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51-857: Beginning in the 1830s, German immigrants brought to New York a brewery tradition which ultimately triumphed, and by 1880, Yorkville , the Lower East Side , Williamsburg and Bushwick , all had become home to large populations of German immigrants, and also home to more than a hundred breweries. The Mink Building site has variously housed the following breweries: Casper Heindel, Manhattan Brewery (10th Avenue & 128th Street); 1865-1870 William Maack, Manhattan Brewery 1870–1875; Yuengling & Co., Manhattan Brewery 1875–1880; D. G. Vuengling, Jr., Manhattan Brewery 1880–1884; D. G. Yuengling Brewing Co. 1884–1897; John F. Betz, Manhattan Brewery (Amsterdam Avenue & 128th Street) 1897–1901; Betz & Sons Brewing Co. of New York City; Manhattan Brewery 1901–1903; and

102-524: A destination for German-born immigrants. However, by the 1900s, many German residents moved to Yorkville and other neighborhoods from "Kleindeutschland" (Little Germany) on the Lower East Side after the General Slocum disaster on June 15, 1904. The ship caught fire in the East River just off the shores of Yorkville, leading family members to move closer to the site of the incident. Most of

153-625: A historic landmark. Current building owner Janus Property Company and Cushman and Wakefield lease approximately 137,000 square feet (12,700 m) of space to commercial, nonprofit, and civic tenants. Janus is redeveloping the area around 126th and Amsterdam as part of the Manhattanville Factory District, and as part of the development, the Mink Building is being converted into affordable housing and high-tech office space. Louis Oberlein , an architect working at

204-684: A household in Yorkville is almost twice the average for the city, at $ 85,724. Yorkville is patrolled by the 19th Precinct of the NYPD , located at 153 East 67th Street. The 19th Precinct ranked 14th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. The 19th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 82.2% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported 2 murders, 12 rapes, 229 robberies, 173 felony assaults, 278 burglaries, 1,724 grand larcenies, and 192 grand larcenies auto in 2022. Yorkville

255-549: A large German-American celebration. The largest non-German group were the Irish, who mostly lived in an area bounded by 81st and 85th Streets , and Lexington and Fifth Avenues . They attended mass at such churches as St. Ignatius Loyola on 84th Street and Park Avenue , Our Lady of Good Counsel (90th Street) and the Church of St. Joseph (87th Street). There were many Irish bars including Dorrian's Red Hand Restaurant . Until

306-694: A number of butcher stores and businesses that imported goods from Hungary. Churches included St. Stephen Catholic Church and the Hungarian Reformed Church on East 82nd Street. In addition, Czechs , Poles and Slovaks lived from 65th to 73rd Street. Besides Ruc, a Czech restaurant off Second Avenue , Praha on Second Avenue, and Varsata on East 75th, there were sokol halls on 67th and 71st Streets. There were other Czech and Slovak businesses, such as Czech butcher shops, poultry and grocery stores, and shops that sold imported goods such as Bohemian books, leather products and crystal. Around

357-715: A one-block section of Sutton Place north of 59th Street, and all of Avenue A north of that point, was renamed York Avenue to honor U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin York , who received the Medal of Honor for attacking a German machine gun nest during World War I's Meuse-Argonne Offensive . In March 1936, the German American Bund established its headquarters on East 85th Street in Yorkville. This pro-Nazi anti-Semitic organization organized parades, rallies and summer camps for children and families and worked to keep America out of

408-469: A small town. . . now has equipment which comprises all the latest ideas in brewing science. It drew its pure water from artesian wells on the property which the newspaper said were “of unlimited capacity.” The giant red-brick brewery included a swimming pool and opulent parlors for entertaining dignitaries, who included King Edward VII of England. On August 7, 1903, the New York Tribune reported

