How "The Lady of Gravesend" set the stage for NYC's street grid in the 1600s

Name: How "The Lady of Gravesend" set the stage for NYC's street grid in the 1600s
Uploaded: 2026-03-30T19:43:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 30 s
Description: Before Manhattan's iconic street grid took shape, an English widow laid the groundwork at a settlement in Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.

Before Manhattan's iconic street grid took shape, an English widow laid the groundwork at a settlement in Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.