Stuyvesant
[stahy-vuh-suh nt]
- Peter,1592–1672, Dutch colonial administrator in the Americas: last governor of New Netherlands 1646–64.
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Contemporary Examples
Imagine a conversation that goes: “Mommy, why did they start bringing in things beyond the test to decide who goes to Stuyvesant?”
Standardized Tests Aren’t Racist: How Brown Kids Can Ace the Test to Get Into New York’s StuyvesantJohn McWhorter
June 27, 2014
The Stuyvesant High School for Shy Nerds, The Oberlin Academy for Self-Expression, and Huntah College for Everybody.
Jason Lopez, 34, has lived in Stuyvesant Town for three years.
Michelle Roth, who has lived in Stuyvesant Town for a year and a half, wandered down with friends.
This video captures rivers flowing through the residential community of Stuyvesant Town, nearly drowning parked cars.
Historical Examples
Stuyvesant did not go broke, and Frances sailed on the first of June.
The Wall Street GirlFrederick Orin Bartlett
Stuyvesant was agreeable enough, and so I came on to New York.
The Wall Street GirlFrederick Orin Bartlett
So was Stuyvesant; but there was nothing remarkable about that.
The Wall Street GirlFrederick Orin Bartlett
She had made him feel that money––the kind of money Stuyvesant stood for––was nonsense.
The Wall Street GirlFrederick Orin Bartlett
The Anstices' house stood on the sunny side of Stuyvesant Square.
FlintMaud Wilder Goodwin
Stuyvesant
- Peter. ?1610–72, Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland (later New York) (1646–64)
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