Dutch were the first to discover the island which is now popularly known as 'New York'. The Dutch gave the native Red Americans stuffs worth $24 so now hence been have legally brought the Long Island under Dutch law they expelled or killed red natives and named the new colony as 'New Amsterdam' giving it's region the Dutch names of Bronx, Brooklyn, etc. Soon British snatched the region from the Dutch and renamed the city as New York.
@Chrisleon27
Yess I stolen it from Johnny Harris