New York was the first capital of the United States. George Washington was chosen as the first President on the balcony of New York City's old City Hall on April 30, 1789. However, New York had a ...

The European settlement of what would become New York was led by the Dutch, settling along the Hudson River in 1624. They established the colony of New Amsterdam on the island of Manhattan.

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lifelong obsession with Harriet Tubman is propelling an effort to place a statue of the 19th century abolitionist in the U.S. Capitol. The push to put Tubman’s ...