For shopping and good restaurants ... Down-to-earth and artsy, this area gives New York an unpretentious quality. Music venues, museums and eclectic shops are spread throughout.

Six neighborhoods there ranked among StreetEasy’s new top 10 list of New York City nabes with the best ... inventory and new development, it’s a good time to buy,” Rieders said.

When the British took control of the area in 1664, they renamed it New York, and it became one of the original 13 colonies. New York achieved statehood in 1788, with the adoption of the U.S ...