i have traced my family back to holland. duke willem van gelder in1402 he bequeathed jan hegeman 20 gold guilders annually.. . my relatives landed in new amesterdam in 1649 adrain hegeman was the 'shout" means mayor. of five villages adrain hegeman purchased 350 acres from peter styuvesent in what is now flatbush {i have a picture of the original deed signed by both} adrain hegeman was also the first minister of the dutch reformed church of new amesterdam.and a teacher in the first school. the school emarus hall high school was built on the site of the orginial.school today it still functions. it has a plaque on the outside wall that reads. the first school of "midwout " flatbush says by the director general and the council of the netherlands appoint adrain hegeman teacher jan 29th 1658.. he taught at the school until 1671 hegeman ave runs thru brooklyn is named for my family..colonol wolter hegeman captured the town anhalt and the castle hatten and also the works at deventer and the bridge. while being out numbered. he was a hero in the sige of bronkhurst. he was killed while trying to capture a deserter who turned while being chased and shot him.colonol hegeman was a conspicoius soldier it is written " just his name or the rumor of his presence on the battlefeild terrified the enemy" !! wolter hegemans father was a minister at the dutch reformed church at vorchten. i have a lot of documents a copy of the deed by peter stuyvesent. family signatures. inside the church at vorchten the podium that he used to preach from is still there. i have pictures of all there grave makers here and in holland. i have a picture of the original house that was built in flatbush. i am currently searching code x for my families name i found one document that says my family owned land in 1000AD in gerderland holland and eventually had a castle on the land. john hegeman 2020

[jbk]

Thanks for a clear and simple documentary. The animated diagrams were helpful.

[alifelongsong]

Love the video, however you could have made the video a bit longer, describing the history of the other three boroughs.

[tannerstull]

this random dude has me beat on here???? Oh I’m in

[martinfernandez]

The building on the right at 11:59 is not Rockefeller Center it's 500 Fifth Ave. Rockefeller Center is not in the picture.

[xlopossum]

1:55 Dutch imported slaves into New Amsterdam (New York) and they became 20% of the population!!!! It stayed this way after the British conquered it.

[skysthelimitvideos]

10:33 the borders of Queens are wrong you included parts of Nassau County.

[fredhall]

I like your videos mate but the background music is to loud <3

[WebSoak]

Can’t ignore the subway’s role in outer borough development

[ido]

Great video thanks
By the way which movie is this in 7:18?