History of Hunt’s Point in the Bronx From 1609 to 2009.

Hunts Point Today Population: 46,824* 75% Latino 21% Black * 2000 Census Famous Residents Tony Curtis Betty Boop Colin Powell Herman Wouk

Population: 46,824* 75% Latino 21% Black

* 2000 Census

Famous Residents

Hunts Point From Above

The Bronx was Rural Native Americans lived in the Bronx before the first Europeans arrived.

Native Americans lived in the Bronx before the first Europeans arrived.

New York is having it’s 400th birthday this year. Henry Hudson was an explorer. In 1609 he sailed his ship the Half Moon for the Dutch. Hudson and his crew are credited with discovering our city. What parts of New York are named after Hudson today?

Henry Hudson was an explorer. In 1609 he sailed his ship the Half Moon for the Dutch. Hudson and his crew are credited with discovering our city. What parts of New York are named after Hudson today?

Henry Hudson 1609

Trading House, 1615 curiosity of the Maqua*, 1659 * Maqua are Iroquois Indians from upstate New York. Dutch and other traders came to the Hudson valley to trade with Indians for beaver furs and other products before settlers arrived. Beavers

A view up the East River. Dutch ships approaching Manhattan. New Amsterdam

From New Amsterdam To New York Notice the Dutch windmill in the seal. The beavers represent the fur trade. On one side is the image of a settler with a plumb line and on the other the image of a Native American with a bow. 1625 was the year New Amsterdam was founded .

Birth of the Bronx Joanas Broncx Signs Treaty with the Indians in 1642.

Joanas Broncx Signs Treaty with the Indians in 1642.

Quinnahung Wekkguasegeeck name for Hunts Point. In their Mohican language Quinnahung means “Long High Place.” Indian crops Tobacco

Wekkguasegeeck name for Hunts Point. In their Mohican language Quinnahung means “Long High Place.”

Wekkguasegeeck Life Mohican people lived in houses made of sticks and tree bark called wigwams.

Mohican people lived in houses made of sticks and tree bark called wigwams.

Wekkguasegeeck Hunting Village Native Americans visited Quinnahung to fish and hunt in the summer

nit-ow nan-ook-es ak-toe-ayo ma-kt am-owe-kt nam-ah-s kar-ack-kar-es mak-oak-ses am-owe-a-owe

Mohawk’s in the Adirondacks The Adirondack Canoe Race Mohawks are part of the Iroquois Confederacy of six allied nations living west of the Hudson River. The Mohicans live to the east of the river.

Mohican Vocabulary Mohican word aquai nomasis achwahndowagan aki mbei stau we-ku-wuhm English translation hello little grandmother love earth water fire wigwam or house

Mohican word

aquai

nomasis

achwahndowagan

aki

mbei

stau

we-ku-wuhm

English translation

hello

little grandmother

love

earth

water

fire

wigwam or house

Colonial American Weapons Flintlock Musket 1650 War Club, Tomahawk, Bow and Arrow. pistol

Flintlock Musket 1650

Anne Hutchinson Religious Dissenter Anne, her servants and 5 of her children were killed by Indians in September of 1643 in East Chester New York. Life could be dangerous in the Bronx.

Anne, her servants and 5 of her children were killed by Indians in September of 1643 in East Chester New York. Life could be dangerous in the Bronx.

Hutchinson River The Hutchinson River is a small freshwater stream in New York. It flows 5 m iles south through Westchester and the Bronx , until it empties into Eastchester Bay. The Hutchinson River Parkway follows the river for most of its distance.The river is named for Anne Hutchinson .

The Hutchinson River is a small freshwater stream in New York. It flows 5 m iles south through Westchester and the Bronx , until it empties into Eastchester Bay. The Hutchinson River Parkway follows the river for most of its distance.The river is named for Anne Hutchinson .

Great Mohican Pow-Wow 2009 Pow-Wow time is the Native American people ’s way of joining in dancing, signing, and visiting renewing old friendships and making new ones.

The British Invasion In 1664 England took New Amsterdam from the Dutch and renamed it New York. Peter Stuyvesant the last Dutch governor James Duke of York

In 1664 England took New Amsterdam from the Dutch and renamed it New York.

