neighborhood name origins Flashcards
1
Q
fort george
A
named after a fort named after king george V
2
Q
washington heights
A
fort washington (which used to be there)
3
Q
hamilton heights
A
alexander hamilton
4
Q
harlem
A
haarlem, a dutch city
5
Q
carnegie hill
A
andrew carnegie (scottish tycoon)
6
Q
turtle bay
A
“duetal” dutch for knife
7
Q
times square
A
the NYT
8
Q
hell’s kitchen
A
unsure, probably early gang violence
9
Q
chelsea
A
british nursing home
10
Q
greenwich
A
dutch “groenwijck” meaning green district
11
Q
tribeca
A
triangle below canal street
12
Q
battery park
A
used to be assault batteries
13
Q
wall street
A
used to be an actual wall there
14
Q
nolita
A
north of little italy
15
Q
bowery
A
dutch “bouwenj” meaning farm
