Floral Park is a village of 16 000 people and is found on the northern and western borders of New York City (Borough of Queens). It was founded in 1874 and was once called Plainfield and then East Hinsdale. It officially became Floral Park when the post office took the name. 

A great card from the Wes Anderson postcard book, Accidentally . I just got this book myself for Christmas (shop local!).  New York, of course, is the 'city that never sleeps.' It is the most populous city in the United States with 8.84 million people, and over 23.5 million in its metropolitan area. There are 3.2 million residents who were born outside of the United States, which makes it the city with the largest foreign born people of any city in the world. There are over 800 languages spoken in New York City.  New York was named in honour of the Duke of York, who would later became King James II. The area was formerly known as New Amsterdam as it was controlled by the Dutch. New York City is divided up into five boroughs - Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. This set up reminds me of a country that is divided up into provinces or states. There are certain responsibilities that the City of New York handles, while the boroughs are responsible for m...

New York City is the largest city by population in the United States with 8.8 million people. It also holds the most densely populated city with 11 313.81/square km. It is also the centre of the Northeast Megalopolis with 52.3 million people.  New York has one of the largest natural harbours in the world. There are five boroughs that make up New York City - Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island.  Tourism is a major part of the economy of New York with 66.6 million tourists visiting in 2019. Times Square is one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections and the heart of the Broadway Theatre District. Three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions are in New York City.