1666 land grant for Hunts Point from King Charles II of England [A]Parcell of Land within this Government Scituate, lying and being heare unto and within the Limitts of the Towne of Weftchester, uppon ye maine, being Bounded to the Eaft by the River commonly Called by the Indyans Aquehung; otherwife Bronckx River, extend-ing to the midst of the said River to the north by the markt Trees and by a Piece of Hafsock meadow weftward by a little Brooke called by the natives Sackwrahung and Southward by the Sound or Eaft-River including within itt a certaine neck of Land called Quinnahung…

[A]Parcell of Land within this Government Scituate, lying and being heare unto and within the Limitts of the Towne of Weftchester, uppon ye maine, being Bounded to the Eaft by the River commonly Called by the Indyans Aquehung; otherwife Bronckx River, extend-ing to the midst of the said River to the north by the markt Trees and by a Piece of Hafsock meadow weftward by a little Brooke called by the natives Sackwrahung and Southward by the Sound or Eaft-River including within itt a certaine neck of Land called Quinnahung…

The Bronx River flows past Hunts Point

Called Aquehung or R iver of High Bluffs by the Mohegan Indians who first lived and fished along it. The river attracted European traders in the early 1600s for the sleek, fat beaver living there. Once heavily polluted action has been taken recently by environmentalists to clean the river. In February 2007 biologists spotted a beaver in the river. There has not been a sighting of a beaver lodge or a beaver in New York City for over 200 years. The Bronx River Jose the Beaver

The view near Hunt’s Point in 1864

The Grange Built in 1668 the first “house” in Hunt’s Point was more like a fort. Why? Another view.

Built in 1668 the first “house” in Hunt’s Point was more like a fort. Why?

How did Fox Street get its name? The oldest building in the Bronx, Hunt's Inn was a stagecoach stop. A one story wooden building with a pitched roof that was used for many public purposes. Fox hunting was a popular “sport” in the woods around Hunts Point and the fox to be hunted was released at the Inn. Hunt’s Inn

The oldest building in the Bronx, Hunt's Inn was a stagecoach stop. A one story wooden building with a pitched roof that was used for many public purposes. Fox hunting was a popular “sport” in the woods around Hunts Point and the fox to be hunted was released at the Inn.

Hunts Point in The American Revolution 1775-1783

Battles fought in the Bronx Maps A cannonball, cutlass and other Revolutionary war items found in the Hunt Mansion. Relics

Maps

Warriors for America Native Americans who fought on the Patriot side. The Stockbridge Indians were originally from the Bronx.

Native Americans

who fought on the

Patriot side.

The Stockbridge

Indians were

originally from

the Bronx.

Queen’s Rangers The British force in the Bronx was called the Queens Rangers. The British commander was John Simcoe.

The British force in the

Bronx was called the

Queens Rangers.

The British commander

was John Simcoe.

The American Commander Chief Daniel Nimham

Chief Daniel Nimham

AMBUSH Indian Fields Fight . Brave Indian warriors are ambushed by Rangers in Van Courtland Park on August 31, 1778

Indian Fields Fight .

Brave Indian warriors

are ambushed by

Rangers in

Van Courtland Park

on August 31, 1778

Indian Fields in the Bronx Today Van Courtland Park

Salvaging the HMS Hussar In 1780 a British ship sank near Hunt’s Point loaded with gold.. King George III on a golden Guinea used to pay soldiers.

In 1780 a British ship sank near Hunt’s Point loaded with gold..

Fatal route of the Hussar Last Voyage Trying to save the Hussar .

Last Voyage

Famous Revolutionaries who visited Hunts Point Nathan Hale who said "I only regret that I have but one life to give my country,” crossed Hunts Point. He was later hanged by the British as a spy. In 1824 Revolutionary war hero Lafayette passed through Hunts Point on his triumphal tour of America. Lafayette Avenue may have been named to honor the French general and ally. This is one of his carriages.

Nathan Hale who said "I only regret that I have but one life to give my country,” crossed Hunts Point. He was later hanged by the British as a spy.

In 1824 Revolutionary war hero Lafayette passed through Hunts Point on his triumphal tour of America.

Lafayette Avenue may have been named to honor the French general and ally.

This is one of his carriages.

A New Nation is Born The United States of America.

The United States of America.

Joseph Rodman Drake 1795-1820 Poet and resident of Hunts Point.

Poet and resident of Hunts Point.

