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- He spent the remainder of his life on his farm, “the Bouwerie” (from which New York City’s Bowery takes its name).
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1927–1962 – The passenger ferry Peter Stuyvesant operated on the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey. In 1963, it was purchased and placed on permanent mooring next to Anthony's Pier 4 in Boston, Massachusetts; it broke free, listed, and ultimately sank during the Blizzard of 1978.
Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village (/ ˈstaɪvəsənt / STY-və-sənt), colloquially known as StuyTown, is a large post– World War II private residential development on the east side of the New York City borough of Manhattan.
Nov 5, 2014 · The site, located on East 10th Street at the intersection of Second Avenue and Stuyvesant Street, was purchased by Peter Stuyvesant in 1651 as part of his Bouwerie, and he built...
May 27, 2015 · Stuyvesant’s name lives on in New York: Stuyvesant High School, which was founded in 1904; Stuyvesant Town, which sits on his old farm; and BedStuy, which takes the latter half of its name...
May 17, 2018 · Peter Stuyvesant. P eter Stuyvesant was the colorful and controversial director general of the Dutch colony of New Netherland (presentday New York State). During his seventeen years in office, he caused considerable unrest by imposing heavy taxes and passing laws that prohibited religious freedom.
Peter, or Petrus, Stuyvesant was, according to some sources, born in Scherpenzeel, a town near the provincial border of Gelderland and Utrecht, and not far from the bustling city of Amsterdam in 1610.
