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New York City's per capita income in 2000 was $22,402; men and women had a median income of $37,435 and $32,949 respectively. 21.2% of the population and 18.5% of families had incomes below the federal poverty line; 30.0% of this group were under the age of 18 and 17.8% were 65 and older.
New York City is an established safe haven for global investors. [30] As of 2023, New York City is the most expensive city in the world for expatriates [31] and has by a wide margin the highest residential rents of any city in the nation; [32] and Fifth Avenue is the most expensive shopping street in the world. [33]
In Greek mythology, Ponos or Ponus (Ancient Greek: Πόνος, romanized: Pónos, lit. 'Toil, Labor, Hardship') [ 1 ] is the personification of toil and stress. [ 2 ] According to Hesiod's Theogony , "painful" Ponos was the son of Eris (Strife), with no father mentioned. [ 3 ]
Ponus, chieftain at present-day Rye, New York, circa 1640; possible namesake of Poningo, the Siwanoy village located at Rye [5]: 127 [21] Shanarockwell (Shāwānórōckquot), chieftain at present-day Rye circa 1660 [5]: 127 Cokenseko, chieftain circa 1680; namesake of Kensico, New York
New York City remained the national capital under the new constitution until 1790 when it was moved to Philadelphia until 1800, when it was relocated to its current location in Washington, D.C. [71] and was the site of the inauguration of President George Washington, [72] In the first session of the Supreme Court of the United States, the ...
New York City was originally confined to Manhattan Island and the smaller surrounding islands that formed New York County. As the city grew northward, it began annexing areas on the mainland, absorbing territory from Westchester County into New York County in 1874 and 1895 . During the 1898 consolidation, this territory was organized as the ...
The five boroughs of New York City. New York City is located on the coast of the Northeastern United States at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York state. It is located in the New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary, the centerpiece of which is the New York Harbor, whose deep waters and sheltered bays helped the city grow in significance as a trading city.
The Glass House (or Johnson house) is a historic house museum on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut, built in 1948–49. It was designed by architect Philip Johnson as his own residence. The New York Times has called the Glass House his "signature work". [3]