Manhattan Island Puns

I understand that Manhattan and New York in general are excellent natural harbours etc but what is it about Manhattan specifically that made people designate it as the place where the most important business in the city should be located? All the huge skyscrapers, the huge population density and the most important stuff New York-wise are found on this island. Is it simply because that's where the Dutch settled originally?

Why wasn't Staten Island or Long Island chosen instead for example?

The original owners of the farm in what became the Bronx were the Bronck family. In the early colonial period if you were going to visit you went to see the Broncks.

Seriously. That is how the phrase originated, and over the centuries it didn’t just stick, but became the official name of the New York City borough of the Bronx.

Each of the five boroughs of New York City is also a county of the State of New York. Manhattan is New York County, Queens is Queens County, Brooklyn is Kings County and Staten Island is Richmond County. The Bronx is Bronx County.

https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-say-the-Bronx-New-York

I've read about how that particular retreat was such an impressive feat, with minimal casualties, but what did Washington exactly do that makes it so impressive? Like tactically what actions did he undergo or order to make historians think that it was more than just luck that the retreat went so well?

I’m looking to explore some fun restaurants, rooftops, bars, or lounges that’s connected to or near a hotel in Manhattan, Queens, or Long Island area. Someplace where I can take a newly met SB to. A place where there’s good food, drinks, and atmosphere. Any suggestions from SD/SB around the area? Thanks in advance

Currently for those looking for Rhyhorn, currently Central Park is a nest. Also using the NYC Pokemap, this is also a good time to catch Larvitar. So if you're looking for candy for either one, this is a good time to go after both. I'll either be adding more or more can be added by others.

UPDATE: SHE IS FOUND ALIVE AND WELL IN SOUTH FERRY. Thank you to everyone for your kind words

My mother has been missing since last night Monday 7/19 and police are helping looking for her. She left on Monday between the time 2PM - 7PM and has not been home.

We reside in Sunnyside, Queens by 40th Street train stop and she likes to exercise or take long walks in the neighborhood. Sometimes she will walk to 48th Street Northern Blvd shopping center like Stop & shop, Marshall’s and Old Navy. She also likes to take trains and busses to Lincoln Center area and near the piers on West side, to Bryant Park and go to Whole Foods near by. She recently mentioned she enjoyed walking by the water in Battery Park and I assume she’s been there because of the MTA headquarters since she has been losing her metro cards. She frequents Panera, 7/11, trader Joes, dollar stores and Jacks 99 cent store. I mention NJ because she has found a way to get to the HMart supermarket in Ridgefield one day by mass transit and has been lost there. She has also visited family in Great Neck, Long Island by train and bus before. No one has heard from her or her mentioning that she would visit them soon.

I don’t know what she was wearing last but she has a pair of nikes that are pink purple and blue. She should have a small crossbody handbag that is striped navy blue and white. She may be wearing thin winter gloves from paranoia of outside dirt. May also be wearing a scarf so she can cover her mouth instead of using a mask.

She is 5’5” with brown eyes, dyed her hair light brown color and is weighed about 110lbs. Sometimes she talks to herself and might have her head tilted not paying much attention to her surroundings. Her name is Hye Kyung Sur and speaks English and Korean. Please call police if you have seen her. Here’s a link of photos https://imgur.com/a/GjWYVBj