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Because if you say it that way, you can t follow up and say so nice, they named it twice. And anyway, New York City is also called New York. Or sometimes people say The City of New York . That term is frequently heard when talking about the NYC government. For example, I am a teacher, so I am employed by the City of New York . Says so on my paychecks!
The city came first and was named New Amsterdam, then New York after the British took control - it began as a little settlement, and eventually, over the years, Long Island and upstate areas became parts of the colony and then the state. The name stayed for the part that is now the city, and the rest of the state ended up taking on the same name.
New York, New York is the city name for mail addressed to Manhattan. It the also the official name of the County of New York, which is Manhattan. Either way you say it, it will still referred to the 5 borough of New York City.Good luck
Because the name of the city is New York, not New York City. You don t have to specify the county, just the city and state.