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This Week In NYC History: Peter Stuyvesant Creates NYC’S First Zoning Law
On July 25, 1647, New York City’s first zoning law was put into place. The law came from the
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10 Fun Facts About Williamsburg Brooklyn's Early History
Editor note: Untapped Cities columnist Janos Marton, New York City lawyer, activist and founder of the website janos.nyc has
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Today in NYC History: In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant Takes the Reins in New Netherland
Stuyvesant at the invasion of New Amsterdam by English forces in 1664. Image via Wikimedia Commons New Amsterdam in the
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Today in NYC History: Residents of New Amsterdam Win Recognition from the Dutch Government in 1653
New Yorkers have been agitators and disrupters from the start, even back when New Amsterdam was just a small settlement