The American Flag a sample of Drake’s poetry When freedom from her mountain height Unfurled her standard to the air She tore the azure robe of night And set the stars of glory there! She mingled with its gor ge ous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure celestial white With streakings of the morning light…

When freedom from her mountain height

Unfurled her standard to the air

She tore the azure robe of night

And set the stars of glory there!

She mingled with its gor ge ous dyes

The milky baldric of the skies,

And striped its pure celestial white

With streakings of the morning light…

Drake Loved Hunt’s Point He was only 25 when he died and was buried near where he lived.

He was only 25 when he died and was buried near where he lived.

Joseph Rodman Drake Park

Egbert Ludovicus Viele (June 17, 1825 – April 22, 1902) was a civil engineer and United States Representative from New York, as well as an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War . Viele Street Fitz-Greene Halleck (July 8,1790 – November 19, 1867) was an American poet and friend of Joseph Rodman Drake. Halleck St. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 - March 24, 1882) was an American educ ator and poet whose works include " Paul Re vere's Ride ", The Song of Hiawatha , and " Evangeline " Longfellow St. Whittier St. John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 - September 7, 1892) was an Influential American Quaker poet And ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery.

Memorial by PS 48 Pupils at the old cemetery In 1968 the cemetery was vandalized . The community came together to repair the damage. More than 1,000 P.S. 48 students came to the rededication ceremonies. Some of the students planted an oak tree near the grave. The tree is still there.

In 1968 the cemetery was vandalized . The community came together to repair the damage. More than 1,000 P.S. 48 students came to the rededication ceremonies. Some of the students planted an oak tree near the grave. The tree is still there.

Hunt’s Slaves Slavery was legal in New York until 1827. Hunts Point Slave Cemetery. Who are the slaves in the picture?

Slavery was legal in New York until 1827.

Slaves Were Sold in New York City The first Slave Auction in 1655

Slavery was a Shame on America

Last African-American Slave Burial “ Aunt Rose” a freed slave of the landholding Leggett family was the last person buried in the slave Burial Ground in Hunt’s Point. Also believed buried there is “Bill” the slave pilot who captained the ill fated British man-of-war HMS Hussar. The Hunts Point slave Burial Ground has long since disappeared.

“ Aunt Rose” a freed slave of the landholding Leggett family was the last person buried in the slave Burial Ground in Hunt’s Point. Also believed buried there is “Bill” the slave pilot who captained the ill fated British man-of-war HMS Hussar. The Hunts Point slave Burial Ground has long since disappeared.

The Civil War 1861-1865 The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history. During the war brother fought against brother and in the end slavery was abolished from the USA.

The Civil War was the bloodiest war in American history. During the war brother fought against brother and in the end slavery was abolished from the USA.

A New Birth of Freedom The Railroad comes to Hunts Point

Railroads in New York 1800s 1900s

Old Hunts Point Station Built in 1908 and closed in the 1930s. Then Now

Built in 1908 and closed in the 1930s.

Map of Early Settlers Hunts Point estates had funny names like: Elmwood owned by Paul N. Spofford , Blythe owned by Francis Barretto, Ranaque owned by A.G. Allen , Greenbank owned by C.D. Dickey , Ambleside owned by J.B. Simpson and Sunnyslope owned by W.W. Gilbert. Can you find them on this 1868 map?

Hunts Point in 1919 Can you find the school?

Anna Maria Julia Coster (1804-1871) Heiress to a large fortune, was the granddaughter of prosperous New York City merchant Henry Arnold Coster . In 1821, when she was only 17, Anna Maria married shipping baron Francis Barretto (1794-1871). The couple, who had 11 children, built an estate, Blythe Place, on Barretto Point, across from Riker's Island.

Heiress to a large fortune, was the granddaughter of prosperous New York City merchant Henry Arnold Coster . In 1821, when she was only 17, Anna Maria married shipping baron Francis Barretto (1794-1871). The couple, who had 11 children, built an estate, Blythe Place, on Barretto Point, across from Riker's Island.

Fashions in the 1800s

Hunts Point Mansions The first landholders in Hunts Point were Jessup and Richardson . They bought the land from some Indians. The land was later bought by Gabriel Leggett . His name is on Leggett Ave. Thomas Hunt married his daughter Elizabeth. This how the Leggett estate “Rosebank” looked in 1890.

