New York City, "the City," is an amazing place with its iconic skyline, diverse population, and bustling streets filled with ‘organized chaos’. Some people never want set foot anywhere else ("...culture, food, the Park. Why leave?") Not surprisingly, New Yorkers can be a little self-absorbed, as famously depicted by Saul Steinberg's classic 1976 New Yorker cover.
But 500 years ago? Who could've imagined a small Dutch outpost would become one of the world's most important cities? Well, the guys at SNL believe it was obvious from the start in this delightful clip:
