There are few parts of Manhattan that have gone through as much hell as Peter Minuit Plaza, which cozies up to Battery Park to its west as it expands due north of the newish Staten Island Ferry ...
On May 24, 1626, Peter Minuit of the Dutch West India Trading Co. bought the island of Manhattan from natives for $24 worth of goods. In 1819 Queen Victoria was born in Kensington, a suburb of London.
On May 24, 1626, Peter Minuit of the Dutch West India Trading Co. bought the island of Manhattan from American Indians for $24 worth of goods. In 1819 Queen Victoria was born in Kensington, then a ...