459-669: Is a village and town in Westchester County, New York , United States. The town of Mount Kisco is coterminous with the village. The population was 10,959 at the 2020 United States census . It serves as a significant historic site along the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route . The name Kisco may be connected to the Munsee word asiiskuw ("mud"), and the name of the settlement "first appeared in colonial records as Cisqua,

510-652: Is colloquially known as Little Hungary. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census , the population of Yorkville was 77,942, an increase of 1,174 (1.5%) from the 76,768 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 319.14 acres (129.15 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 244.2 inhabitants per acre (156,300/sq mi). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 76.0% (59,233) white , 3.7% (2,858) African American , 0.1% (51) Native American , 9.3% (7,226) Asian , 0.0% (25) Pacific Islander , 0.3% (216) from other races , and 1.9% (1,466) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.8% (6,867) of

561-572: Is home to a sizable number of working class Hispanic immigrants who primarily reside in the downtown core. In contrast, sprawling estates and equestrian farms are to be found farther away from the center of town. Worth millions of dollars, these properties are occasionally of a historic nature, many dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These bucolic country roads, meadows, and rolling hills are often technically within neighboring Bedford , though they share Mount Kisco's ZIP Code and post office. Residents in this overlapping zone may use either

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612-550: Is located at 1465 York Avenue. The branch was founded in 1893 as the Webster Free Library, and the current Carnegie library structure opened in 1906. The New York City Subway 's 86th Street and 96th Street stations, served by the Second Avenue Subway ( Q train), serve much of Yorkville. Meanwhile, Western Yorkville is served by 77th Street , 86th Street and 96th Street stations on

663-587: Is located four blocks north, on 95th Street between First and Second Avenues. The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates two branches near Yorkville. The Yorkville branch is located at 222 East 79th Street. The branch, a Carnegie library, opened in 1902 and was renovated in 1986–1987. The three-story space is listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places . The Webster branch

714-399: Is part of a malt house complex considered the finest — with ethnic German architectural motifs — and the most complete. The property was calendared for consideration as a historic landmark in the 1990s. In 2011, Manhattan Community Board 9 tried to put an end to the standoff between preservationists and developers last week, by voting overwhelmingly to remove the building from consideration as

765-598: Is served by two New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations: Yorkville is located in three primary ZIP Codes . From south to north, they are 10075 (between 76th and 80th Streets), 10028 (between 80th and 86th Streets), and 10128 (north of 86th Street). In addition, 500 East 77th Street in Yorkville has its own ZIP Code, 10162. The United States Postal Service operates three post offices in Yorkville: The New York City Department of Education operates several public schools in

816-779: The American Civil War , mansions replaced slums in Yorkville. On December 30, 1878, the IRT Third Avenue Line opened, followed by the IRT Second Avenue Line in August 1879. For much of the 19th and into the 20th centuries, Yorkville was a mostly German enclave of middle- to working-class families. Over time, many people of Czech , Slovak , Irish , French Canadian , Polish , Hungarian , and Lebanese descent moved in. The neighborhood became more affluent. From 1880, Yorkville became

867-583: The Croton Reservoir . As a village, Mount Kisco originally was half in the town of Bedford and half in the town of New Castle . Mount Kisco became a town in its own right in 1978. The Mount Kisco Municipal Complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Merestead , St. Mark's Episcopal Church , St. Mark's Cemetery , and the United Methodist Church and Parsonage are also listed. According to

918-647: The East River . Yorkville is one of the most densely populated city subdivisions in the world, and the most dense of such in the U.S. Yorkville is part of Manhattan Community District 8 , and its primary ZIP Codes are 10028, 10075, and 10128. It is patrolled by the 19th Precinct of the New York City Police Department . Pre-colonization, Yorkville was an undeveloped area of forests and streams. In August 1776, George Washington stationed half of his Continental Army in Manhattan and

