New York is the oldest continually occupied city in America, yet its rich history is largely obscured by development.
Naming New York is a co.
Buildings may come and go, but place Names are surprisingly durable.
They provide a veritable encyclopedia of the city\'s history.
New Yorkers are surrounded by hundreds of place names, from those that survive from Manhattan\'s earliest days as a Dutch trading post to those that reflect the city\'s rich colonial, African and immigrant heritage.
New York is the oldest continually occupied city in America, yet its rich history is largely obscured by development