Gothamist: Water Park to Splish Splash to an Approval

George Myers

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:20:23 -0500

Also once the East River was called the Sound River since that's where it goes, through Hellgate. The Zum Zum restaurants in NYC used to serve Hell and Dunkel beer (light and dark, in Bavaria). I read because of the rocks the tidal water were turned white, hence the term (before it was blasted away, in a record setting explosion). An experimental underwater electrical generator is being tested, recently a whole dam for electricity proposed across the river, the eastside first settled, because prevailing winds allowed sailing ships on and off the shore without a tow into the river.

glennardo

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:48:56 -0500

I hope they will have some type of mass transit option, like a ferry boat from key locations around the city. If this is just for cars, well hello congestion from the 'burbs!

Dave H.

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:20:20 -0500

"Hell's Gate" is a common misnomer. It's actually the nonpossessive "Hell Gate". According to Wikipedia: The name "Hell Gate" is a corruption of the Dutch phrase Hellegat, meaning "bright passage," which was originally applied to the entirety of the East River.