Inwood is the neighborhood in New York City's Manhattan district, on the northern tip of Manhattan Island, in the state of New York, USA.
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On May 24, 1626, according to legend, 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, some knick-knacks. At the southern end of Minuit island established New Amsterdam. A plaque (on a rock) marks what is believed to be a sales spot at Inwood Hill Park, the only natural forest left in Manhattan.
During the British occupation of Manhattan in the American Revolutionary War, there was a camp containing more than sixty huts occupied by Hessian forces between streets 201 and 204 along Payson Avenue. The camp was discovered in 1914 by local archaeologist and historian Reginald Bolton after a series of excavations around the neighborhood.
Inwood was a rural part of Manhattan until the early 20th century. After IRT Broadway - Seventh Avenue Line, the modern train 1 , reached Inwood in 1906, speculative developers built many apartment buildings on the east side of Broadway. The construction continued until the 1930s, when the IND Eighth Avenue Line, the modern A/W span, reached Dyckman and 207th Streets along Broadway and large plantations west of Broadway (Seaman, Dyckman, Isham, etc.) were sold and developed. Many impressive Art Deco apartment buildings were built during this period. The area around Dyckman Street and 10th Avenue used to contain a stadium called Dyckman Oval, with a capacity of 4,500 spectators, who hosted football matches, boxing games and Negro League baseball games until replaced by public housing in the 1950s.
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Geography and geology
Inwood is physically bounded by the Harlem River in the north and east, and the Hudson River to the west. It extends south to Fort Tryon Park and alternatively Dyckman Street or Fairview Avenue further south, depending on the source.
(While Inwood is the northernmost neighborhood on Manhattan Island, it is not the northernmost neighborhood of all of Manhattan's boroughs.The difference is held by Marble Hill, an environment located just north of Inwood , which is a North American land bordering the Bronx, Marble Hill was isolated from Inwood and all of Manhattan in 1895 when the Harlem River route was changed by the Harlem River Shipbuilding.)
Due to its water boundaries on three sides, hilly geography, and limited local road connections (only Broadway and Fort George Hill linked to the Manhattan road network), the neighborhood can feel somewhat physically detached from the rest of the territory.. The W.P.A. Guide to New York City, published in the 1930s, depicts Inwood with "rivers and hills of insulated suburban communities separated from entities in Manhattan."
Marble inwood, soft, white, metamorphic rock found in northern Manhattan, takes its name after the environment. From the mid-17th century until the end of the 18th century, commercial mining graced the area as a material used for building construction. However, due to its vulnerability to erosion, builders end up using alternative construction materials. Inwood Marble was dug for government buildings in Manhattan and Washington, D.C. Small pieces of marble can still be seen on the stone retaining wall around Isham Park.
Land use
Commercial retail usage is primarily located along Broadway, Dyckman Street and West 207th Street. In recent years, Dyckman Road west of Broadway has become a popular entertainment district with many restaurants and lounges. Offices are usually located on the top floor of retail, or in the only office building in the neighborhood (a converted telephone building) on ​​Broadway and West 215th Street. Inwood also has one of the few remaining C-8 zoning districts in Manhattan, which concentrates on automotive use in the northern part of Broadway.
Industrial uses, including subway (207th Street Yard), bus (Kingsbridge Bus Depot), and sanitary depot (Manhattan North), exist mainly along Sherman Creek, a Harlem River channel. The surrounding river and industrial area is bordered by Dyckman Street to the south, Tenth Avenue to the west, and 207th Street to the north. There have been initiatives among politicians over the past few years to re-zone these areas for residential and commercial use, and to make public access to the waterfront. Currently, Con Ed and New York City have several properties in this area.
The use of primary residential land in Inwood is premature apartment buildings five to eight floors. New construction is rare. Interestingly, most separate and semi-detached houses on Manhattan Island are located in Inwood, located between apartment buildings. Adjacent to Sherman Creek is the construction of public housing Inwood, known as Dyckman House and built in 1951.
Famous institutions and buildings
Most visitors get their first glimpse of the environment when visiting the region's most famous cultural attractions, The Cloisters at Fort Tryon Park. This branch of the Metropolitan Art Museum is devoted to Medieval art and culture, and is located in a medieval building, partly purchased in Europe, brought to the United States, and reassembled. Whether the museum itself is actually located in Inwood depends on a person's definition of the boundary of the neighborhood, but the tower dominates the territory's skyline and the museum can be easily accessed via a steep road leading from Dyckman Street.
From Inwood Hill Park, one can see the 100-foot (30 m) -most-Columbia "C" painted on the stone face cut across the Harlem River on the Bronx shore. This college logo has been in existence for about half a century, though it is unclear who actually retained the letter painted at this time. Looking west from Inwood Hill Park across the Hudson River, one can see the New Jersey Palisade. Looking east from Inwood, former NYU campus at University Heights, Bronx, now Bronx Community College, tower over the eastern end of University Heights Bridge.
