Stuyvesant Town , known to its residents as `` Stuy Town '' , was named after Peter Stuyvesant , the last director-general of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam , whose farm occupied the site in the 17th century .
Stuyvesant Town is known to its residents as `` Stuy Town '' . It was named after Peter Stuyvesant , the last Director-General of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam , whose farm occupied the site in the seventeenth century .