It is a short walk from The New York Public Library and Veteran's Park.
Bodine has had many names over the centuries, including Palmer's Run and Mill Brook.
Near Bodine Creek was Bodine's Pond, used for years by various industries.
The Richmond County Water Company once supplied water to the area, but when Bodine's Pond was eventually drained, the wells of the company were sunk in the remaining marsh.
The edges of the pond are still visible on the landscape in the form of Columbia Street and Jewett Avenue.
In 1922, the New York Times reported that a 13-year-old boy was killed by a train while crabbing from the railway trestle over Bodine Creek.
Other fatalities have been reported from drowning and train accidents.
It is a short walk from The New York Public Library and Veteran's Park. Bodine has had many names over the centuries, including Palmer's Run and Mill Brook. Near Bodine Creek was Bodine's Pond, used for years by various industries. The Richmond County Water Company once supplied water to the area, but when Bodine's Pond was eventually drained, the wells of the company were sunk in the remaining marsh. The edges of the pond are still visible on the landscape in the form of Columbia Street and Jewett Avenue. In 1922, the New York Times reported that a 13-year-old boy was killed by a train while crabbing from the railway trestle over Bodine Creek. Other fatalities have been reported from drowning and train accidents.
Port Richmond, Staten Island