Let’s learn about the 50 States: One at a Time – New York

New York became the Eleventh State on July 26, 1788.

It was given the nickname of The Empire State

New York’s state motto is Excelsior which means “Ever Upward”.

State Flower is: The Rose

Virginia’s state bird is The Bluebird

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France

Central Park is larger than the country of Monaco

New York City was the first Capital of the United States serving that role in 1789.

Times Square was named after the New York Times which moved its headquarters there in 1904.

The first Pizzeria in the US was Lombardi’s which opened in New York City in 1905.