History of New York City (prehistory–1664) with the ethnic and racial balance of the community. The economic activity brought in a wide variety of ethnic groups to the fledgling city during the 17th century, including Spanish, Jews, and Africans, some of them as slaves. The Dutch origins can still be seen in many names in New York City, such as Coney Island (from "Konijnen Eiland" – Dutch for "Rabbit Island"), Bowery from "bouwerij" (modern Dutch "boerderij" = "farm"), Brooklyn (from Breukelen), Harlem from Haarlem (formalized in 1658 as "Nieuw Haarlem"), Greenwich Village (from Greenwijck, meaning "pine wood quarter"), Flushing (from Vlissingen) and Staten Island (from "Staaten
Dutch Reformed Church (Newburgh, New York) city announced in late 2017 that it was seeking an $850,000 state grant for stabilization work, in advance of fears that heavy snowfall expected the coming winter could completely collapse the roof. A New York City-based developer, Alembic, had already agreed that summer to redevelop the church, the nearby City Club building and another neglected structure on the city's waterfront. "We've had 30 years to do something and we haven't been able to pull it off," admitted Deirde Glenn, the city's planning and development director. Dutch Reformed Church (Newburgh, New York) The Dutch Reformed Church is one of the most