Van Cortlandt Park Part 3 23. Van Cortlandt Park Is A 1,146-Acre (464 Ha) Park Located In The Borough Of The Bronx In New York City. It Is The Third Largest Park In New York City, Behind Pelham Bay Park And Staten Island Greenbelt. The Park Was Named For Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Who Was The First Native-Born Mayor Of New York, And The Van Cortlandt Family, Which Was Prominent In The Area During The Dutch And English Colonial Periods.

KEYWORDS

146 464 acre area bay behind born borough bronx city colonial cordtland cortlandt dutch english family first greenbelt island largest located mayor named native new park part pelham periods prominent staten stephanus third van york