▁on ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Water front ▁have ▁brought ▁more ▁business es ▁to ▁Morris ▁Street ▁including ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁restaur ants ▁with ▁out door ▁se ating ▁and ▁small ▁neighborhood ▁sh ops . ▁ ▁History ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁location ▁was ▁called ▁Ar ress ick ▁or ▁Ar is heck ▁Island ▁by ▁the ▁earliest ▁sett lers ▁after ▁a ▁cor rupted ▁L ena pe ▁term , ▁possibly ▁from ▁Kan iske ck ▁meaning ▁a ▁long , ▁grass y ▁mar sh ▁or ▁me adow . ▁ ▁Col on ization ▁The ▁location ▁was ▁originally ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁tract ▁of ▁land ▁purchased ▁by ▁Michael ▁P au w , ▁an ▁Amsterdam ▁Burg om aster ▁and ▁Lord ▁of ▁Ach tt ien h oven ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 0 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Pav onia . ▁The ▁first ▁settlement ▁at ▁Paul us ▁Hook ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 3 ▁when ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁an ▁island ▁at ▁high ▁t ide . ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 8 ▁it ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁P au w ' s ▁agent , ▁a ▁man ▁named ▁M iche al ▁P au lez ▁( Pa ulus on , ▁Pow les ) ▁who ▁operated ▁an ▁occas ional ▁fer ry ▁and ▁trad ed ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁L ena pe ▁population . ▁P au lez ' s ▁name ▁eventually ▁became ▁" Pa ulus ," ▁the ▁name ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁hook ▁j ut ting ▁into ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁bay . ▁By ▁permission ▁of ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁New ▁Nether land , ▁Wille m ▁K ie ft , ▁the ▁land ▁at ▁Paul us ▁Hook ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Abraham