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People often call New York 'The Big Apple'. It is a nickname of New York. But why? In the 1920s and 1930s, jazz musicians all wanted to work in New York. "There are a lot of apples on the tree," they said "but when you take New York City, you take The Big Apple!" Of course, everybody wanted some of The Big Apple - and they want some today, too! 'The Big Apple' was spread by Fitzgerald. More than twenty million people visit New York every year. When visitors think about New York, they usually think about Manhattan which is an island about 22 kilometers long and 4 kilometers wide. But New York City has five "boroughs": Manhattan, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Four hundred years ago, Manhattan Island was the home of the Algonguin Indians. In 1609, a man called Henry Hudson came up the river to Manhattan. Today, the river is called the Hudson River. In 1626, a Dutchman called Peter Minuit came to Manhattan, and he paid th