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28-562: In the 1950s, The Press fought to rezone Riverdale to preserve private homes and open space threatened by development. It played a key role in the creation of new public schools to accommodate the residents of newly built apartments and in rescuing a large tract of land in Spuyten Duyvil for a park. Later, it advocated creation of a special natural area district to protect the area's distinctive trees and rocks. In 1978, Bernard Stein succeeded his father as editor, gaining for The Press

56-468: A freight train derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station due to an excessively wide gauge at one point. No one was killed or injured. Less than six months later, on December 1, a commuter train derailment near the Spuyten Duyvil station resulted in 4 deaths and over 70 injuries, 11 of them critical. The cause of the second derailment was determined to be excessive speed. Based on data from

84-438: A reference to the strong and wild tidal currents found at that location. It may also be translated as "Spewing Devil" or "Spinning Devil", or more loosely as "Devil's Whirlpool" or "Devil's Spate." Spui is a Dutch word involving outlets for water. Historian Reginald Pelham Bolton , however, argues that the phrase means "spouting meadow", referring to a fresh-water spring at Inwood Hill. An additional translation, "to spite

112-473: A reputation as a crusading newspaper. " The Riverdale Press courted controversy and cast a tough, skeptical eye on local officials, who ignored the paper at their peril," wrote The New York Times The Press was the first newspaper to disclose corruption on the city's community school boards; its reporting on the construction of the largest medical waste incinerator in the state in the South Bronx led to

140-640: Is a neighborhood of the Bronx , New York City . It is bounded on the north by Riverdale , on the east by Kingsbridge , on the south by the Harlem River , and on the west by the Hudson River , although some consider it to be the southernmost part of Riverdale. The area is named after Spuyten Duyvil Creek . "Spuyten Duyvil" may be literally translated as "Spouting Devil" or Spuitende Duivel in Dutch ,

168-465: Is the route still used by Metro-North today. Through the 1920s development of the Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood continued. Large high-rise apartment buildings, which later became condominiums and cooperatives , began to be built in the 1950s and continued through the 1980s, bringing in affluent families attracted by its scenic qualities, as well as by the area's closeness to desirable neighborhoods such as Fieldston and Riverdale . On July 18, 2013,

196-616: The 2010 United States Census , the population of Kingsbridge and Spuyten Duyvil was 30,161, a change of 289 (1%) from the 29,872 counted in 2000 . Covering an area of 540.92 acres (218.90 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 55.8 inhabitants per acre (35,700/sq mi; 13,800/km ). The racial makeup of the neighborhoods were 49.3% (14,872) White , 8.9% (2,691) African American , 0.1% (40) Native American , 5.7% (1,731) Asian , 0% (15) Pacific Islander , 0.3% (98) from other races , and 1.7% (510) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.8% (10,204) of

224-581: The Columbia University crew, and the river is the home course for the university's crew. Since 1952, a large flat rock face, called the "(Big) C Rock" has been painted with Columbia's varsity "C". Also on the river are the Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse and Harlem River Community Rowing, two community rowing facilities. The river is used by crews from New York University , Fordham University , and Manhattan University , though

252-697: The Harlem River Speedway , along the riverbank of the park; the project started construction in 1894 and opened in July 1898. The Speedway later became the Harlem River Drive, and regular motorists were first allowed on the drive in 1919. The Harlem River is spanned by seven swing bridges, four lift bridges, and four arch bridges, and is navigable to any boat with less than 55 feet (17 m) of air draft . However, any boat requiring more than 5 feet (1.5 m) of clearance will require

280-674: The Henry Hudson Bridge connects the neighborhood to the island of Manhattan via the Henry Hudson Parkway . Hudson Rail Link connects the Metro-North station to the surrounding area, with Routes J, K, L, and M serving Spuyten Duyvil. Notes Bibliography Harlem River The Harlem River is an 8-mile (13 km) tidal strait in New York City , New York , flowing between

308-601: The Hudson River and the East River and separating the island of Manhattan from the Bronx on the United States mainland. The northern stretch, also called the Spuyten Duyvil ("spewing devil") Creek , has been significantly altered for navigation purposes. Originally it curved around the north of Marble Hill , but in 1895 the Harlem Ship Canal was dug between Manhattan and Marble Hill, and in 1914

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336-661: The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad came through. The tracks originally crossed Spuyten Duyvil Creek and into Manhattan on the west side, but Cornelius Vanderbilt wanted to consolidate his railroad operations into one terminal, so he had tracks laid along the north side of the Harlem River so that trains coming south from Albany could join with the Harlem and New Haven lines and come into Manhattan down Fourth Avenue into his new Grand Central Depot . This

364-507: The Spuyten Duyvil Bridge to swing open. All other movable bridges on the Harlem River provide at least 24 feet (7.3 m) of clearance while closed, so boats and ships requiring between 5 and 24 feet (1.5 and 7.3 m) of clearance need only have one bridge swing open. These bridges replaced fixed bridges or lower bridges in the late 19th century to improve navigation. High Bridge was erected between 1837 and 1848 to carry

392-535: The Devil" or "in spite of the devil", was popularized by a story in Washington Irving 's A Knickerbocker's History of New York published in 1809. Set in the 1660s, the story tells of trumpeter Antony Van Corlear summoned by "Peter de Groodt" to warn settlers of an attempted British invasion, with Corlear attempting to swim across the " Harlean river" from Fort Amsterdam to the Bronx mainland "in spite of

