Have you ever wondered how all those different Manhattan neighborhoods got their names? Or are you a super impressive genius who already knows everything? Either way, Mental Floss put together a guide to the backstories behind Greenwich Village, Times Square, Hamilton Heights, and many others. Did you know that Kips Bay was named for Dutch settler Jacobus Hendrickson Kip? A lot of them are like that. [Mental Floss; previously]
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