New York Fact: The first known name for Manhattan was New Amsterdam, which referred to the southern tip of Manhattan, a Dutch trading port.

Interesting New York Fact: New Yorkers travel an average of 40 minutes to work each day.

New York Fact: More than 47 percent of New York City's residents over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

Interesting Fact: New York's Central Park is larger than the principality of Monaco.

The Federal Reserve Bank on Wall Street contains vaults located 80 feet beneath the bank and hold about 25% of the world's gold bullion.

Interesting New York Fact: More than 250 feature films are shot on location in New York City each year.

New York Fact: 46 million visitors came to New York City and spent approximately $28 billion in 2007.