Inwood (Manhattan)
Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York borough of Manhattan and the island of the same name .
location
Inwood is bounded by the Harlem River to the north and east and the Hudson River to the west. Depending on the source, the border runs south at Fort Tryon Park , Dyckman Street, or further south along Fairview Avenue . The US Postal Service considers Fairview Avenue to be the southern border, and residents see the border on Dyckman Street. Reasons for this can be seen on the one hand in the topography of the two streets - the development on Fairview Avenue is more similar to that of the neighboring district, Washington Heights - on the other hand in the fact that Dyckman Street is larger as a thoroughfare that crosses Manhattan from the Hudson to the Harlem River is as Fairview Avenue.
It should be emphasized that Inwood is the northernmost quarter of the island of Manhattan, but not the northernmost quarter of the Manhattan borough. This is Marble Hill , a neighborhood in Manhattan that borders Inwood directly to the north, but was connected to the mainland some time ago: Marble Hill was separated from Manhattan Island by the construction of the Harlem River Ship Canal in the late 19th century and was thus temporarily a small island. It was only when the former Harlem River arm was filled and replaced by the Harlem River Ship Canal for shipping that Marble Hill could be connected to the mainland in 1914.
Since the district is bounded on three sides by water, it is hilly and is only connected to the rest of the street grid of Manhattan by the streets Broadway and Fort George Hill , this district seems detached from the rest of Manhattan.
Inwood's main thoroughfare is Broadway, which is called US 9 here. The main shopping streets are also Broadway, Dyckman Street and West 207th Street . The highways Henry Hudson Parkway to the west, Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive to the southeast and the Major Deegan Expressway across the Harlem River to the east open up Inwood.
history
On May 24, 1626, Peter Minuit , the general director of the Dutch colony Nieuw Nederland (New Netherlands) bought the island from the Lenape Indians for 60 Dutch guilders and - according to legend - some cheap jewelry. At the south end of the island, Minuit founded Nieuw Amsterdam (New Amsterdam). A plaque is now at the place where the island may have been bought: Inwood Hill Park , the last remaining original wooded area in Manhattan.
Inwood was a very rural part of Manhattan until the early 20th century; the Dyckman House , built in the 18th century, is the only remaining farmhouse in Manhattan. But when the IRT subway line opened up Inwood in 1906, numerous residential buildings were built on the east side of Broadway over the next 30 years. When the IND subway line (A Eighth Avenue Express) finally opened up Dyckman Street and 207th on Broadway in the 1930s, large areas west of Broadway were also developed and developed. Many of Inwood's impressive Art Deco buildings were built around the time.
Population and social structure
During the 20th century, Inwood's residents were mostly Irish or Jewish . The neighborhood had a strong Irish identity, with many Irish shops, pubs and even a Gaelic football field in Inwood Hill Park. Jewish life was concentrated in the area east of Broadway. Between 1960 and 1980, many Irish and Jewish families from Inwood moved to other New York boroughs or suburbs - as many other Manhattan residents did at the time. During this period, many immigrants from the Dominican Republic moved to Inwood.
Today inwood predominantly people who have emigrated from the Dominican Republic and their children and grandchildren live in - especially east of Broadway. In addition, there has been an increasing influx of Mexicans in recent years. Some elderly residents of Irish descent still live a few blocks from the Church of the Good Shepherd on Isham Street , where services are now held almost as often in Spanish as in English.
The Jewish community is almost non-existent, so that their synagogues and hospitals have either been converted or demolished, with the YMHA (Jewish Community Center) still active in the district as they now appeal to a much larger group of people.
Otherwise, the origins of the rest of Inwood are as diverse as the rest of New York.
Development and land use
If you compare it to other neighborhoods in Manhattan, Inwood covers a very large area. The development forks between east and west. According to the United States Census Bureau , the majority in the area east of Broadway speak Spanish and have low incomes.