969-616: The IRT Lexington Avenue Line ( 6 and <6> ​ trains), one block west of Yorkville's western boundary at 3rd Avenue. The bus routes M15 , M15 SBS , M31 , M72 , M79 SBS , M86 SBS , M96 , M98 , M101 , M102 , M103 of the New York City Bus also operate in Yorkville. Formerly, Eastern Yorkville was very far from any subway connections, and had among the farthest walks in Manhattan to any subway stations. From 2007 to 2017,

1020-626: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority built the Second Avenue Subway's 86th Street and 96th Street stations, leading to increased residential construction and real estate prices in advance of the opening of the new subway line. Yorkville is served by NYC Ferry 's Soundview and Astoria routes, which stop at 90th Street. The service started operating on August 15, 2018. Residents of Yorkville have included: Mt. Kisco Mount Kisco

1071-485: The United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km ), all land. Mount Kisco lies within the humid continental climate zone, experiencing four distinct seasons. Winter is cold, summer is warm and humid, and spring and fall are chilly to mild. As of the 2013 United States Census there were 11,067 people, 4,128 households, and 2,447 families residing in

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1122-408: The 1930s . 423-427 West 127th Street was constructed in 1934-1936 and Horton went out of business in 1941. The Mink Building eventually became in the 1940s. the site of Interborough Fur Storage Company, a storage facility where the wealthy stored their furs for the summer before becoming office space in the late 1990s. Of the two brewery complexes that remain on Manhattan island, 1361 Amsterdam Avenue

1173-404: The 1930s, the neighborhood was the home base of Fritz Julius Kuhn 's German American Bund , the most notorious pro- Nazi group in 1930s United States, which led to spontaneous protests by other residents. Yorkville was a haven for refugees from Nazi Germany in the 1940s, and from refugees from communist regimes in the 1950s and 1960s. The neighborhood is the site of the annual Steuben Parade ,

1224-526: The 1980s, a building for members of the German gymnastic society Turners , at the intersection of 86th Street and Lexington Avenue, was demolished. Cafe Mozart, on 86th Street between Second and Third Avenues, was also demolished. In their place were built high-rise residential complexes. By the turn of the 21st century, East 82nd Street was co-named St. Stephen of Hungary Way. The area from East 79th to 83rd Streets, spanning approximately four blocks east-west,

1275-803: The Bernheimer & Schwartz, Pilsener Brewing Co.; readdressed to 127th to 129th & Amsterdam in 1903–1920, after which brewery operations were shut down by National Prohibition . The property originally part of the Excelsior Brewery, followed by the Manhattan Brewery. While the Betz Brewery was operating, so was the Lion Brewery, owned by Max E. Bernheimer and his brother Simon, along with partners August Schmid and Anton Schwartz (April 23, 1853 – November 6, 1910). Both

1326-571: The Betz Brewery and the Lion were extremely successful. In 1875, David G. Yuengling , Jr. purchased the property in the dense, industrial enclave in the deep valley between Morningside and Hamilton Heights near the Hudson River. Nearby was the D. F. Tiemann pigment factory, a worsted mill. and the first buildings of Manhattan College. The following year, in 1876, The New York Times reported Yuengling Brewery establishment, whose structures make up

1377-647: The Hudson River, in Manhattanville . This settlement was initially part of the Dutch settlement of Harlem . Even after New York became a British colony and then a state, this area maintained its status as a crossroads. The form of the Mink Building derives largely from its original use as a brewery owned by German-Americans, and especially from its architect, Louis Oberlein. The Mink Building contains concrete slab floors supported by interior columns and load bearing masonry exterior walls. The floor slabs are visible on

1428-423: The area. The City University of New York has its administrative offices in Yorkville. In addition Fordham Graduate Housing is located on East 81st Street between York and East End Avenues . The Lycée Français de New York is located on East 75th Street between York and East End Avenues . Further north, East Side Middle School is located on 91st Street between First and Second Avenues. The Trevor Day School

