New York City

New York, usually called New York City, is the most populous city in the United States, with an estimated population of 8,398,748 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles. It served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. During the Wisconsin glaciation, New York City was situated at the edge of a large ice sheet over 2,000 feet (610 m) in depth. The erosive forward movement of the ice contributed to the separation of what is now Long Island and Staten Island. That action also left bedrock at a relatively shallow depth, providing a solid foundation for most of Manhattan's skyscrapers. The most known landmarks in New York is the Statue of Liberty, which is located on Liberty Island and was constructed in 1895 and the Empire State Building, which was completed in 1931 and was the tallest building in the city until 1970, before it was replaced by World Trade Centre. New York is also known for its crimes, including the Assassination of Malcolm X, who was fatally shot by members of the Nation of Islam in 1965, the Lufthansa heist, which took place at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1978 and The Murder of John Lennon, who was also fatally shot by Mark Chapman in 1980. It is also home to gangster Nathan Harwick, who formed his gang The Firm in Brooklyn, along with Stephen King in 1977.