Inwood is appealing to people looking for lower apartment prices and a relaxed environment without leaving Manhattan or on subway connections. A sign of the increasing market value of Inwood can be seen in the fact that properties that are actually located in Fort George or Marble Hill are now being advertised as if they were in Inwood.
Property prices in West Inwood have increased in recent years as artists, students, musicians and young families have moved here who could no longer afford other areas of Manhattan - especially the more affluent areas with good subway connections such as Washington Heights , Morningside Heights or the Upper West Side . Whether this will ultimately lead to the gentrification of Inwood remains to be seen, as prices in Inwood are still relatively reasonable and property prices in the small area to the west have relatively little impact on the rest of Inwood.
Most industrial areas , subway and bus depots, and landfills are located in Sherman Creek , an area bounded by the Harlem River to the east, Dyckman Street to the south, Tenth Avenue to the west and 207th Street to the north. In recent years, various politicians have advocated the conversion of this area into a residential area with public access to the shore. Currently, some of this land is owned by Con Ed and the City of New York.
Next to Sherman Creek is Inwoods most important social housing estate " Dyckman Houses " (not to be confused with the Dyckman House , which houses the "Dyckman Farmhouse Museum"). This housing estate was built in 1951 and consists of 14-story apartment buildings that stand on approximately 5.67 hectares (14 acres ). There is also a basketball court here, which is very popular with streetball fans. The basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar grew up here . Before the settlement was built, there was a stadium ("Dyckman Oval") that could hold 4,500 visitors. Here found American football games , boxing matches and baseball games of the so-called Negro league baseball .
The rest of Inwood is mostly residential - mostly 5- to 8-story houses built before 1945, as well as some of the last remaining detached houses in Manhattan. Most of the houses west of Broadway are divided into condominiums, while east of Broadway are mostly tenement houses.
Bridge structures and arches
The Spuyten Duyvil Creek span the Henry Hudson Bridge , the longest on its completion in 1936 Arch Bridge was the world and the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge , a railway swing bridge , which was rebuilt several times since its original opening in 1849th Important bridges for car traffic are the Broadway Bridge and the University Heights Bridge .
The Seaman-Drake Arch is located on Broadway near 216th Street . It's one of the only two free-standing arches in New York City. It was built in 1855 from Inwood marble, which can still be found in Inwood Hill Park , for example .
Inwood Marble
Inwood Marble, a soft, white metamorphic rock found in the northern part of Manhattan, was named after this neighborhood. Quarries were located in this area from the mid-17th century to the end of the 18th century, as the rock was used to build houses. However, since it is prone to erosion, the developers finally switched to other building materials. Inwood marble was also quarried for government buildings in Lower Manhattan and Washington DC. Smaller stones of this type of rock are also found in the stone walls of Isham Park.
Parks
There are plenty of green spaces in Inwood. In particular, the are Inwood Hill Park , the Fort Tryon Park and the Isham Park very popular as this very old and grown parks.
The 80 ha large Inwood Hill Park on the Hudson River is the largest park in the northwest of the area with many trees, sports games, dog run courts, a promenade along the Hudson, tennis courts, walking trails and a barbecue area. Here are the caves that were used by the Lenape Indians before the Europeans arrived. Bird lovers come to the park to see sea birds, birds of prey and migratory birds. Part of the park was built on former summer seats. At the same time, the last original forest on Manhattan Island is located here . From Inwood Hill Park, you can see a 30-meter "C" on the surface of a solitary rock across the Harlem River on the banks of the Bronx . The Columbia University logo has been there for about 50 years.
Looking west from Inwood Hill Park across the Hudson River, one can see the New Jersey Palisades . The east one can at the Ostend University Heights Bridge of the former towers campus of New York University in University Heights see where the now Bronx Community College is housed.
