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Inwood, viewed from Inwood Hill Park
Inwood, viewed from Inwood Hill Park
This article is about the neighborhood in New York City. For the community of Inwood in Nassau County, see Inwood, New York. This article is about the community of Inwood in Nassau County

Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood on Manhattan Island in the New York City borough of Manhattan and New York State's County of New York. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The City of New York A borough is an Administrative division of various countries In principle the term borough designates a self-governing Township although in practice Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

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Geography

Inwood is physically bounded by the Harlem River to the north and east, and the Hudson River to the west. See also Geography and environment of New York City The Harlem River is a navigable tidal Strait in New York City, USA that The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami It extends southward to Fort Tryon Park and Dyckman Street. FortTryonjbjpg|thumb|Fort Tryon]] Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Inwood section of the New York City borough of Manhattan Dyckman Street is a street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Inwood is defined by the 10034 postal ZIP code. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS

Broadway and Dyckman Street intersection in Inwood.
Broadway and Dyckman Street intersection in Inwood.

Notably, while Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood on the island of Manhattan, it is not the northernmost neighborhood of the entire borough of Manhattan. That distinction is held by Marble Hill, a Manhattan neighborhood situated directly to the north of the island of Manhattan on the North American mainland. marble_hill_manhattan_mappng|right|thumb]] Marble Hill is the northernmost section of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States It was isolated from the rest of Manhattan only in the 20th century when the route of the Harlem River was altered by the Harlem River Ship Canal. See also Geography and environment of New York City The Harlem River is a navigable tidal Strait in New York City, USA that Spuyten Duyvil Creek is a channel connecting the Hudson River to the Harlem River Ship Canal, and on to the Harlem River in New York City, separating

Because of the hilly geography and the interruption of the street grid (Broadway is the only local street that continues into Inwood), Inwood can seem somewhat disconnected from the rest of Manhattan. It is also often mistaken by non-residents as a sub-section of the larger and better-known Washington Heights area to the south, or simply combined with it as "Washington Heights-Inwood". Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan.

Inwood's main local thoroughfare is Broadway, which is also designated US 9 at this point. Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. At, US Route 9 's New York segment accounts for more than half of the highway 's total length Highway access to the area is via the Henry Hudson Parkway to the west, the Harlem River Drive/FDR Drive to the southeast and the Major Deegan Expressway over the Harlem River to the east. The Henry Hudson Parkway is an long Parkway in New York City. The Harlem River Drive is a major Freeway -standard Parkway on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Franklin D Roosevelt East River Drive (commonly referred to as the FDR Drive) is a Freeway -standard Parkway on the east side of the New York The Major William Francis Deegan Expressway (sometimes called " The Major Deegan " or simply " the Deegan " is an 8 Inwood's main commercial shopping streets are Broadway, Dyckman Street and West 207th St.

History

The first and, some would say, best real estate deal ever made in New York happened here on May 24, 1626. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned On that date Peter Minuit, the director general of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, bought the island from the Lenape Indians for 60 Dutch guilders and, the story goes, some trinkets. Peter Minuit (1589 &ndash August 5, 1638) was a Walloon from Wesel, today North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, then part of New Netherland (Dutch Nieuw-Nederland, Latin Novum Belgium or Nova Belgica) 1614–1674 is the name of the former Dutch territory on the eastern coast [1] On the southern tip of the island Minuit founded New Amsterdam. New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City. A plaque marking what's believed to be the spot of the sale is in Inwood Hill Park, the only natural forest left in Manhattan.

207th Street IRT station under construction in 1906.
207th Street IRT station under construction in 1906.

