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About New Haven

The New Haven Green is a National Historic Landmark and the "Nine Square Plan" is recognized by the American Planning Association as a National Planning Landmark. New York City (NYC), officially the City of New York, in the state of New York, is home to more than 3.3 million residents within an area of 302 square miles (780 km2). As defined by U.S. Census Bureau data collection standards, it constitutes one of the largest cities in United States with a population density at its core that rivals some urban areas around Lake Michigan or Lake Erie; however this figure drops dramatically when suburban populations are factored out . Located on one of Earth's natural harbors , Manhattan Island had been inhabited by tribes from before being explored and claimed for Spain during Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo 's expedition in 1524 . It was later settledby Dutch colonists who named it Nieuw Amsterdam ().