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Broadway (Bronx)
Broadway () is a road in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Broadway runs from State Street (Manhattan), State Street at Bowling Green (New York City), Bowling Green for through the Boroughs of New York City, borough of Manhattan and through the Bronx, exiting north from New York City to run an additional through the Westchester County, New York, Westchester County municipalities of Yonkers, New York, Yonkers, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Hastings-On-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, New York, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, New York, Irvington, and Tarrytown, New York, Tarrytown, and terminating north of Sleepy Hollow, New York, Sleepy Hollow.There are four other streets named "Broadway" in New York City's remaining three boroughs: one each in Brooklyn (Broadway (Brooklyn), see main article) and Staten Island, and two in Queens (one running from Astoria, Queens, Astoria to Elmhurst, Queens, Elmhurst, and the other in Hamilton Beach, Queens, Hamilton Beach). Each borough therefore has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Broadway (Manhattan)
East Broadway is a two-way east–west street in the Chinatown, Two Bridges, and Lower East Side neighborhoods of the New York City borough of Manhattan. East Broadway begins at Chatham Square (also known as Kimlau Square) and runs eastward under the Manhattan Bridge, continues past Seward Park and the eastern end of Canal Street, and ends at Grand Street. The western portion of the street has evolved into the neighborhood known as ''Little Fuzhou'', or ''Manhattan's Fuzhou Town'' (福州埠, 紐約華埠), primarily populated by Chinese immigrants (mainly Foochowese who emigrated from Fuzhou, Fujian), while the eastern portion was traditionally home to a large number of Jews. One section in the eastern part of East Broadway, between Clinton Street and Pitt Street, has been unofficially referred to by residents as ''"Shteibel Way"'', since it has been lined with up to ten small synagogues ("shteibels") in its history. Ethnic groups Earlier Ethnic Populations East Broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Street (Manhattan)
State Street is a short street in the Financial District, Manhattan, Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. It runs west from Whitehall Street (Manhattan), Whitehall Street as a continuation of Water Street (Manhattan), Water Street, then turns north at Battery Park to become its eastern border. Passing Pearl Street (Manhattan), Pearl and Bridge Street (Manhattan), Bridge Streets, it terminates at the northeast corner of the park, at Bowling Green (Manhattan), Bowling Green, where the roadway continues north as Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway and west as Battery Place. State Street approximates the original waterline of the island before landfill expanded it. History According to the Castello Plan of 1660, the original fort built by Dutch settlers for New Amsterdam, Fort Amsterdam (New Amsterdam), Fort Amsterdam, was located where State Street is now. In 1790, the State House or Government House was built on the site of the fort. The street was originally called "Cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wecquaesgeek
The Wecquaesgeek (also Manhattoe and Manhattan) were a Munsee-speaking band of Wappinger people who once lived along the east bank of the Hudson River in the southwest of today's Westchester County, New York,Their presence on the east bank of the Hudson River in today's Westchester County is clearly labeled on the 1685 revision by Petrus Schenk Junior''Novi Belgii Novæque Angliæ'' of a 1656 map by Nicolaes Visscher. and down into the Bronx. History Native peoples including the Wecquaesgeek resided along the southeastern banks of the Hudson River for over six thousand years—from 4500 BCE through the 17th century. Known by many generally similar spellings, they fished the region's streams and lakes with rods and nets. The Wecquaesgeek faced numerous conflicts with Dutch and English colonists. In 1609 two dug-out birch canoes were sent from the Nipinichsen settlement to threaten Hendrik Hudson's ship in on his return trip down the river. Like other Wappinger people, the Wec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