The first landholders in Hunts Point were Jessup and Richardson . They bought the land from some Indians. The land was later bought by Gabriel Leggett . His name is on Leggett Ave. Thomas Hunt married his daughter Elizabeth.

Major Abraham Leggett An account of Major Leggett as a POW of the British British Prison Ship in New York Harbor A Revolutionary War Hero from Hunts Point

The Leggett Family of Hunts Point Edward Howard Leggett (1845-1927) in a top hat outside 301 Pearl St., where he carried on his business, Leggett & Brother. He was born in the Rose Bank House on the Hunt's Point estate. 1891 1824 home of Samuel Leggett at 7 Cherry St., the first gas lighted home in New York. 7 Cherry St. in 1921 Leggett land in Hunts Point in 1844 Last gas street-light in NYC

William W. Fox 1783-1861 Descendant of the Quaker leader George Fox Built Foxhurst mansion at 167th & Westchester Ave. One of the original Croton Water Commissioners that built the first aqueduct to New York City. Went into business with Samuel Leggett providing gas lighting for the city.

Descendant of the Quaker leader George Fox

Built Foxhurst mansion at 167th & Westchester Ave.

One of the original Croton Water Commissioners that built the first aqueduct to New York City.

Went into business with Samuel Leggett providing gas lighting for the city.

Paul N. Spofford (1792-1869) Elmwood estate Spofford was a wealthy merchant, who traded in clothing, coffee and sugar. Spofford Tileston & Co. 26 Broadway, NYC

Spofford, Tileston & Co. The partnership was formed by Paul N. Spofford and Thomas Tileston in 1819. Owners of the first two coastal steamships "Southerner" and "Northerner," which began trading in 1846. Until 1860 they had a mail contract to Charleston, Savannah, Key West and Havana

Great Mansions are Built 1832 Edward G. Faile named his mansion “Woodside.”

1832 Edward G. Faile named his mansion “Woodside.”

American Bank Note Co. Built in 1890 above the old Faile Mansion. Mexican Pesos where just some of the money printed in the Bronx The company hired experts at detecting counterfeit money

Built in 1890 above the old Faile Mansion.

American Bank Note Co. How the building looked in 1912. The company hired 2,000 workers. Now the old factory is a high school

How the building looked in 1912.

The company hired 2,000 workers.

Now the old factory is a high school

Corpus Christy Monastery at Lafayette & Barretto. Built in 1889 on the site of the old Bryan mansion. Then Now

The Locusts in 1905 These homes were the original Faile family homesteads in the 17th century. They were later used to house their children’s tutors.

These homes were the original Faile family homesteads in the 17th century. They were later used to house their children’s tutors.

“ The Locusts” Today The corner of Hunts Point Ave. and Garrison Ave. in 2009

The corner of Hunts Point Ave. and Garrison Ave. in 2009

Sunnyslope Mansion Begun in 1851 “Sunnyslope” was the home of Peter A. Hoe, his brother was Colonel Richard March Hoe. The “neo-gothic” style mansion survives at Faile & Lafayette streets.

Begun in 1851 “Sunnyslope” was the home of Peter A. Hoe, his brother was Colonel Richard March Hoe. The “neo-gothic” style mansion survives at Faile & Lafayette streets.

Richard M. Hoe was an Inventor In 1843, Richard Hoe invented the rotary printing press. His mansion was called Brightside and covered a vast area of 53 acres. He raised prize cows as a hobby. Hoe St. where Brightside was located is named after Mr. Hoe

In 1843, Richard Hoe invented the rotary printing press.

His mansion was called Brightside and covered a vast area of 53 acres.

He raised prize cows as a hobby.

Hoe St. where Brightside was located is named after Mr. Hoe

B.G. Arnold was a merchant. He lived in a Hunts Point mansion called “ Ranaque ” after the original Indian name for the Bronx. Benjamin G. Arnold was a wealthy Coffee merchant. Clipper ships traded goods like coffee around the globe in the middle 1800s.

Life, Death & Re-birth of the Dennison-White Mansion

Dennison-White Mansion in 2009 Located at the current 156th and Beck streets the mansion of the Dennison-White merchant family was famous for the beautiful forest that once surrounded it. The mansion became the Longwood club, then the Police Athletic League. Now its going to be a community center.

