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
Groesbeckville, Albany, New York Groesbeckville, Albany, New York Groesbeckville is a former a hamlet that was located in the town of Bethlehem outside the city limits of Albany, New York. The hamlet was named for a prominent Albany family, the Groesbecks. Groesbeckville was annexed by the City of Albany in 1870 and became a part of Albany's South End neighborhood. The area that was formerly known as Groesbeckville is a part of the South End-Groesbeckville Historic District. General Philip Schuyler built the Schuyler Mansion around 1761 overlooking the pastureland of the Dutch Church. After Schuyler's death in 1804, his property was subdivided, with streets