Yet New York chose not to acknowledge its origin in 1664. Part of the problem may be that New York was created twice, with two sets of dates confusingly—yet tidily—40 years apart. In 1624 the ...

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 ...