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- Seven arrested in Amsterdam drug sweep
About 50 members of the Montgomery County Task Force, including the Amsterdam Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriffa s Office and New York State Police, took part in the arrests.
- Schumer: Package may help county
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer told Montgomery County officials Tuesday the county likely will benefit from President-elect Barack Obama's proposed economic stimulus package in the form of new infrastructure, tax ...
- Police car rammed; underaged Amsterdam driver charged
An Amsterdam police officer was slightly injured and a city teen arrested early today after a car chase on city streets in which a police vehicle was rammed, Amsterdam police said.
- Town may receive county's help in r.....
The town of Amsterdam may be getting some help in the demolition of an old factory, but only if the New York state comptroller says it's legal.
- Fultonville, Glen ironing out fire .....
The village and the town of Glen may soon work out an agreement over the payment of the Fultonville Volunteer Fire Department contract.
- Amsterdam's Elwood Museum files notice of claim
The museum had 90 days to file the claim notice, which would have been up Friday.
- Town of Amsterdam OKs $3.5M budget
The town has approved a $3.5 million budget for 2009. The town board approved the budget during Wednesday night's board meeting.
- Amsterdam domestic dispute call leads to larceny arrest
A domestic dispute ended in the arrest Saturday of a man suspected of making fraudulent credit card purchases in the city.
- More Congressmen from Amsterdam
Readers have provided information on two additional Amsterdam residents who served in Congress - John Knox Stewart and Samuel Wallin.
- Montgomery County jail inmate accused of biting guard
An inmate in the Montgomery County jail has been accused of biting a corrections officer.
- Amsterdam mill site cleanup starts
The cleanup and demolition of former Rural Hosier Mill at 188 Pioneer St. has begun.
- 10. A (Green) Fairy Tale
By Josh Bernstein I first met the green fairy in damp, gray August 1998. That summer, my pal Andrew and I lived in grimy north London.
- Amsterdam seeks grant to boost downtown's appeal
Grant writer Nick Zabawsky said he applied for the money under the New York Main Street program last week.
- Brother frustrated by search for wo.....
The brother of missing city woman Kellisue M. Ackernecht said Wednesday he's increasingly frustrated by the Johnstown Police Department's decision not to seek help from state police to help solve her more than ...
- Norwich Homicide Investigation Underway
Tonight State police are stopping cars on Route 23 in the town of Norwich, hoping to find people with information about the fatal shooting of 61-year-old William Lee, whose body was found yesterday in his home ...
- Fire strikes roof of Amsterdam nursing facility
Four Montgomery County fire departments responded around 1 p.m. and had the fire under control in minutes, according to Fort Johnson Fire Chief Audie Miller.
- Police: Drunk man causes two accidents two minutes apart
A 24-year-old man faces multiple charges after allegedly driving drunk Tuesday and causing two accidents, two minutes apart, that resulted in five people being hospitalized.
- Man injured fleeing deputies sues
A Fort Plain man who suffered permanent spinal cord damage after jumping or falling from a third-story window is suing the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the hospital that treated him, claiming ...
- Man sentenced to 10 years in prison.....
A St. Johnsville man has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl, according to a spokeswoman for the Montgomery County district attorney's office.
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if i have a layover in amsterdam when im flying to new york,can i go out of the airport to do sightseeing?
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im flying from new delhi to new york via amsterdam can i do some sightseeing if i have enough time or are people not allowed to step out? i also have a valid schenegen visa.
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Legally, if you check bags, you can not leave the airport, that is called abandonment. But they dont actually follow up on it, so just dont say anything or make it known to the agents that you plan on leaving the airport at your connection point. If your lay over is 6 hrs or more, your bags will only be checked to Amsterdam and you will have to recheck them in Amsterdam anyway. After reading some reviews checking to AMS may be in your best interest. They have been rated as one of the worst airports for baggage handling problems for transfer passengers luggage.
Luggage Lockers: Available in the central and west Departures lounge. NLG 5.00 per day; time limit 3 days.
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How did the colony of New Amsterdam become New York?
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A.The Dutch sold it to the Duke of York because they were losing money there.
B.The Amsterdam family decided to return to Holland, so they sold the land to the highest bidder.
C.When the English captured the territory from the Dutch the king gave it to his brother, the Duke of York.
