For a short time it was actually the nations capital. At one point it was only second to NYC in population and allowed the second most amount of European immigrants.
Absolutely. It got bumped to 4th largest when Philly started annexing it's surrounding towns, and Brooklyn wasn't yet part of NYC. You know your shyt.
,ducked, dodged, and skated around the question for six posts after you asked him 
did you quote the wrong nomad breh?