Konaander kongh

Konaande Kongh was a Lenape settlement of the Reckgawawanc people, as observed by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, located in what is now East Harlem. The settlement was situated on high ground near 98th Street and Park Avenue. The name means "the hill near which they fish with nets," referring to fishing at Hell Gate. The Reckgawawanc Lenape, residing in Konaande Kongh, faced attacks from the Mohawk to the north. Despite being at war, these conflicts were primarily over people and goods rather than land. 

Despite encroachment from Dutch settlers, the Lenape chief Rechewack retained control of the land until it was sold to Jean Mousnier de la Montagne. It was transferred to the expanding Dutch colony as part of colonial expansion.