Jews in Colonial New York — Part 1
More than land changed hands from the Lenape to the Dutch to the British. Religious tolerance and rights also shifted.
More than land changed hands from the Lenape to the Dutch to the British. Religious tolerance and rights also shifted.
Before Chinatown and Five Points, before the street became known as “The Bowery,” it was Bowery Lane, a prior footpath shaped by the Lenape.