Submitted by Shoddy_Restaurant_34 t3_10lgeou in StamfordCT
Shortchange96 t1_j5wwhv0 wrote
Greenwich because it’s closest. I’d live in Byraq
Massive_Wash_9528 t1_j5wyb5m wrote
Byraq lmao
aaronthekid69 t1_j5x0emx wrote
The US invaded Byraq
Shortchange96 t1_j5x5nyg wrote
Heard that nickname from a Byraq native and it always makes me chuckle
loeborg t1_j5xmv7y wrote
I’ve lived in Greenwich since 1987. Never heard that before.
Shortchange96 t1_j5ybpxr wrote
The Byraqi I heard it from was born in 1987
loeborg t1_j5yt7ll wrote
Never heard it. It’s fantastic. 77’
Shortchange96 t1_j5yxajs wrote
I like it too
Bklyn78 t1_j5ydj85 wrote
Ok. I’m going to bite.
I’m fairly new to Stamford, and never heard that term.
What is it ? 😁
FrozenGushers t1_j5ye1vo wrote
They’re talking about Byram. We used to call it that growing up, and I’m from Riverside. Born in 92
Shortchange96 t1_j5ydxnj wrote
It’s what a friend of mine who is from the Byram part of Greenwich calls Byram. Also the closest Connecticut neighborhood to Jersey City
teknic111 t1_j5yz3at wrote
Byram, the slums of Greenwich.
loeborg t1_j5ysgvl wrote
I don’t know how much truth there is to it but Native Americans went to buy rum. That’s what I’ve always heard.
rogerworkman623 t1_j613xhe wrote
I looked this up and you’re pretty much right. The area is named after the river, but the river was changed from the Armonck River to the Byram River because Native American fur traders would approach merchants on the river with the phrase “buy rum”. Source: the county archives, according to this article
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