”Ranaqua, the Bronx headquarters of the Department of Parks &
Recreation of the City of New York, is located in the southeastern part of
Bronx Park, east of the northbound lanes of the Bronx River Parkway. The
name is the Reckgawank Algonquin (Delaware) word for 'End Place,' the
peninsula originally sold to Jonas Bronck in 1639. The three-story brick
building, with its adjacent garages, yards and shops, was built by the
Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) and opened by Robert
Moses in 1937.”[1]
References:
- Bronx Park: Ranaqua, New York City Department of Parks website.
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