The other green spaces are Inwoods of Isham Park and the 9.3 hectare (23 acre ) large Bakersfield Athletics Complex of Columbia University along the West 218th Street . The football stadium within this sports complex, the Lawrence A. Wien Stadium , has a seating capacity of 17,000 and, according to Sports Illustrated, is one of the most beautiful places in the country to watch a football game due to its picturesque views of the Henry Hudson Bridge and the New Jersey Palisades .
Portions of Fort Tryon Park and Highbridge Park are along the southern border of Inwood. B. the Lt. William Tighe Triangle , also known as the RING Garden (RING = Riverside-Inwood Neighborhood Garden). The RING Garden is at the northernmost tip of Fort Tryon Park, where Riverside Drive , Dyckman Street and Seaman Avenue meet. It was founded in 1984, making it Inwood's oldest community garden . Numerous events on art , music and the environment take place here. The garden has a solar and composting system as well as a botanical garden.
Institutions
The Allen Hospital (formerly Allen Pavilion) is the hospital of Inwood, including means of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is.
A farmers market is held every Saturday on Isham Street.
Museums
- The oldest building in Inwood is Dyckman House , the oldest farmhouse (built around 1784) in Manhattan on Broadway at 204th Street . It is also the last farmhouse in this district and was built when this area was still a Dutch colony . Today this building serves as a museum ( Dyckman House museum ).
- On the border with Inwood, The Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art , which is dedicated to medieval art and culture. It is housed in a building that was constructed in the medieval style. Parts of it were acquired in Europe, shipped to the USA and rebuilt here. The tower of the museum dominates the Inwoods skyline. The museum can be reached from Dyckman Street via a steep path.
schools
Inwood is where the Muscota New School is located. It is a "school of choice" primary school for Washington Heights, Inwood and the Harlem neighborhoods. Muscota is more of a progressive education approach than adhering to the New York City public curriculum. Admission is based on a draw.
There are also other public schools in Inwood such as Shorac Kappock Elementary School, Inwood Junior High-Intermediate Middle School, Ellen Lurie Elementary School, Dyckman Valley Elementary School, Amistad Dual Language School (K-8), the Salome Urena Junior High-Intermediate Middle School and the George Washington High School.
Inwood private schools include the Good Shepherd School, attached to the adjacent Good Shepherd Church on Isham Street, the Our Queen of Martyrs, a Catholic school on Arden Street, and the Manhattan Christian Academy on 205th Street , the Northeastern Academy on 215th Street, and the Saint Judes School on 204th Street .
See also
- Inwood - This lists other churches in the United States that are also called Inwood.
supporting documents
- ↑ Jackson, Nancy Beth: "If You're Thinking of Living In / Inwood; Away From Manhattan Without Leaving" , The New York Times , December 15, 2002, 2002, accessed on 23 October 2008. "The neighborhood's southern boundary with Washington Heights depends on who's defining. Residents line up in two camps: Fairview Avenue as described in the Encyclopedia of New York City and Dyckman Street, about a half-dozen blocks to the north, on Department of City Planning maps. Real estate agents seem to agree with the encyclopedia. "
- ^ Russo, Francine: Close Up On: Inwood , The Village Voice , October 15, 2002, accessed October 23, 2008. “Boundaries: Fairview Avenue to the south, Dyckman Street to the west, and the Harlem River to the north and east (Inwood is bisected by Broadway). "
- ^ A b William B. Helmreich : The Manhattan Nobody Knows. An urban walking guide. Princeton University Press, Princeton 2018, ISBN 978-1-4008-9041-5 , pp. 9-18 (accessed from de Gruyter Online).
- ^ Peter Minuit , Britannica Online
- ↑ Facelift: Inwood Hill, Harlem River Ship Canal, Secret of Marble Hill Episode ( Memento of the original from December 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , "Secrets of New York" Podcast
- ↑ Columbia Athletics ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- My Inwood (English)
- Washington Heights and Inwood Online (English)
- Inwood , Outside.in (English)
Coordinates: 40 ° 52 ′ N , 73 ° 55 ′ W