 North end approaching theHenry Hudson Parkway | |
 Interactive map of Dyckman Street | |
| Namesake | William Dyckman |
|---|---|
| Owner | City of New York |
| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Length | 0.8 mi (1.3 km)[1] |
| Location | Manhattan,New York City |
| West end | Hudson River inInwood Hill Park |
| Major junctions |  US 9 inInwood |
| East end |  Harlem River Drive /10th Avenue in Inwood |
Dyckman Street (/daɪkmɪn/DIKE-man), occasionally calledWest 200th Street, is a street in theInwood neighborhood ofManhattan,New York City. It is commonly considered to be a crosstown street because it runs from theHudson River to theHarlem River and intersectsBroadway. However, in its true geographical orientation, Dyckman Street runs roughly from north-northwest to south-southeast, and the majority of the street that lies southeast of Broadway runs closer to a north-south direction than east-west.
It is located where West 200th Street would be: the sequence of numbered Manhattan streets in this neighborhood has a gap between West 193rd Street and West 201st Street (with an exception for a very short West 196th Street). As a rustic 18th century valley road lying betweenWashington Heights and Inwood Hill, it long preceded the comprehensiveManhattan grid plan, which was not applied in this small part of the island. Dyckman Street has for many years been one of the major shopping streets in the Inwood section, and many consider it the border betweenWashington Heights and Inwood.
Dyckman Street is named for the Dutch farmer William Dyckman, whose family owned over 250 acres (1,000,000 m2) of farmland in the area;[2][3] theDyckman Farmhouse, located nearby at the corner of Broadway and 204th Street, was built by William Dyckman in 1784 and is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.[4]
From its northwesternmost point at the Hudson riverbank, Dyckman Street extends southeast past theHenry Hudson Parkway. From there, it continues southeast until it intersects Broadway, where it turns in a more southward direction until it merges withTenth Avenue to form the northern end ofHarlem River Drive. Traffic on Dyckman Street runs in both directions except for a one-block stretch between Broadway and Seaman Avenue, where it runs only northwest (away from Broadway).
The northwestern portion of Dyckman Street separatesInwood Hill Park (to the northeast) fromFort Tryon Park (to the southwest). Additionally, the southeastern portion of Dyckman Street borders the northern tip ofHighbridge Park. Bike lanes in Dyckman Street connect the Hudson and Harlem River portions of theManhattan Waterfront Greenway.
The seismologically activeDyckman Street Fault runs underneath the street.[5][6]
TheNew York City Subway'sDyckman Street station (A train) on theIND Eighth Avenue Line is located at the intersection of Dyckman Street and Broadway. TheDyckman Street station (1 train) on theIRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line is located at the intersection of Dyckman Street and Nagle Avenue.[7]
Bus service is provided byNew York City Bus’M100 south of Broadway.[8]
The Tubby Hook ferry operated from the Hudson River foot of the street to New Jersey at various times from the 18th century until 1942.[9][10]
In 2018, the city government installedbike lanes along Dyckman Street, connecting the two parts of theManhattan Waterfront Greenway. The bike lanes were removed after complaints from local business owners; after a spike in cycling deaths, the city announced plans to reinstall the bike lanes.[11]
The characterPete Campbell on the seriesMad Men is a descendant of the Dyckman family, and references to the area of Manhattan his family controlled are made in the show's fourth episode. It is mentioned that the Dyckman family owned a large tract of land north of what is now Central Park.
The character Charlotte Mayhew is said to have had a Dyckman Street accent in J. D. Salinger's "Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters."
In Migos's hit song "Versace", Drake rhymes, "Word to New York ’cause the Dyckman and Heights girls are callin' me Papi."
In “I Love You Baby”Black Rob raps, “I met her Uptown on Dyckman, aight thenTalkin' that, how she only dealt with businessmen.”
InFabolous' song "I Miss My Love," Fabolous rhymes, "Met her uptown on Dyckman, aight then, light-skinned."[12]
Dyckman Street is known for their diasporic Dominican communities.
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