Louis Comte | City 3D on Instagram: "New York City, New York, USA New York City went from a small Dutch trading post the world's most influential metropolis, now home to over 8 million inhabitants in its city borders and more than 20 millions in its agglomeration. Founded as New Amsterdam in 1624, the city became a British colony in 1664, renamed New York in honor of the Duke of York. Its strategic harbor and later the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 facilitated its rise as a commercial hub