1479-702: The company's other needs. Records indicate that Oberlein worked primarily for Bernheimer & Schwartz, although he designed the Mt. Kisco Brewing Company and a stock house, which still stands today at 37th Street and 1st Avenue in Manhattan. A review of the Mink building, as well as the stock house in mid-town, shows that Oberlein was skilled in the German-American style of building, perhaps contributing to his popularity with brewers. Bernheimer & Schwartz wanted their building to advertise their business, and so Oberlein

1530-453: The complex in its heyday. The Bernheimer & Schwartz Pilsener Brewing Company was extremely successful. The members of the Bernheimer family directly involved in the brewery company, Simon Emanuel Bernheimer (1849-1911), and Max E. Bernheimer (1855-1913); both Bernheimer brothers died suddenly. In July 1923, The New York Times reported, A flood of prewar beer was let loose into Harlem sewers yesterday when Federal prohibition officers began

1581-571: The destruction of 836,000 gallons of non-de-alcoholized lager and 4,000 barrels of twelve-year-old ale at the plant of the Bernheimer Schwartz Pilsener Brewing Company, 128th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. During prohibition, the complex was adapted for use by several businesses, including dairy, cold storage, and laundry. Most of the complex returned to brewery use for the Horton's Pilsner Brewing Company in

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1632-651: The enemy to entice the Continentals to fight by piping "Fly Away", about a fox running away from hounds. The Continentals' disciplined northerly retreat led to the successful Battle of Harlem Heights in September 1776. In 1815, the Upper East Side was a farmland and market garden district. The Boston Post Road traversed the Upper East Side, locally called the Eastern Post Road; milepost 6

1683-442: The façade as stylistic elements. Concrete is used to supplement the brick elsewhere on the façade, and reveals places of structural significance, such as the upper corners of the windows. The West Harlem Art Fund produced two window installations at the Mink Building located on Amsterdam Avenue. The first work was a group installation and the second installation was created by Harlem-based artist Dianne Smith called Gumboot Juba that

1734-496: The late 1920s, Yorkville's ethnic diversity was beginning to wane. In 1926, the New York Times wrote of Yorkville's changing ethnic makeup: Yorkville, for well-nigh two decades known to connoisseurs of east side life as the exclusive domain of Czechoslovaks, Hungarians and Germans, is slowly giving up its strongly accentuated Central European character and gradually merging into a state of colorless impersonality… In 1928,

1785-599: The late 1990s, New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade ended at 86th Street and Third Avenue , the historical center of Yorkville. In addition, Jews also lived on Second Avenue. 79th Street was a hub for the Austro-Hungarian populace. Popular restaurants included the Viennese Lantern, Tokay, Hungarian Gardens, Robert Heller's Cafe Abbazia at 2nd Avenue, Budapest and the Debrecen. There were also

1836-479: The name of a meadow and river mentioned in the September 6, 1700 Indian deed to land in the area." The spelling Mount Kisko was used by the local postmaster when a post office was opened in the village sometime after 1850. The current spelling of the name was adopted in 1875, with the settlement's incorporation as a village. The town shares its name with the Kisco River , which traverses the town and goes into

1887-519: The other half in Brooklyn . Many troops in the Yorkville area on Manhattan's Upper East Side were in defensive positions along the East River to protect a possible retreat off Long Island , and to inflict damage on invading land and sea British forces. Following their August 27 defeat in the Battle of Long Island , the Continentals implemented an orderly pivoting retreat in the Yorkville area, leading

1938-628: The passengers on the ship were German. In addition, the general trend towards moving to the suburbs reduced the German population in Manhattan; by 1930, most German New Yorkers lived in Queens . On 86th Street , in the central portion of Yorkville, there were many German shops, restaurants and bakeries. Yorkville became the melting pot of populations arriving from various regions of the Prussian-dominated German Empire and its colonies , where many cultures spoke German. In

1989-437: The population 24.54% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,993 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.7% were non-families. Of all households 31.7% were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