D.The Dutch and British agreed on the change as part of a treaty.
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Did you know that New York was called New Amsterdam before the British captured it back 380 years ago?
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and called it NEW YORK. Who knows? if it wasn't for us Brits you would be stoned out of your brains speaking Dutch in 2007.
You are welcome Jay. This info is worth knowinng when Americans say "YOU WOULD BE SPEAKING GERMAN NOW IF IT WASN'T FOR US"
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Yes, I also new. If you spend time in NYC you will also be aware of Amsterdam Avenue which runs parallel with Broadway (and its a street with some very good bars and restaurants int he area between 72nd st and 86st).
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I need real good advices to start a homebase business that can move from Amsterdam to New York. Please ideas.?
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Give me an idea what I can start from home with little costs, ideas in cosmetics, jewelry, fashion or tourism. All other ideas are also welcome. I live in The Netherlands and will move to New York within 1 year. What is the best way to start. Do you have a homebase business and you have moved it with you please advice me. I want to make it a fulltime job but to begin parttime is no problem. Or is there someone who has a prosperous business at home and that is looking for someone to join and also work from home please approach me.
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Yeah i have a home based part time business i live in houston texas.I will surely help if you need my help because i am already running a succesful business in houston.You can also start it it has all cosmetics,jewellry,perfumes,health related products and much more.Do e mail me at ruma_jabeen@yahoo.com i will give you more information also guide you.Sometimes we are looking for oppertunities and the oppertunities are there already at our door step. ll the best.
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Help on New York (new amsterdam) history?
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new york was once known as new amsterdam... (adutch colony)
what are the foundations-including when it was founded
special features of new amsterdam which was its name i think....correct me if i am wrong
most detailed answer gets best answer
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US History Encyclopedia: New Amsterdam
In 1625, officials of the Dutch West India Company, a commercial confederation, founded New Amsterdam, which became New York City, in New Netherland, later New York Colony. In 1626, the director Peter Minuit bought the island of Manhattan for sixty guilders, or $24, from the Canarsee Indians, although the Weckquaesgeeks of the Wappinger Confederation actually had claim to the island. Dutch pioneers and black slaves owned by the Dutch West India Company settled and cleared the island into bouweries, or farms. The buildings, windmills for grinding grain, and livestock were all owned by the company and were leased to tenants. The company also gave out land grants, sixteen miles wide and extending inward indefinitely, along the waterways to any member of the West India Company who settled fifty persons over the age of fifteen. These owners, or patroons, held manorial rights on these estates and were free from taxes for eight years.
Dutch middle-class values and distinct cosmopolitan traits spread from the beginning. By 1639, eighteen different languages were spoken within the small community. While seventeen taverns served the city, it had only one Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, established in 1628. The Dutch West India Company finally allowed self-rule in 1653 with the "burgher government" led by Peter Stuyvesant. Two burgomasters (mayors), and five schepens (magistrates) met weekly at the Stadt Huys and exercised judicial, administrative, and, after 1654, taxing powers. This weekly court decided matters related to trade, worship, defense, and schooling. After 1657 the municipal corporation retained business and officeholding privileges. England and Holland vied for economic supremacy during forty years of Dutch rule. With the power of four frigates, the English gained control of the city in 1664, although the Dutch government was not completely ousted until 10 November 1674.
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Amsterdam Avenue, in new york city?
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is Amsterdam Avenue in new york city -Manhattan a bad street. do you see on the news about crimes taken place in Amsterdam's avenue
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Amsterdam Avenue IS a long street (from W 57th Street to about W. 193rd Street where it curves into Fort George Avenue.) As such, you have parts that are good and "pockets" that are bad.
From W 57th (west assumed from here on) up to 96th Street should be no problem (though I remember a "bodega" on 84th Street that was near a basketball court by a school where thugs hung out as well as a housing project on 63rd Street that is rough).
Between 96 & 125th Streets...some pockets here and there though at one point, Amsterdam Avenue is the main "drag" for Columbia University...which is generally safe during class times.
After that, you enter pretty rough territory going towards Washington Heights. The small pockets (which in this case are decent areas) are by City College (131st St - 140th St...in Morningside Heights) and nearing Yeshiva University (around the mid 180's.)
Crime can be found ANYWHERE. But this is just a general feel.
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