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stuyvesant

stahy vuh suhnt

  • n  the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)
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  • Michael Bloomberg in New York Times
    I think the tenants in Stuyvesant Town will be well protected,Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said about Mr. Speyer, whom he called a "great landlord."
  • Caroline Hoxby in Tampabay.com
    Think of a high-achieving, low-income student in New York City,Hoxby told the Chronicle of Higher Education. "That student is going to get swept up into the magnet school system and attend high school at some place like Stuyvesant. That...
  • Al Sharpton in NY1
    I told her there are issues in your district that mean something different here in Harlem or in [Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn],said Sharpton. "She said, 'That's why I want to talk. I will meet with people, I will talk to people.' Because...

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