HI, good to meet you. I live in New York City. Ever been there?
No I have not. Why is it called New York to be exact? Since that's the name of the state
I'm not really sure, to tell you the truth.  It is kind of funny. It's not like there is an Arizona, Arizona. Or a Massachusetts, Massachusetts. Do you know?
Maybe because of its population? It's the most densely populated city in the United States
That is true.  It's also a really old city.  I'm not exactly sure what year people started settling here, but it was a long time ago. 
It's crazy how it's made up of five boroughs and they were transformed into one city in 1898
I think the Dutch were the ones who first started settling here.  There are a lot of places in lower Manhattan that still have Dutch names.
Sounds about right. The Dutch names were usually shortened. So instead of a new city name they just used the state name? 
I think that's the case, yes. I also don't know how Manhattan got its name but it might have been from Native Americans who were there.
Possibly since there are over 500 recognized tribes. There's definitely some in New York.