Before New York was New York, it was New Amsterdam: a Dutch settlement named for the canal-filled city back home. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the settlement, which was established in ...

Social media memes compared a defensive wall built along the northern border of New Amsterdam during the 17th century to President Donald Trump's border wall.

Examples of New York’s rich Dutch colonial history can be hard to find in 2016 — mostly neighborhood names and street signs here or there. But what about on the other side of the Atlantic ...

In the 1600s, the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam was situated on what is now the southern tip of Manhattan, the present location of the Financial District. George Etheredge for The New York Times ...

A depiction of 17th-century life in New Amsterdam, the Dutch settlement on the island of Manhattan that eventually became New York City. While legends about the purchase of the island abound, the ...

In its exhibition devoted to the Castello Plan, one of the earliest maps of New Amsterdam, the New-York Historical Society shows us a 400-year-old city that remains, if faintly, recognizable.

It's all part of "Founded By NYC," the city's yearlong commemoration of the founding of the Dutch settlement in 1625. New Amsterdam had a diverse population, just like present-day New York City.

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The intention of the Amsterdam Museum, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York, was to mark the 400th year after Dutch settlers established a colony at the mouth of the Hudson ...

Happy 400th Birthday to New Amsterdam, the Dutch Settlement That Became New York In 1624, Dutch settlers arrived in Manhattan. Now, officials are marking the milestone with an honest examination ...