New York, Ukraine

New York or Niu-York ( uk, Нью-Йорк, translit=Niu-York, ) is an urban settlement in Toretsk urban hromada of Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk Oblast, at 37.9 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city. From 1951 to 2021, the settlement was named Novhorodske ().People's deputies returned New York to Ukraine
Ukrayinska Pravda (1 July 2021)

New York is administratively subordinated to Toretsk city, that is located about 10 km north of New York. Population:

History

The settlement first appeared on maps in 1846 under its original name of New York and was then situated in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire. The wife of one of the founders was from the United States. The precise origin of the settlement's name is unclear.New York on Ukraine's frontline: parliament backs town's name change
Reuters (2 July 2021) According to official data, in 1859, the village consisted of 13 households, 45 male residents, 40 female residents, and a factory and was formally named ''Oleksandrivske''.

German-speaking Mennonites bought the settlement in 1889, and in 1892, formed the colony of New York from seven settlements. The town used to thrive through its industry, but it fell into decline after World War I. In 1941, all Germans still living in New York were deported to Kazakhstan.Our dear New York. As a village in the Donetsk region, it fights for attention and investment
Hromadske.TV (13 February 2021) On 19 October 1951, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, the village was renamed Novhorodske.Parliament renames Novhorodske village in Donetsk region to New York
Ukrinform (1 July 2021)"The last step remains." The Council Committee supported the renaming of one of the settlements in the Donbas to New York
(3 February 2021)

The town is situated along the frontline between the Ukrainian army and the Russia-backed Donetsk People's Republic of the ongoing War in Donbas. This conflict, which started in mid-April 2014, has brought along both civilian and military casualties, as well as a collapse in home and property values. On 8 November 2016, a civilian was killed by shelling. Local council head Mykola Lenko stated in July 2021 that five residents had been killed since the start of the conflict.

On 3 February 2021, a request for renaming the settlement back to New York was submitted by the Civil–military administration of Donetsk Oblast and was approved by the Ukrainian parliament's Committee on the Organization of State Power, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning (18 votes "for" and 1 "against"). On 1 July 2021, the parliament officially renamed the town back to its original name of New York (the resolution was supported by 301 people's deputies; Yevgeniy Shevchenko was the sole MP who voted "against", 13 MPs from Servant of the People and 12 from Opposition Platform — For Life abstained).

In 2021, Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, whose husband had roots in the settlement, founded Ukrainian New York Literature Festival. The festival first took place in October 2021.

Demographics

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Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua
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*Russian 65.74%
*Ukrainian 33.95%
* Belarusian 0.12%
*Armenian 0.03%
*German and Polish 0.02%
*Romanian 0.01%

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Urban-type settlements in Bakhmut Raion
Bakhmutsky Uyezd
Former German settlements in Donetsk Oblast