2040-567: The population. The racial composition of Yorkville changed moderately from 2000 to 2010. The most significant changes were the increase in the Asian population by 41% (2,117), the increase in the Hispanic / Latino population by 18% (1,024), and the decrease in the white population by 4% (2,201). The Black population increased by 2% (64) and remained small, as did the population of all other races, which increased by 11% (170). The median income for

2091-425: The sale of the property to J. F. Betz Brewery, which is considered one of the best brewery plants in equipment and one of the largest in size in this country. The complex included a single span bridge over and across West 128th Street. It would be two-years before the site for the Bernheimer & Schwartz Pilsener brewery complex was completed. The malt house complex featured on a lithographic calendar in 1914 shows

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2142-432: The time. Oberlein was originally employed by a firm called Lederle, Wessely & Company, which designed a building at 196 Broadway that has since been demolished. Oberlein started his own practice sometime after he was commissioned to design the Bernheimer & Schwartz Pilsener Brewing Company, the complex which included the Mink Building. The architect designed not only the brewery but also surrounding buildings that met

2193-558: The turn of the 20th century designed 1361 Amsterdam Avenue, possibly along with partner, Anthony Pfuend. A reminder of the period when brewing was a major industry in New York, this complex of buildings is the larger, more architecturally distinguished and intact of the two groups of brewery buildings surviving in Manhattan. The buildings were designed mostly in the American Round Arch style popular for industrial buildings at

2244-471: The village was $ 62,699, and the median income for a family was $ 68,219. Males had a median income of $ 45,428 versus $ 40,040 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 32,424. About 7.4% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over. Mount Kisco is socioeconomically diverse. Though most residents are middle to upper middle class professionals, Mount Kisco

2295-520: The village. The population density was 3,194.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,233.2/km ). There were 4,103 housing units at an average density of 1,312.7 units per square mile (506.8 units/km ). The large number of small businesses, retail stores, and financial and medical offices swells the daytime population to more than 20,000. The racial makeup of the village was 77.79% White , 5.99% African American , 0.28% Native American , 4.24% Asian , 9.03% from other races , and 2.67% from two or more races. Of

2346-684: The war, to the benefit of Germany. Their 1939 rally in Madison Square Garden drew more than 10,000 Nazis and sympathizers. They were forced to disband after Germany declared war on the United States in December 1941. The dismantling of the Third Avenue El in 1955 led to the demolition of many mansions. This led to the acceleration of the exodus of Yorkville residents. Over the years, this trend continued. Thus, in

2397-410: Was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09. In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males. The median income for a household in

2448-401: Was able to use German building characteristics to achieve this. This largely consisted of the decorative brick patterns found on the façade of the Mink Building. There is also usually an emphasis on floors, windows, and verticality in German-American architecture, all traits that Oberlein used to distinguish his buildings as German. The Mink Building is located in northern Manhattan, adjacent to

2499-478: Was featured in 2011 during Armory Arts Week. 40°48′51″N 73°57′20″W  /  40.8142°N 73.9556°W  / 40.8142; -73.9556 Yorkville, Manhattan Yorkville is a neighborhood on the Upper East Side of Manhattan , New York City, United States. Its southern boundary is East 79th Street , its northern East 96th Street , its western Third Avenue , and its eastern

2550-673: Was laid-out between 1839 and 1844 as part of the Commissioners' Plan of 1811 , so the Eastern Post Road was abandoned. The community had been referred to as Yorkville before 1867. By 1850, a significant proportion of the inhabitants of the area were the Germans and Irish that helped build the Croton Aqueduct . The area was included in the 19th administrative district, whose boundaries were 40th and 86th Street. In 1858, horsecars began running on Second and Third Avenues. After

2601-482: Was near the northeast corner of Third Avenue and 81st Street. From 1833 to 1837 the New York and Harlem Railroad , one of the earliest railway systems in the United States, was extended through the Upper East Side along Fourth Avenue (later renamed Park Avenue ). A hamlet grew near the 86th Street station, becoming the Yorkville neighborhood as gradual yet steady commercial development occurred. The current street grid

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