Coogan's Bluff

Coogan's Bluff is a promontory near the western shore of the Harlem River in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City.

The promontory is named for James J. Coogan (1846–1915), a real estate developer and one-term Manhattan Borough President, who owned the land during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

[1][2] From 1890 until April 1964, the bluff overlooked the Polo Grounds,[3][4] a professional sports venue that served as the home ballpark for Major League Baseball's New York Giants from 1891 until the franchise's move to San Francisco after the 1957 season.

The Bushman Steps, located just west of Coogan's Bluff in Sugar Hill/Hamilton Heights, led from the 155th Street subway station to the Polo Grounds ticket booths; the John T. Brush Stairway, on West 157th Street between St Nicholas Avenue and Edgecombe Avenue, then carried fans the rest of the way down to the stadium.

[8] The 15.15-acre (6.13 ha) hollow, bordered by Frederick Douglass Boulevard, West 155th Street and Harlem River Drive, is currently home to the Polo Grounds Towers housing complex: four 30-story buildings containing a total of 1,616 apartments.

Fans on Coogan's Bluff watch the infamous Merkle's Boner game between the Giants and Cubs at the Polo Grounds , September 23, 1908
The Bushman Steps, looking westward from Edgecombe Avenue
The John T. Brush Stairway from Edgecombe Avenue, descending through Highbridge Park toward Harlem River Drive
The Polo Grounds Towers from Coogan's Bluff
Polo Grounds Towers from West 155th Street, with the Macombs Dam Bridge and the Bronx in the background