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A Plan of the City of New York (1775)
by John Montresor
(Courtesy of the New York Historical Society)
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1789 New York City covered only the lower tip of Manhattan Island. On the east
side of the island, Byard's Lane (present day Broome Street) was the northern
boundary. The west side of the island was settled only as far north as present
day Reade Street. The number of houses has been estimated at 4,200. During
the late 1780s New York was still rebuilding after the great fires of 1776 and
1778 and recovering from the British occupation during much of the Revolutionary War.
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