The Big Oyster

When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626 he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. In 1842, when the novelist Charles Dickens arrived in New York, he could not conceal his eagerness to find and experience the fabled oyster cellars of New York City's slums.

Cand Peter Minuit a cumparat Manhattanul pentru 24 de dolari in 1626, si-a aratat perspicacitatea cumparand si bazinele de stridii de pe micuta insula Oyster Island din apropiere, redenumita Ellis Island in 1770. In 1842, cand romancierul Charles Dickens a sosit la New York, nu si-a putut ascunde nerabdarea de a gasi si experimenta legendarele pivnite de stridii din mahalalele orasului New York.