On February 2nd, 1653 the Dutch West India Company formed the first Common Council to represent the residents of the colony. This marked the beginning of representative government in New Amsterdam which became New York fourteen years later and was the forerunner of the current City Council and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history.
The Founding of New York City
2024 Lunch & Learn: The Birth of New York City's Municipal Government
Lunch & Learn: The Birth of New York City's Municipal Government
An online program of presentations on Dutch colonial records to launch the 400th Anniversary of the arrival of the Dutch in New York.
On February 2, 1653 the States General in the Hague, the Dutch West India Company in Amsterdam, and the Dutch West India Company issued a charter officially establishing a government structure
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Lunch & Learn: The Birth of New York City's Municipal Government - February 2, 2024
2023 The Founding of New York City Celebration
On the Occasion of the 370th birthday of New York City
On February 2nd, 1653 the Dutch West India Company formed the first Common Council to represent the residents of the colony. This marked the beginning of representative government in New Amsterdam which became New York fourteen years later and was the forerunner of the current City Council and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that shaped American history.
Program brochure
Watch the celebration of the 370th anniversary of the birth of new york city first as new amsterdam on february 2, 1653 inside fort amsterdam at bowling green.
