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Kingston, city, seat (1683) of Ulster county, southeastern New York, U.S. It lies on the west bank of the Hudson River (there bridged),at the mouth of Rondout Creek, 54 miles (87 km) south of Albany. A fur-trading post was established on the site about 1615. The first permanent settlement, called Esopus, was made by the Dutch in 1652. Governor Peter Stuyvesant fortified it (1658) and issued a charter in 1661 renaming it Waldwick. With British control its name was changed to Kingston (1669) for the English family estate of Governor Francis Lovelace. The year 1777 was one of historic firsts for Kingston.
New York’s first state
In that year it was chosen as New York’s first state capital; the state’s first legislature, senate,
and supreme court (under John Jay) convened there; the first state constitution was adopted there; and George Clinton was inaugurated there as New York’s first governor. Burned by the British on October 16, 1777, during the American Revolution, the community survived and was incorporated as a village
in 1805. In 1872 Kingston absorbed the adjacent villages of Rondout, Waldwick, and Wilbur and became a city.
Kingston’s growth during the 19th century was stimulated by the completion (1828) of the Delaware and Hudson Canal and the arrival of the railroads in the 1860s. Boatbuilding, limestone quarrying, and the manufacture of cement products were early enterprises.
The city’s industries were later diversified; the manufacture of machine tools and blasting components is important. part of the State University of New York system, is at nearby Stone Ridge. Ashokan Reservoir, an important part of the New York City water supply system, lies 5 miles (8 km) northwest.
Pop. (2000) 23,456; (2010) 23,893.The city’s Old Dutch Church (1852) originated with a congregation established in 1659. Other local attractions include the Hudson River Maritime Museum,
the Trolley Museum of New York, and the Volunteer Firemen’s Hall and Museum of Kingston. Ulster County Community College,
Black Warrior River
river, Alabama, United States
Black Warrior River,The name is a translation of tuscaloosa, coined from two Choctaw words: tashka (“warrior”) and lusa (“black”). river in western Alabama, U.S. It is formed by the Locust and Mulberry forks about 20 miles (30 km) west of Birmingham and flows about 180 miles (290 km) southwest to join the Tombigbee River near Demopolis. The river is navigable, and with the Tombigbee it forms a link in the inland waterway between Mobile and Birmingham. It drains an area of 6,275 square miles (16,250 square km).
New York City University
Home to Broadway, Wall Street, Lady Liberty and more, New York City also boasts a world-class selection of universities.
13 of these are featured in the QS World University Rankings: USA 2021. Together, they make New York City one of the most popular study destinations in the world, as shown by its rank of 19th in the most recent QS Best Student Cities.
To help you decide where you might like to study in New York City, here’s an overview of the city’s top universities, based on the latest USA rankings.
- Columbia University
- New York University (NYU)
- Cornell University
- Fordham University
- Baruch College
- CUNY Hunter College
- Pace University – New York
- Yeshiva University
- CUNY Queens College
- CUNY City College
- City University of New York (CUNY)
City University of New York (CUNY)is NYC’s public university system. CUNY is the largest urban university system in the US, composed of 24 colleges spread across Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and Brooklyn (plus one on Staten Island).
Established in 1847, the City College of New York is the founding institution of CUNY. It is home to eight schools and divisions,each one dedicated to the advancement of research and knowledge. It offers more than 115 programmes to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Alumni of the City College of New York’s have discovered the polio vaccine, helped build the internet and designed the Panama Canal.
They have become Supreme Court Justices, Secretaries of State and award-winning actors and musicians.
CUNY Queens College
CUNY Queens College ranks ninth in our countdown of the top universities in New York City. It places 191-200 in the USA. Around 18,500 students are based there, coming from more than 170 countries. The CUNY Queens College campus spans around 80 acres with some teaching happening at off-campus locations within New York City. Most students commute in, with only around 500 students living on campus.
CUNY prides itself on having strong connections with the city’s neighbourhoods, running a network of internship and fellowship programs across the five boroughs to enrich study life.
Columbia University
Columbia University has a central location in the Upper West Side of Manhattan – close to the northern tip of Central Park and just off Broadway, the boulevard which gives its name to New York’s famous
theatre scene. It boasts a highly diverse faculty (over 4,200 academic staff) and the third-largest international student population of any US university, with 36 percent of its 33,032 students coming from outside the US.
Pace University
Ranked 161-170 in the US is Pace University – New York. Pace University was founded as a one-room accounting school in 1906 and has since grown to three campuses in New York City and Westchester County. It enrolls around 13,000 students in more than 150 majors and programs.
Pace University places a strong focus on the liberal arts and sciences, with an emphasis on the combination of theory and practice.
Yeshiva University
Ranked 161-170 in the USA, Yeshiva University is another of the top research-focused universities in New York. It was founded over 100 years ago with the mission of combining Jewish traditions and culture with Western heritage, and the continuing influence of this cultural focus is seen in the Yeshiva University Museum, which explores Jewish life through art, architecture and history.
