The history of New York begins around 10,000 B.C. when the first people arrived. By 1100 A.D. two main cultures had become dominant as the Iroquoian and...
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The trafficking of enslaved Africans to what became New York began as part of the Dutch slave trade. The Dutch West India Company trafficked eleven enslaved...
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New York, sometimes called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States. One of the Mid-Atlantic states, it borders the Atlantic Ocean...
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of the State of New York establishes the structure of the government of the State of New York, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of New...
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The New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the Unified Court System of the State of New York. It consists of seven judges: the Chief Judge...
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History of New York may refer to: History of New York (state), about the history of the State of New York History of New York City, about the history...
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The New York State Police (NYSP) is the state police of the U.S. state of New York; it is part of the New York State Executive Department and employs over...
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The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the judiciary of New York. It is vested with unlimited civil...
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a timeline of the history of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European to see New York Harbor arrives...
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As of 2022, New York State is home to over 2.2 million Jews, making Judaism the second-largest practiced religion in the state. In New York City alone...
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The State University of New York (SUNY, /ˈsuːni/, SOO-nee) is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. It is one of the...
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attorney general of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government. The office...
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The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150...
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governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government...
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Avenue, attached to the south side of the Empire State Plaza, facing onto the plaza and towards the New York State Capitol. The museum houses art, artifacts...
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of New York (officially the New York State Unified Court System) is the judicial branch of the Government of New York, comprising all the courts of the...
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The coat of arms of the state of New York was formally adopted in 1778, and appears as a component of the state's flag and seal. The shield displays a...
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highlighted in pink. New York State Senate Majority Leader of the New York State Senate New York State Assembly List of New York State Legislature members expelled...
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The written history of New York City began with the first European explorer, the Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. European settlement began with...
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in the U.S. state of New York. The first 12 were created immediately after the British took over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; two of these counties...
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The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: the New York State Senate and...
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The New York State Capitol, the seat of the New York state government, is located in Albany, the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. The capitol...
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administrative divisions of New York are the various units of government that provide local services in the American state of New York. The state is divided into...
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New York, plus five coterminous town-villages, villages that are coterminous with their town. At the time of the 2010 United States Census, the state...
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comprise approximately 16% of New York City's population, making the Jewish community the largest in the world outside of Israel and the world's largest...
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New York state, a state in the northeastern United States, has one of the largest and the most prominent LGBTQ populations in the world. Brian Silverman...
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The New York City Police Department (NYPD) originates in the Government of New York City attempts to control rising crime in early- to mid-19th-century...
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The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777...
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New York State Route 7 (NY 7) is a 180.30-mile-long (290.16 km) state highway in New York in the United States. The highway runs from Pennsylvania Route 29...
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punishment was outlawed in the State of New York after the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, declared in 2004 that as currently...
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