Inwood was a rural section of Manhattan well into the early 20th century. Once the IRT subway reached Inwood in 1906, speculative developers constructed numerous apartment buildings on the east side of Broadway. The IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (also known as the Seventh Avenue Line) is a New York City Subway line A subsequent construction boom occurred after 1933 on the west side of Broadway , when the IND subway reached 207th Street along Broadway. The A Eighth Avenue Express is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. Many of Inwood's impressive Art Deco apartment buildings were constructed during this period. Art Deco was a popular international design movement from 1925 until 1939 affecting the decorative arts such as Architecture, Interior design, and Industrial

Today, Inwood is a residential neighborhood of primarily five-to-eight story prewar buildings, along with some of the few remaining detached houses on Manhattan island. Buildings are evenly mixed between elevator and walk-ups. Most of Inwood's co-op buildings are located west of Broadway, while rentals dominate on the east side of Broadway. Parks include the very large and old-growth Inwood Hill Park, Fort Tryon Park, and Isham Park along with numerous other green spaces. Inwood Hill Park is a city-owned and maintained public Park in Upper Manhattan, New York City. FortTryonjbjpg|thumb|Fort Tryon]] Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Inwood section of the New York City borough of Manhattan Isham Park is a small park (about 65 acres in the Inwood section of Manhattan in New York City. Institutions include the Allen Pavilion (an annex of New York-Presbyterian Hospital) and several churches and schools. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a prominent University hospital in New York City, composed of two medical centers Columbia University Medical Center Inwood also includes Dyckman House, the last remaining Dutch colonial-era farmhouse in Manhattan. The Dyckman Farmhouse is the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island a reminder of New York City 's rural past

Land use

Industrial uses, including subway, bus and sanitation depots, exist primarily along Sherman Creek, bordered by the Harlem River, Dyckman Street to the south, Tenth Avenue to the west, and 207th Street to the north. See also Geography and environment of New York City The Harlem River is a navigable tidal Strait in New York City, USA that Tenth Avenue / Amsterdam Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. There has been an initiative among politicians over the last few years to re-zone this area for residential and commercial use, and to create public access to the waterfront. [2] Currently, Con Ed and the City of New York own some of the property in this area. Consolidated Edison Inc is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States with approximately $13 billion in annual revenues and $30 billion in assets

Adjacent to Sherman Creek is Inwood's primary public housing development known as the Dyckman Houses (not to be confused with the Dyckman House museum). Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local This complex was constructed in 1951 and consists of seven 14 story residential buildings on 14 acres. The development also contains a basketball court which is very popular among New York City streetball enthusiasts. Streetball is an urban form of Basketball, played on Playgrounds and in Gymnasiums across the world Basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar grew up in the complex. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr; April 16 1947 is an American athlete and retired professional Basketball player widely considered Before the construction of this complex, the site contained a stadium called the Dyckman Oval, with a capacity of 4500 spectators, which hosted football games, boxing matches, and Negro League baseball games. Part of the History of baseball in the United States series The Negro leagues were American professional Baseball leagues

Demographics

The residents of Inwood were mostly of Irish and Jewish descent for much of the 20th century. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate The neighborhood exhibited a strong Irish identity with many Irish shops, pubs, and even a Gaelic football field in Inwood Hill Park. Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football However, in the 1970s and 1980s, many Irish moved out of Inwood to the outer boroughs and suburbs. During the same period that Irish were leaving Inwood, there was a dramatic rise in the number of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with

Today, Inwood has a predominantly Dominican population, particularly in the portions of the neighborhood east of Broadway. Real estate prices have risen dramatically in recent years as the neighborhood attracted residents priced out of other parts of Manhattan. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Inwood appeals to many who seek lower housing costs and a more serene setting without actually leaving Manhattan and its subway connections. This leads many to predict the eventual gentrification of Inwood, though for the moment the combination of more affordable housing, extensive wild parks, and access to the water have all combined to attract a large number of artists and bohemians to the neighborhood. Gentrification, or urban gentrification, is the change in an Urban area associated with the movement of more affluent individuals into a lower-class

Parks

Inwood Hill Park in 2007
Inwood Hill Park in 2007

Inwood Hill Park, on the Hudson River, is a largely wooded city park that contains caves that were used by the Lenape before Europeans arrived, and the last salt marsh in Manhattan. Inwood Hill Park is a city-owned and maintained public Park in Upper Manhattan, New York City. A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic A salt marsh is a type of Marsh that is a transitional intertidal between land and salty or Brackish water (e Birdwatchers come to the park to see waterbirds, raptors, and a wide variety of migratory birds. Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study of Birds with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device like Binoculars. The wooded section features the last natural forest standing on Manhattan Island.

