Henry Hudson 400
Dutch DNA in NYC
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  • 01 jan - 31 dec
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SHARE YOUR OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE SHARED ROOTS OF THE USA AND THE NETHERLANDS
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A Disorderly Lot
My name is Mariska Hammerstein. I'm a Dutch writer in Amsterdam.

I'm reacting to you suggestion to send in examples of 'Dutch DNA in New York'.

Less than half a year ago a children's book I wrote on Peter Stuyvesant and New York/New Amsterdam was published (in Dutch). It's called Een ordeloze bende. (Meaning: A Disorderly Lot)
In the book I added several examples of names and words in New York (and surroundings) which have Dutch origines.

Pancakes = pannenkoeken
Cookie = koekje
Boss = baas
Spuyten Duyvil = In spite of the devil (famous legend)

And there are all kinds of names that have been translated from Dutch (you already mentioned Wall Street):
Harlem = Haarlem (Dutch city)
Broadway = Brede Weg
Coney Island = Konijnen Eiland [Rabbits Island]
Governor's Island = Gouverneurs Eiland
Staten Island = Staten Eiland
Gravesend = Gravesande (Dutch city)
Hampstead = Heemstede (Dutch city)
Flushing = Vlissingen (Dutch city)
Bowery Street = after the "Bouwerij" [farm] of Peter Stuyvesant
Long Island = Lange Eiland
Stone Street = Steenstraat [The first dirt street in New Amsterdam that got paved; before it was paved with cobblestones it was called Brouwerstraat, whih means Brewer Street]
Marketfield Street = after the Dutch Marckveldt [the marketplace]
Maiden Lane = het Maagdenpaatje (the path the Dutch maids took to go an do the laundry in the open air)

Sincerely,
Mariska Hammerstein


De Stichting Henry Hudson 400 is een initiatief van burgers uit Nederland en de Verenigde Staten. Doel is de gezamenlijke geschiedenis en toekomst  van Amsterdam en New York zichtbaar te maken en de betrekkingen tussen Nederland en de Verenigde Staten te verstevigen. Geen eenmalige herdenking, maar een katalystor voor trans-Atlantische samenwerking in de 21e eeuw.

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