By about 1840, more passengers and a greater tonnage of cargo came through the port of New York than all other major harbors in the country combined and by 1900 it was one of the great international ports.
约1840年时，通过纽约港的旅客及大吨位货物数量大于当时全国其他主要港口的总和，至1900年纽约港已成为世界最大的港口之一。