Inwood Hill Park includes ballfields that are heavily used by local leagues. Tennis courts, playgrounds, a waterfront promenade and extensive hiking trails are also prominent components of the park. The park also includes a nature center and hosts many events organized by the Parks Department.

Other green spaces in Inwood are Isham Park and Columbia University's athletic fields along W218th Street. Isham Park is a small park (about 65 acres in the Inwood section of Manhattan in New York City. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Parts of Fort Tryon Park and Highbridge Park lie along Inwood's southern border.

Education

Area schools include:

Institutions and Landmarks

Henry Hudson Bridge seen from Inwood Hill Park
Henry Hudson Bridge seen from Inwood Hill Park

The Henry Hudson Bridge and Broadway Bridge are prominent landmarks in the northern stretches of Inwood.

From Inwood Hill Park, one can view a 100-foot-tall Columbia "C" painted on the face of a rock outcropping across the Harlem River on the Bronx shore. Inwood Hill Park is a city-owned and maintained public Park in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is a local challenge to swim to "C-Rock" and back to the Manhattan shore. Columbia's athletic facilities are directly opposite the C.

Looking west from Inwood Hill Park across the Hudson River, one can view the New Jersey Palisades. The Palisades, also called the New Jersey Palisades or the Hudson Palisades (some portions are also referred to as Bergen Hill) are a line of steep Views of The Cloisters museum, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in nearby Fort Tryon Park, dominate the area near Dyckman Street, while the former NYU campus, now Bronx Community College, towers above the Bronx end of the 207th Street Bridge. The Cloisters is the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to the art and architecture of the European Middle Ages. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. The Bronx Community College of The City University of New York is a Community college in the City University of New York system located in the University Heights

The local hospital in Inwood is the Allen Pavilion, a satellite facility of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a prominent University hospital in New York City, composed of two medical centers Columbia University Medical Center

The best known building in Inwood is the Dyckman House, the oldest farmhouse in Manhattan, on Broadway at 204th Street. The Dyckman Farmhouse is the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island a reminder of New York City 's rural past

A farmers' market takes place on Isham St on Saturdays, year-round.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Inwood include:

References

  1. ^ "Peter Minuit," Britannica Online. Isidor Straus ( February 6, 1845 &ndash April 15, 1912)—also known as Isadore Strauss — a German Jewish American Macy's is a chain of mid-range American Department stores Its Flagship store in Herald Square, New York City has been billed [[1]]
  2. ^ "Sherman Creek initiative at nyc.gov"
  3. ^ Entertainment Weekly. [2]. "Jim Carroll Cool Poet. " Accessed March 24, 2008.
  4. ^ Ryzik, Melena. "Nearly 60 Years and Counting, Working on the Art of Theater", The New York Times, May 20, 2007. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "He grew up in Inwood, on a dirt road, fishing for crabs off a dock on Dyckman Street. “I had a country boyhood in Upper Manhattan,” he said. "
  5. ^ "Reports Message of Houdini Decoded. " The New York Times, January 9, 1929.
  6. ^ Pg 347, The Legislative Manual New York, 1986-87 and Section 13, Military Law, State of New York "The Adjutant General of The State" 1987.
  7. ^ [3]Melena Ryzik. "Heights before Broadway. " The New York Times. Accessed March 24, 2008.
  8. ^ Bumiller, Elisabeth. "Guarding the Turf, Stepping on Toes; Henry Stern, Passionate and Blunt, Champions the City Parks", The New York Times, July 23, 1995. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Accessed October 28, 2007. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "There are a few other key things that define Mr. Stern. He grew up in Inwood, a mixture of Jewish, Irish and Greek immigrants several generations ago but now a largely Dominican neighborhood. "
  9. ^ NYC Parks Department. [4]. Accessed March 24, 2008.


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