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Throgs Neck (neighborhood)
Throgs Neck (neighborhood)
The geographic feature Throgs Neck, shown in red, in the Bronx, New York City
The geographic feature Throgs Neck, shown in red, in the Bronx, New York City
Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge spanning Throgs Neck
Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge spanning Throgs Neck
This Map shows the income distribution in Throgs Neck.
This Map shows the income distribution in Throgs Neck. The Throgs Neck Bridge is a Suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961 carrying Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the [1]

Throgs Neck (more correctly spelled Throggs Neck and sometimes referred to as frog's neck) is a narrow spit of land in the southeastern portion of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. A spit is a deposition Landform found off Coasts. At one end spits connect to land while at the far end they exist in open water In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city The City of New York It demarcates the passage between the East River and Long Island Sound. The East River is a tidal Strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end Long Island Sound is an Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various Rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut "Throgs Neck" is also the name of the neighborhood of the peninsula, bounded on the north by East Tremont Avenue and Baisley Avenue, on the west by Westchester Creek, and on the other sides by the above-named bodies of water. Tremont Avenue is a two-lane two-way road in The Bronx, New York. Westchester Creek is a tidal inlet of the East River located in the south eastern portion of The Bronx. Throgs Neck was largely exempt from the severe urban decay that affected much of the Bronx Borough and boasts a diverse housing stock including middle and upper middle class neighborhoods. Urban decay is a process by which a City, or a part of a city falls into a state of disrepair The American middle class is an ambiguously defined Social class in the United States. The American middle class is an ambiguously defined Social class in the United States. [2]

Throgs Neck is at the northern approach to the Throgs Neck Bridge, which connects the Bronx with the borough of Queens on Long Island. The Throgs Neck Bridge is a Suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961 carrying Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches The Throgs Neck Lighthouse stands at its southern tip. Throgs Neck Lighthouse in The Bronx, New York, USA was a wooden lighthouse that was replaced by an iron skeletal tower that is still there Historically, the correct spelling is with two "g's. "[3] NYC Parks Commissioner and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Chairman Robert Moses shortened it to one "g" after deciding that two would not fit on many of the street signs. The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, doing business as " MTA Bridges and Tunnels " is a division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Robert Moses ( December 18 1888 – July 29 1981) was the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long

The peninsula was called Vriedelandt by the Dutch. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The current name comes from John Throckmorton, an Englishman the Dutch allowed to settle in the area in 1642. For the US Army General see John L Throckmorton Sir John Throckmorton (1524 – 22 May 1580) was a lawyer and member England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The settlement was eventually driven out by an uprising of Native Americans. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States In 1668, the peninsula appeared on maps as "Frockes Neck". In 1776, George Washington wrote of a "Frogs Neck". George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the

In the 19th century, the area became the site of large farms and estates. From 1833 to 1856, the construction of Fort Schuyler brought in laborers and craftsmen, many of whom were immigrants from Ireland, to settle in the area with their families. For the fort at Utica NY see Utica New York For the fort at Rome NY see Fort Stanwix Fort Schuyler is a preserved Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world By the late 19th century, the area had developed into a fashionable summer resort. A seaside resort is a Resort located on the Coast. Where a Beach is the primary focus for Tourists it may be called a beach resort

In the decades after the incorporation of the Bronx into the City of Greater New York in 1898, the transit lines were extended to the neighborhood, bringing in many Italian farmers and tradesmen. The City of Greater New York, was a term commonly used originally to refer to the expanded city created on January 1, 1898 by the incorporation into the city of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The large estates largely became converted into smaller row homes.

In 1932, Fort Schuyler closed as an active military installation and became the campus for cadets of the State University of New York Maritime College. In 1961, with the building of the Throgs Neck Bridge, as well as the adjacent parkways, the neighborhood lost its comparative isolation. Today the neighborhood has several beach clubs and a diverse housing stock, including middle-class homes, up-market waterfront condominiums, as well as the Throggs Neck Houses, built in 1953 as one of the first low-income public housing projects in New York City and later expanded twice. The American middle class is an ambiguously defined Social class in the United States. A condominium, or condo, is a form of Housing tenure and other Real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment In 1984, the New York Times described Throgs Neck as one of the last middle- and upper-middle-class areas in the Bronx, noting the area "seems like a well-kept suburb. "[2] Even in the mid-1980s, after the city failed to pave neighborhood streets properly, waterfront condominiums were selling for as much as $416,468 in 2005 dollars. [2]

During the 2000 Census, the median household income for census tracts within the neighborhood ranged from $7,000 to $18,000 in poorer areas surrounding the Throgs Neck Houses to $55,000-$85,000 in the waterfront areas near the Throgs Neck Bridge. [1]

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References

  1. ^ a b US Census Bureau, Income Map. Retrieved on 2006-11-2.
  2. ^ a b c New York Times, If you're thinking of living in Throgs Neck. Retrieved on 2006-11-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000
  3. ^ "Spell It Throg(g)s Neck And Give or Take One G", The New York Times, January 17, 1955. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)

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