Dutch Empire and the Netherlands; Albany Dutch spoken but in danger of extinction in the USA. Extinct Dutch-based creole languages include: Skepi (Guyana); Negerhollands (aka "Negro Dutch"), Jersey Dutch and Mohawk Dutch (USA) and Javindo (Java). "See also: List of Place Names of Dutch Origin" Some towns of New York and areas of New York City, once part of the colony of New Netherland have names of Dutch origin, such as Brooklyn (after Breukelen), Flushing (after Vlissingen), the Bowery (after Bouwerij, construction site), Harlem (after Haarlem), Coney Island (from Conyne Eylandt, modern Dutch spelling Konijneneiland: Rabbit island) and Staten Island (meaning "Island
Kinderhook (village), New York Kinderhook (village), New York Kinderhook ("Kinderhoek" in Dutch) is a village located in the town of Kinderhook in Columbia County, New York, United States. The village population was 1,211 at the 2010 census. The village of Kinderhook is located in the south-central part of the town on US 9. The area was named by Henry Hudson in 1609 as "Kinderhoek" (Dutch for "children's corner") because he had seen Native American children frequently playing there. First settled by the Dutch around 1640, the area was surrendered to the English in 1664. In 1686 the area was granted the Great Kinderhook Patent