Inwood Essentials

Isham Park

Photo of street light in Isham Park in Inwood, New York.

Broadway, Isham St, Inwood Pk Manhattan Acres: 20.09 In 1864 William B. Isham, a wealthy leather merchant, purchased twenty-four acres along the Kingsbridge Road, now known as Broadway, from 211th Street to 214th Street, and northwest to Spuyten Duyvil Creek. The park named in his honor is bordered on the north by the Harlem River [...]

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Inwood Hill Park

Photo of duck swimming in Inwood Hill Park in New York.

Dyckman Street, Hudson River, Harlem River Ship Canal Manhattan Acres: 196.40 There’s old New York, and then there’s old New York. Inwood Hill Park is a living piece of old New York. Evidence of its prehistoric roots exists as dramatic caves, valleys, and ridges left as the result of shifting glaciers. Evidence of its uninhabited [...]

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