420-662: The Spuyten Duyvil branch at 650 West 235th Street. The one-story branch opened in 1971 and was designed by Giorgio Cavaglieri . Spuyten Duyvil is the location of the Spuyten Duyvil train station , which is served by the Hudson Line of the Metro-North Railroad , providing service into Grand Central Terminal and north into Westchester County . Spuyten Duyvil Bridge , a railroad swing bridge that carries Amtrak 's Empire Corridor line between New York City and Albany , spans Spuyten Duyvil Creek. The north end of

448-567: The author, both to call attention to his plight and to demonstrate that the bombers had not intimidated the paper. In 1998, Press editor and co-publisher Bernard L. Stein won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for what the Pulitzer judges called "his gracefully-written editorials on politics and other issues affecting New York City residents." He was also a finalist for the prize in 1987 and 1988. Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy ,

476-409: The creation of its current flag, used almost continuously since 1971. On David Stein's death in 1982, the brothers became co-publishers of The Press . In June 2008, the brothers sold The Press to another pair of brothers, Stuart and Clifford Richner of Richner Communications, publishers of 28 Long Island community newspapers. The Steins remain on the masthead as publishers emeriti. Michael Hinman

504-612: The devil (spyt den duyvel)", Irving writes. The treacherous current pulled him under and he lost his life. This resulted in the name "Spuyten Duyvil" for "the adjoining promontory, which projects into the Hudson." An extensive appendix to Studies in Etymology and Etiology (2009) by David L. Gold, which includes commentary by Rob Rentenaar, professor of onomastics at the University of Amsterdam , goes into great detail about all

532-502: The indictment of the chair of the local community board and, eventually, to shuttering the incinerator. For that effort, the paper earned the highest honor of the city's Deadline Club, the James Wright Brown Public Service Award, beating out Newsday and Forbes Magazine, the runners-up. Bernard Stein's brother, Richard, was the paper's general manager, and also responsible for its design, including

560-615: The only university with permanent facilities on the river is Columbia. Historically, the west bank of the Harlem River was also an amusement destination. The area between 190th and 192nd Streets was occupied by the Fort George Amusement Park , a trolley park / amusement park , from 1895 to 1914. Its site is now a seating area in Highbridge Park . In the 1890s, the City of New York built a racetrack for horses,

588-656: The original course was filled in. Harlem River Drive and Harlem River Greenway run along the west bank of the river, and the Metro-North Railroad 's Hudson Line and Major Deegan Expressway on the east. The Harlem River was the traditional rowing course for New York, analogous to the Charles River in Boston and the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia . On the Harlem's banks is the boathouse for

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616-402: The paper's co-publishers Richard and Bernard Stein its First Amendment Award for their courage in continuing to publish despite the severe damage caused to the paper's offices by the firebombing. The editorial that enraged the bombers is posted on Bernard Stein's blog. For 10 years on the anniversary of the bombing-for as long as Rushdie remained in hiding-the paper published an editorial about

644-693: The population. A restaurant guide once described the neighborhood as " upper middle class ". Spuyten Duyvil is patrolled by the 50th Precinct of the NYPD , located at 3450 Kingsbridge Avenue. The 50th Precinct ranked 13th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. The 50th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 69.9% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported three murders, 22 rapes, 185 robberies, 213 felony assaults, 126 burglaries, 695 grand larcenies, and 288 grand larcenies auto in 2022. The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates

672-545: The public middle school and high school that serves Riverdale and Kingsbridge, is named after Riverdale Press founder David A. Stein. The New York Press Association names its annual award for overall design excellence the Richard L. Stein Award. The Press continues to win this award, most recently in 2021. Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx Spuyten Duyvil ( / ˈ s p aɪ t ən ˈ d aɪ v əl / , SPY-tən-DIE-vəl )

700-478: The ridges". In the late 17th century, Frederick Philipse , the lord of Philipse Manor in Westchester County, received permission to construct a bridge across Spuyten Duyvil Creek and charge tolls. "King's Bridge", which was located roughly south of and parallel to where West 230th Street lies today, opened in 1693. Development of the neighborhood began in the latter half of the 19th century once

728-465: The various translations for "Spuyten Duyvil" which have been mooted over the years. Rentenaar concludes that "Duyvil" means "devil", either literally or in a transferred sense, but he could not determine what the intended meaning of "Spuyten" was because of the many variants that have been used throughout history. The creek was referred to as Shorakapok by Lenape Native Americans in the area, translated as "the sitting-down place" or "the place between

756-417: Was editor between 2017 and 2022, before being promoted to executive editor over more than two dozen publications with the parent company, including The Riverdale Press . During Hinman's tenure, The Press won 40 New York Press Association awards, including top honors for general excellence in 2020 and 2021. At about 5 a.m. on February 28, 1989, two men hurled firebombs at the offices of The Press . No one

784-434: Was hurt, but the first floor of the two-story building was consumed by the flames. The bombing took place five days after the newspaper published an editorial defending the right to read Salman Rushdie 's novel The Satanic Verses , while the editorial was still on newsstands. A call to 911 claiming responsibility said the newspaper was bombed in retaliation for its editorial. The Society of Professional Journalists gave

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