THE REAL HISTORY OF NEW YORK: FROM ICE AGE TO 8 MILLION PEOPLE

Twenty thousand years ago there was no city here. Only ice. 🧊 Then came the Lenape, a Dutch ship, a $24 myth, a wall that became Wall Street, a fire that burned the heart of the city, and a vote won by just 277 votes. In this video we rewind New York from 8 million people back to the Ice Age and then climb back up, one era at a time. You will learn: How much Manhattan really cost, and why the famous "$24" is a conversion, not a price What the "cowboys" were doing in the Hudson Valley 100 years before the Wild West How one freezing night in 1835 burned down the heart of the city Why Brooklyn joined New York after a vote won by just 277 votes ⏱ CHAPTERS 0:00 A city that "has always been here" 0:31 Only ice: 20,000 years ago 1:08 The ice sheet that shaped the island 1:41 The ice retreats, the harbor appears 2:00 The ladder of years: the first people 2:14 Year zero: life before Europeans 3:45 1524: the first ship arrives 4:25 Mannahatta: Manhattan in 1609 5:23 New Amsterdam is founded 5:36 The $24 myth, explained 6:41 The wall that became Wall Street 7:04 1643: when peace with the Lenape broke 8:06 The English take over: New York is born 8:37 The slave market and the dark side of the city 9:26 Stamp Act, Declaration of Independence 10:16 The war: Battle of Long Island 10:52 The real "cowboys" 11:33 Washington takes the oath on Wall Street 12:11 The grid of 1811 that built Manhattan 13:06 Seneca Village and Central Park 14:02 A city on water that burned (Croton water) 15:00 Millions of immigrants arrive 16:06 The Brooklyn Bridge 16:41 Ellis Island 17:16 277 votes: Brooklyn joins New York 18:46 The city goes up: subway and skyscrapers 20:08 Depression, bankruptcy, "Ford to City: Drop Dead" 21:10 The Bronx and the birth of hip-hop 22:15 New York today: the High Line and the same harbor 23:18 The question we leave you with 💬 Question for you: which city should we explore next? Tell us in the comments, we read them all. 👍 If you enjoyed it, like the video and subscribe for the next city: how it looked before, how it grew, and how it became what it is today.