Spuyten Duyvil Creek, also known as the Harlem River Ship Canal, is a one-mile-long channel connecting the Hudson and Harlem Rivers in New York City, separating the island of Manhattan from the mainland.
Spuyten Duyvil Creek originally flowed north of Manhattan's Marble Hill. The construction of the ship canal to the south of the neighborhood in 1895 turned Marble Hill into an island, and when the original creekbed was filled in, in 1914, Marble Hill became physically attached to the Bronx, though it remained part of the borough of Manhattan.
"Spuyten Duyvil" means "Devil's Whirlpool" in Dutch.
External links
History of Spuyten Duyvil Creek from Washington Heights & Inwood Online (http://www.washington-heights.us/history/archives/000471.html)
The origins of the spot's name, which is a bastardization of the old Dutch "spuit den duyvil" or "in spite of the devil," may have something to do with its beer selection (one category of which is labelled "Flemish").
It is presumably unrelated to the channel that divides Manhattan and the Bronx, which shares the same moniker.
SpuytenDuyvil is a smart, cosy bar which first opened September 2003; there are six ever-changing taps and a cask-conditioned beer engine, all pouring microbrews and unusual imports, and a truly amazing selection of bottled beers from around the world.
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