, ▁a ▁ ▁public ▁park ▁that ▁faces ▁Th ro gg s ▁Ne ck ▁from ▁the ▁opposite ▁shore ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁My ers ▁Street , ▁was ▁acquired ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁From ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Fort ▁Sch uy ler ▁brought ▁in ▁labor ers ▁and ▁craft s men , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Ireland , ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁with ▁their ▁families . ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁area ▁had ▁developed ▁into ▁a ▁fashion able ▁but ▁more ▁public ▁summer ▁resort , ▁which ▁also ▁contained ▁large ▁German ▁be er ▁gard ens , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁York ville ▁arrived ▁by ▁steam bo at ▁service ▁up ▁the ▁East ▁River . ▁The ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁steam bo at ▁landing ▁at ▁Ferr is ▁D ock ▁on ▁West chester ▁Creek ▁stood ▁at ▁present - day ▁Br ush ▁Avenue ▁north ▁of ▁W en ner ▁Place ; ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁it ▁bore ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁steam bo at ▁Os se o . ▁The ▁Ferr is ▁family ▁were ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁residents , ▁whose ▁Ferr is ▁Point ▁at ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁Th ro gg s ▁Ne ck ▁neighborhood ▁now ▁supports ▁the ▁H utch inson ▁River ▁Park way ▁( former ly ▁Ferr is ▁Lane ) ▁overhead ▁r amp ▁to ▁the ▁Bron x - Wh it estone ▁Bridge ▁and ▁Fer ry ▁Point ▁Park