The bridges covering the Spuyten Duyvil Creek include the Henry Hudson Bridge, the world's longest curved bridge when it was built in 1936, and the Spuyten Duyvil bridge, the railroad bridge was reconstructed many times since it was originally opened in 1849. The road bridge is the Broadway Bridge and the University of Heights Bridge, important local structure.
The local hospital in Inwood is Allen Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital satellite facility.
The oldest building in Inwood is Dyckman House, Manhattan's oldest farmhouse, on Broadway at 204th Street.
Farmers' markets take place on Isham Street on Saturdays, throughout the year.
The Seaman-Drake Arch, located on Broadway at 216th Street, is one of only two free-standing arches in Manhattan, the other being Washington Square Arch. The Seaman-Drake Arch was built in 1855 from the local Inwood marble. This is the last remaining building of the mansion that previously stood there.
Real estate
Rent real estate and sharp real estate values ​​forked between east and west. According to the Manhattan Community Board 12, the eastern district of Broadway is mostly lower incomes. The area is also more industrial and commercial and has fewer parks and tree-lined streets. The real estate value and rent price is lower than the area west of Broadway. Almost all Inwood's co-ops and all private homes are located on the west side of Broadway.
Beginning in 2015, New York City begins the process of getting community comments on a proposal that will repeat Inwood in a way that will have a serious impact on society. The New York City Economic Development Corporation proposes to change the current zonation regime by 50 years by dividing Inwood into five sub-districts, which they call "Manhattan tip", "Upland Wedge", "Upper Plateau", "Commercial U" and "Sherman Creek ". Some of these districts will again be categorized to encourage the construction of new commercial and residential spaces. The zoning proposal has triggered a lot of feedback from the community, some of which are negative.
Garden
Inwood Hill Park, on the Hudson River, is a very large and old-growth forest city park. Known for the caves used by Lenape before the Europeans arrived, and the last salt marsh in Manhattan. Birdwatchers come to the Park to see waterfowl, raptor birds, and various types of migratory birds. The forested section, which consists mostly of former summer plantations, displays the last natural forest standing on Manhattan Island. The busy ballfield complex, tennis courts, three playgrounds, the seafront promenade, and extensive hiking trails are also prominent Park components.
The 23-acre Columbia athletic column (93,000 m 2 ) has been in Inwood since the 1920s. They are known today as the Athletic Baker Complex, though locals still use the historical name of "Baker Field". The football stadium inside the complex, formally Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, can host 17,000 fans and is recorded by Sports Illustrated as "one of the most beautiful places in the country to watch a game football "because of the beautiful scenery of Henry Hudson Bridge and New Jersey Palisades from the home stands. In January 2014, the one-hectare park called Muscota Marsh was opened to the public between Inwood Hill Park and Baker Field as part of an agreement with the city for the development of Campbell Athletic Center on West 218th Street and Broadway. This waterfront park was built by Columbia and managed jointly by the department of city parks and universities.
Other parks in Inwood or adjacent are Isham Park, Sherman Creek Park (Swindler Cove), Fort Washington Park, Fort Tryon Park, and Highbridge Park. Lt. William Tighe Triangle, aka Riverside-Inwood Neighborhood Garden (RING), is the northernmost part of Ft. Tryon Park and located at the confluence of Riverside Drive, Dyckman Street, Broadway, and Seaman Avenue. It is the oldest community garden in Inwood, founded in 1984. Bruce's Garden is another prominent community park, located in the northeast corner of Isham Park.
Demographics
Inwood residents are substantially Irish descent for most of the 20th century. The neighborhood shows a strong Irish identity with many Irish shops, pubs, and even a Gaelic football field at Inwood Hill Park. The second largest group of the time was the Jewish population, an extension of the large Jewish population in Washington Heights. However, in the 1960s to the 1980s, many Irish and Jewish residents moved from Inwood to the outer districts (eg, Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx) and suburbs, in a pattern consistent with the overall trend in the city at the time. time. During the same period when Ireland left Inwood, there was a dramatic increase in the number of Dominican immigrants to the area.
Currently, Inwood has populations dominated by Dominican residents, especially in eastern Broadway. The Hispanic population makes up 74 percent of Inwood's population as a whole, according to census data. Some Irish remain in blocks near the Good Shepherd Church on Isham Street, although even Massanya's services are now offered in Spanish almost as often as English. YMHA still exists, but the former synagogue has now been converted into church and other uses.
