The settlement was later also inhabited by Irish and German immigrants. Seneca Village existed until 1857, when, through eminent domain, the villagers and other settlers in the area were forced to leave and their houses were torn down for the construction of Central Park. The entirety of the village was dispersed.

Yes, Seneca Village was a thriving, predominantly African-American community that was forcibly destroyed in the 1850s to make way for the construction of New York City's Central Park. Founded in 1825, it was the first significant community of free Black property owners in the city, located between what is now West 82nd and 89th Streets. By 1855, it featured at least 50 homes, three churches, and a school. To gain public support for the park, the city and the press disparaged the residents as "squatters" and "vagabonds," despite many being stable, tax-paying landowners. The city ultimately used eminent domain to seize the land, paying residents far below the true market value. By 1857, the community was entirely razed. In 2026, the Central Park Conservancy and historians emphasize that the loss of Seneca Village was a devastating blow to Black political power and community building, as property ownership was a prerequisite for Black men to vote in New York at that time.