Pre-colonization, Yorkville was an undeveloped area of forests and streams.
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11 Facts About Yorkville Manhattan
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Much of the 19th and into the 20th centuries, Yorkville Manhattan was a mostly German enclave of middle- to working-class families.
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The ship caught fire in the East River just off the shores of Yorkville Manhattan, leading family members to move closer to the site of the incident.
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On 86th Street, in the central portion of Yorkville Manhattan, there were many German shops, restaurants and bakeries.
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Yorkville Manhattan became the melting pot of populations arriving from various regions of the Prussian-dominated German Empire and its colonies, where many cultures spoke German.
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Yorkville Manhattan was a haven for refugees from Nazi Germany in the 1940s, and from refugees from communist regimes in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Yorkville Manhattan is patrolled by the 19th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 153 East 67th Street.
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Yorkville Manhattan is served by two New York City Fire Department fire stations:.
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Meanwhile, Western Yorkville Manhattan is served by 77th Street, 86th Street and 96th Street stations on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, one block west of Yorkville Manhattan's western boundary at 3rd Avenue.
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Formerly, Eastern Yorkville was very far from any subway connections, and had among the farthest walks in Manhattan to any subway stations.
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Yorkville Manhattan is served by NYC Ferry's Soundview and Astoria routes, which stop at 90th Street.
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