“ Haunted” Mansion of Hunts Point 1859 “Whitlock’s Folly” near Southern Boulevard became “ Cradle of Cuban Liberty .” Local Kids Said the House Was Haunted

1859 “Whitlock’s Folly” near Southern Boulevard became “ Cradle of Cuban Liberty .”

This little girl - Eulia McVay - ran to the roof and climbed to the top of the flag pole. The view of the East River is what she saw from the top.

This little girl - Eulia McVay - ran to the roof and climbed to the top of the flag pole. The view of the East River is what she saw from the top.

Underground Passages Was the Casanova Mansion a secret headquarters for Cuban Independence? The secret tunnel came out in the river at Duck Island A tunnel under the mansion.

Was the Casanova Mansion a secret headquarters for Cuban Independence?

Cuba is in the Caribbean Casanova had harrowing adventures fighting Spain from 1868 to 1878. Cuba’s flag Casanova’s 1878 report on the incident

Casanova had harrowing adventures fighting Spain from 1868 to 1878.

Spanish American War 1898 Remember the Maine! Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders Main Explodes Cuba

United States soldiers hurt and killed in the Spanish-American War Total: 4,108 From Combat: 385 Most soldiers in the Spanish-American War died from diseases like Yellow Fever and Malaria. Philippines

280 years from Dutch sloop to American yacht 1658 Dutch sloop Off the coast of Long Island Yacht “Sonas” 1938

An example of a typical sloop from the early 20th Century. The Ventura was a 50 foot long racing yacht built in the Bronx and raced off shore from Hunts Point. Similar to a boat owned by real estate investor Henry Dyer Tiffany whose name is on Tiffany street . High Society Takes to the Waves The Yacht Ventura Henry Tiffany was grandson of William W. Fox

The America’s Cup The first international yacht race was held in England in 1851. It was originally called “The Guinea Cup.” The New York Yacht Club sailed the boat “America,” which won the race. The cup was designed by the New York Tiffany Jewelers part of the famous family from Hunts Point. The “Yacht” is a descendant of the sloops and schooners brought to the New World by the Dutch. Those boats began New York City’s role as a center of world ocean going trade. New Amsterdam Harbor Nautical Flags

A Yacht Race

Ferry Boat’s Were Popular around Hunts Point When kids saw this ferry at the point they knew it was time for supper.

1904 General Slocum Disaster But sometimes a boat could be dangerous. Many children died in a fire on the General Slocum.

The Wreck of the General Slocum The boat beached on North Brother Island near Hunts Point.

General Slocum Memorial The memorial is in Tompkins Square Park . The victims were students at St. Marks Evangelical Lutheran Church . Located at East 6th Street in Manhattan.

The memorial is

in Tompkins Square Park .

The victims were students

at St. Marks Evangelical

Lutheran Church . Located

at East 6th Street in

Manhattan.

Early Aviators impress Hunts Point Kids Dr. Julian P. Thomas rode his balloon over the Bronx. Children watched from Tiffany St. as the balloon ascended.

Dr. Julian P. Thomas rode his balloon over the Bronx. Children watched from Tiffany St. as the balloon ascended.

The Springhurst Dairy 33 cows grazed on property belonging to the Faile family. Joe Duffy ran the Springhurst Dairy in Hunts Point supplying milk for 8 cents a quart to families in he surrounding area. His sons used milk wagons to make deliveries.

33 cows grazed on property belonging to the Faile family. Joe Duffy ran the Springhurst Dairy in Hunts Point supplying milk for 8 cents a quart to families in he surrounding area. His sons used milk wagons to make deliveries.

Udder Madness in the Bronx New York Times July 3, 1904

The Hunts Point Palace Where anarchist protested World War 1 in 1917 Emma Goldman and John Reed

Movies May Have Played at the Hunts Point Palace theater

The Salsa and Mambo Kings played the Hunts Point Palace too.

The End of an Era Dickey Estate was one of the last mansion to be sold.

Dickey Estate was one of the last mansion to be sold.

How Land is Used in Hunts Point

Subway Brings New Homes 1914 1921 Now Then

Hunts Point Avenue In 1908 the main thoroughfare is rebuilt and made wider.

