CORTLANDT STREET, Lower Manhattan

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“Cortlandt” is a common name in the various NYC street directories and gazetteers, either with a “Van” or without. The street is named for the family of Oloff Stevensen Van Cortlandt, who arrived from Holland in 1637 and became a brewer, with the family eventually amassing a great deal of property and influence. His sons […]

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