New York may be famous for its iconic skyline and towering skyscrapers, but the city does not have the tallest buildings in ...

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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.