Crime
Inwood was patrolled by the 34th New York City State Police Department. At one time, Inwood had one of the highest crime rates in the city. From 1993 to 2010, crime declined to 83%. Inwood became one of the safest neighborhoods in Manhattan in 2010, and was the 17th most secure city of the year. The incidence of large car thefts has seen the biggest decline from 1993 to 2010: a 95% decrease to 97 incidents in 2010. This was followed by robbery incidents, down 90% to 190 in 2010. Incidents of shootings and killings declined 90% to nine shootings and four murders in 2010.
Crime has fallen since the 1990s. However, certain types of crime have increased; for example, robbery and other attacks near Isham Park and subway stations the area has gone up. Cruel crimes are problems in the neighborhood, such as murder, rape, robbery and crime attacks all occurred in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, rape increased 29%, to 22, and light sex crimes increased 24%, to 26. In that period, though, the overall crime fell by 3%.
By 2014, crime rates are declining. That year, there was one murder, 13 rapes, 224 robberies, 204 crime attacks, 177 robberies, 456 massive thefts, and 76 massive thefts at the 34th Base.
Transportation
Inwood's main local highway is Broadway, designated alongside US 9 at the moment. Access the highway to this area via Henry Hudson Parkway to the west, Harlem River Drive to the southeast (ends at Dyckman Street), and Alexander Hamilton Bridge over the Harlem River from the Trans-Manhattan Expressway to the Cross Bronx Expressway (both carry I-95 and US 1). Other bridges to this area include the Washington Bridge on 181st Street, across the Harlem River to the Bronx; University Heights Bridge, from 207th Street in Manhattan across Harlem River to Fordham Road in the Bronx; Broadway Bridge, across the Spuyten River Duyvil north to Marble Hill; and Henry Hudson Bridge across Spuyten Duyvil Creek to the Bronx. Inwood's main commercial shopping streets are Broadway, Dyckman Street, and West 207th Street. Manhattan's first Slow Zone is installed on the west side of Broadway in 2012; this is similar to other Slow Zones that are installed throughout the city as part of Vision Zero, which begins under Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2014.
The majority of the neighborhood residents travel via subway using the A train at 207th Street or Dyckman Street station along Broadway, the last being the subway terminal since it opened in 1932 and renovated in 1999. being accessible ADA. This neighborhood is also served by the 1 train at Dyckman Street, 207th Street, or 215th Street station along Tenth Avenue.
Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line has stations over Broadway Bridge in Marble Hill as well as across University Heights Bridge at University Heights, providing additional commuter options (weekend discounts using CityTicket).
Inwood is also served by M100, Bx12, SBS Bx12, Bx20 local bus and BxM1 express bus. All routes of Regional Bus Operations MTA except Bx7 end up in the neighborhood. The average travel time for all residents is about 45 minutes, with 72.5% of Inwood residents working in New York County.
Inwood bike infrastructure is limited. The painted path is located on Seaman Avenue and the far east of Dyckman Street. West 218th Street is marked with sharrows. The Greenway Manhattan Waterfront is accessible from Inwood on both sides of the Hudson River and Harlem; In addition, a 0.75 mile (1.21 km) stalemate along the Hudson coast under Dyckman Street was added in 2014. Technically, there is a bicycle ban at Inwood Hill Park except for the western part and the Henry Hudson Bridge. The Broadway Bridge requires cyclists to use a porous steel road, making cycling connections to the Bronx difficult.
Education
Inwood (and Fort George, depending on how one considers the boundaries of the environment) holds various public schools:
- PS 5 School Ellen Lurie, K-5 public school
- PS/IS 18 Park Terrace, K-8 public school
- PS 98 Shorac Kappock, K-5 public school
- PS 152 Dyckman Valley, K-5 public school
- PS 178 Juan Bosch School, K-2 public school (extended to Grade 5)
- IS 52 Inwood JHS, public school 6-8
- School of Paula Hedbavny, K-8 public school
- MS 322], public school 6-8
- High School for Excellence and Innovation, 9-12 general schools
- The three public schools are "select schools" for District 6 and accepted by the lottery:
- Muscota New School, K-5 progressive public school
- PS/IS 311 Amistad Double Language School, general English/Spanish double language K-8
- PS 366 Academy of Washington Heights, K-8 public schools
- There is a public charter school located in Inwood: Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter Schools, 5-9 general charter schools (growing annually)
There are several private religious schools in Inwood:
- Good Shepherd School, Roman Catholic School PK-8
- Manhattan Christian Academy, non-dominant Christian school PK-8
- Northeastern Academy, high school 9-12 Seventh Day Adventist
- The School of Our Lady of the Queen of Martyrs, the Roman Catholic School PK-8
There's a college campus in Inwood:
- CUNY In the Heights, a community college class run jointly by Hostos and BMCC.
Famous citizen
References
External links
- My Inwood
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