September 21: Approximately 1000 houses, a quarter of the city, are destroyed in the Great Fire of 1776 a week after British troops captured the city during the American Revolution.September 15: American troops stand off British troops in Battle of Harlem Heights in northern Manhattan.September 15: British troops capture lower Manhattan following the Landing at Kip's Bay on the East River.August 27: Continental Army routed by British Army troops in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn.July 9: Statue of George III demolished and melted down for shot / bullets at Bowling Green square.David Mathews becomes the city's 43rd mayor, getting arrested in June 22 for a plot to kill George Washington.Until 2010 it was the oldest publicly traded company in the United States. printers, founded by descendants of John Bowne of the Flushing Remonstrance, established at 39 Pearl Street. 1765 – Stamp Act Congress meets in city.1762 – Queen's Head Tavern (later named Fraunces Tavern) in business.New York Society Library, oldest cultural institution in New York, later serving as the first Library of Congress.King's College (later Columbia College) established.1741 – Fear around slavery results in the New York Conspiracy of 1741 when 100 people were hanged, exiled or burned at the stake.
1733 – New York Weekly Journal begins publication.1712 – April: New York Slave Revolt of 1712.1711 – Formal slave market established at Wall Street and the East River.1709 – Founding of Trinity School (New York City), oldest continuously operated school in New York City.He establishes the first school that was open to African-Americans in New York City. 1704 – The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel sends Elias Neau to minister to black slaves in North America.1703 – 42% of households own slaves, second in the colonies only to Charleston.1703 – Federal Hall facing Wall Street, New York's city hall, built.1702 – Yellow fever epidemic kills more than 500 people.Main articles: New Amsterdam and History of New York City (1665–1783) 1696 – King's Arms coffee house in business.1678 – Thomas Delavall was reappointed as mayor for the third and last time, and 11th overall.1674 – The Dutch cede New York permanently to England after the Third Anglo-Dutch War, per Treaty of Westminster (1674).1673 – The Dutch regain New York, renaming it "New Orange" (from February 1673 to November 1674).
Cornelius Van Steenwyk was appointed as the fourth mayor of the city.First yellow fever epidemic in the city.Thomas Willett became mayor for the second time, and only the third overall mayor of the city.Town becomes part of England per Treaty of Breda (1667).1666 – Thomas Delavall was appointed as the city's second mayor.
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Events partially took place within what would become the five boroughs.
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