Hunts Point Trolley 1909

Bx 6 Busses replaced trolleys by 1956 Hunts Point Trolley 1944

Familiar Apartments on Hunts Point Ave. in 1921

Hunts Point Avenue 2009

P.S. 48 in 1921 Joseph Rodman Drake School “The Best School in the Universe”

Joseph Rodman Drake School 2009

1910 Public Baths in Hunts Point

Barretto Point Pool 2008

Bruckner Boulevard Built in 1938 Demolition Makes way for Bruckner Boulevard at Hunts Point Ave. The Hunts Point train station with demolition for Bruckner Boulevard

Bruckner Boulevard in 1940s The old name was Whitlock Ave. Sound familiar?

The old name was Whitlock Ave. Sound familiar?

Bruckner Expressway Under construction in the 1960s.

Under construction in the 1960s.

Bruckner Expressway Today

Hunts Point Market Groundbreaking 1967

Factories Grow in the Point Old mansions are sold. Con Edison sets up a a gas plant at the site of the old Grange in 1931.

Old mansions are sold. Con Edison sets up a a gas plant at the site of the old Grange in 1931.

National Gypsum Co. in Hunts Point

Garbage Barges and Floating Jails on the waterfront. The mouth of the Bronx River is at the end of Hunts Point. At one time the only activity here where miles of garbage trucks lined up to load their haul onto barges. It is now home to a floating prison which was supposed to be temporary.

The mouth of the Bronx River is at the end of Hunts Point. At one time the only activity here where miles of garbage trucks lined up to load their haul onto barges. It is now home to a floating prison which was supposed to be temporary.

Puerto Rican family in Hunts Point in the 1940s

1960s in Hunts Point Young Lords Free Breakfast Program. Political organizers A Great Meal

Young Lords Free Breakfast Program.

Old School Subway Graffiti Graffiti in the 70s-80s gave birth to Hip-Hop.

Graffiti in the 70s-80s gave birth to Hip-Hop.

The World Comes to Hunts Point Latin America 86%

Hunts Point has a Thriving Art and Music Scene Rebel Diaz

Hunts Point Business

Barretto Point Park

Hunts Point Performers Mildred Elizabeth Marrero Warrior Filmmaker Shelly Barry

Challenges Facing Hunts Point Environmental Justice, Plans for a New Jail, Truck Traffic and Economic Security are important concerns.

Air Pollution and Asthma are a Big Problem in Hunts Point "We have a very high rate of asthma in Hunt's Point," principal Roxanne Cardona said. "Nineteen percent of our school population has asthma."

"We have a very high rate of asthma in Hunt's Point," principal Roxanne Cardona said. "Nineteen percent of our school population has asthma."

Hunts Point Protests Weird Smells New York Organic Fertilizer Co is being sued by the State of New York. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says the company is spreading “noxious odors” in the community.

New York Organic Fertilizer Co is being sued by the State of New York.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says the company is spreading “noxious odors” in the community.

Should there be a new jail in Hunts Point? Opponents say the jail is another example of dumping on the South Bronx. Legal Aid Society ’s Prisoners Rights Project, contends that it ’s wrong to assume a new jail will burden Hunts Point.

Opponents say the jail is another example of dumping on the South Bronx. Legal Aid Society ’s Prisoners Rights Project, contends that it ’s wrong to assume a new jail will burden Hunts Point.

A Visit from Venezuela President Hugo Chavez Venezuela has been helping the Bronx by donating heating oil to poor communities.

Venezuela has been helping the Bronx by donating heating oil to poor communities.

Supermodel Heather Mills Donated $1 million in veggie meals to Hunts Point Heather Mills is a crusader against animal cruelty. She donated vegan hamburgers and hot dogs to kids across Hunts Point because the area has the highest obesity and asthma rates in the city.

Heather Mills is a crusader against animal cruelty. She donated vegan hamburgers and hot dogs to kids across Hunts Point because the area has the highest obesity and asthma rates in the city.

Hunts Point Fish Parade Sword Fish , Sea Monsters, Mermaids and schools of fish will slide, swish and strut through Hunts Point at the first ever, HUNTS POINT FISH PARADE & STREET FESTIVAL.

Sword Fish , Sea Monsters, Mermaids and schools of fish will slide, swish and strut through Hunts Point at the first ever, HUNTS POINT FISH PARADE & STREET FESTIVAL.

Nations Represented at P.S. 48 Today Belize Dominican Republic Albania El Salvador Honduras Zambia Mexico Haiti Guatemala Liberia Puerto Rico Guinea

P.S. 48 Oak Tree in Joseph Rodman Drake Park