1. Geography

2. Name

3. History

4. Demographics

5. Police and crime

6. Fire safety

7. Health

8. Post office and ZIP code

9. Education
    Schools  Library 

10. Transportation

11. In popular culture

12. Notable people

13. References

14. External links

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Throggs Neck (also known as Throgs Neck) is a neighborhood and peninsula in the southeastern portion of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It is bounded by the East River and Long Island Sound to the south and east, Westchester Creek on the west, and Baisley Avenue and the Bruckner Expressway on the north.

The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community District 10, and its ZIP Code is 10465.^[1] Throggs Neck is patrolled by the 45th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.^[5]

Geography

Throggs Neck is a narrow spit of land in the southeastern portion of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It demarcates the passage between the East River (an estuary) and Long Island Sound. "Throggs Neck" is also the name of the neighborhood of the peninsula, bounded on the north by Baisley Avenue and the Bruckner Expressway, on the west by Westchester Creek, and on the other sides by the River and the Sound.^[1]

Throggs Neck is at the northern approach to the Throgs Neck Bridge, which connects the Bronx with the neighborhood of Bay Terrace in the borough of Queens on Long Island. The Throgs Neck Lighthouse formerly stood at its southern tip.

Name

The spelling of the area has been historically disputed.^[3] The traditionally correct spelling is with two Gs,^[4] and while NYC Parks Commissioner and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Chairman Robert Moses officially shortened it to one G after deciding that two would not fit on many of the street signs, long-time residents continue to recognize the traditional spelling.^[5]

History

The peninsula was called Vriedelandt, "Land of Peace", by the New Netherlanders. The current name comes from John Throckmorton, English immigrant and associate of Roger Williams in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Dutch allowed Throckmorton to settle in this peripheral area of New Amsterdam in 1642, with thirty-five others.^[10][6] At this time, the peninsula was also known as Maxson's point as the Maxson family (Richard, Rebecca, John, etc.) lived there. Many of the settlers, including Anne Hutchinson and her family, were murdered in a 1643 uprising of Native Americans. Throckmorton returned to Rhode Island.^[7] In 1668, the peninsula appeared on maps as "Frockes Neck". The peninsula was virtually an island at high tide.

In 1776, George Washington's headquarters wrote of a potential British landing at "Frogs Neck".^[8] At the bridge over Westchester Creek, now represented by an unobtrusive steel and concrete span at East Tremont Avenue near Westchester Avenue, General Howe did make an unsuccessful effort to cut off Washington's troops in October 1776; when the British approached, the Americans ripped up the plank bridge and opened a heavy fire that forced Howe to withdraw and change his plans; six days later he landed troops at Rodman's Neck to the north, on the far side of Eastchester Bay.^[9] A farm in the area owned by the Stephenson family was sold in 1795 to Abijah Hammond, who built a large mansion (later the offices of the Silver Beach Garden Corporation).

In the 19th century, the area remained the site of large farms, converted into estates. About 1848 members of the Morris family purchased a large parcel of land and built two mansions and many cottages and service buildings, reached by a private dock in Morris Cove at the end of what is now Emerson Avenue, where they had nearly a mile of shoreline.^[10] After the Civil War, Collis P. Huntington, the railroad builder, owned an extensive parcel,^[11] which his heirs held until they were almost the last estate on Throggs Neck. Huntington's property was previously owned by Frederick C. Havemeyer Jr., the sugar magnate,^[12] and the Havemeyer-Huntington mansion is now home to Preston High School, New York.

Throgs Neck Park, a {{convert|0.44|acre|adj=on}} public park^[13] that faces Throggs Neck from the opposite shore at the end of Myers Street, was acquired as a public place in 1836.^[14] 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. By the late 19th century, the area had developed into a fashionable but more public summer resort, which also contained large German beer gardens,^[15] to which the residents of Yorkville arrived by steamboat service up the East River. The 19th-century steamboat landing at Ferris Dock on Westchester Creek stood at present-day Brush Avenue north of Wenner Place; the road to it bore the name of the steamboat Osseo.^[16] The Ferris family were 18th-century residents, whose Ferris Point at the southeast corner of the Throggs Neck neighborhood now supports the Hutchinson River Parkway (formerly Ferris Lane)^[17] overhead ramp to the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and Ferry Point Park.

In the decades after the incorporation of the Bronx into the City of Greater New York in 1898, transit lines were extended to the neighborhood, bringing in many Italian farmers and tradesmen. In the 1920s the large estates largely became converted into smaller row homes and densely built bungalow lots.^[10] The Peters and Sorgenfrel families formed Silver Beach Garden (named for the color of the beach at low tide), a summer colony of bungalows that were later adapted for year-round use; most of the streets were named for flowers and trees found on the Hammond estate. Residents owned their houses but rented the land when they joined together to buy it. Nearby to the north, a campsite for church youth transformed into a bungalow colony later named Edgewater Park.

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. A 1929–39 pair of plans to expand the subway system with a Second Avenue Subway branch to Throggs Neck did not come to pass. By 1961, with the construction of the Throggs Neck Bridge, as well as the adjacent parkways, the neighborhood lost its comparative isolation. However, Throggs Neck was largely exempt from the severe urban decay that affected much of the Bronx in the 1970s.^[18]

The last two of several large and handsome 18th-century Ferris houses in the neighborhood lasted until the 1960s, when the James Ferris house overlooking Eastchester Bay was hastily demolished in 1962 and the Watson Ferris house was demolished in 1964 by its occupants, the Tremont Terrace Moravian Church. The James Ferris house had been commandeered by Admiral Richard Howe as his headquarters in October 1776, when James Ferris was sent to the prison hulks in New York harbor, where he died in 1780.^[19]

Demographics

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. In 1984, the New York Times described Throggs Neck as one of the last middle- and upper-middle-class areas in the Bronx, noting the area "seems like a well-kept suburb."^[18] 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.^[18] As of the 2000 Census, the median household income for census tracts within the neighborhood ranged from $18,000 to $85,000 in the less affluent tracts and well over $100,000 for the waterfront tracts near the Throgs Neck Bridge.^[20]

Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Schuylerville, Throgs Neck, and Edgewater Park was 44,167, a change of 455 (1%) from the 43,712 counted in 2000. Covering an area of {{convert|2068.82|acres}}, the neighborhood had a population density of {{convert|21.3|PD/acre|PD/sqmi PD/sqkm}}.^[21] The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 46.1% (20,348) White, 7.9% (3,479) African American, 0.2% (93) Native American, 3.2% (1,430) Asian, 0% (15) Pacific Islander, 0.5% (238) from other races, and 1% (450) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 41% (18,114) of the population.^[22]

The entirety of Community District 10, which comprises Throggs Neck and Co-op City, had 121,868 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 81.1 years.^[23]{{Rp|2, 20}} This is about the same as the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.^[24]{{Rp|53 (PDF p. 84)}}^[25] Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 20% are between the ages of between 0–17, 26% between 25–44, and 27% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 9% and 18% respectively.^[23]{{Rp|2}}

As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 10 was $59,522.^[26] In 2018, an estimated 14% of Throggs Neck and Co-op City residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City. One in eleven residents (9%) were unemployed, compared to 13% in the Bronx and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 45% in Throggs Neck and Co-op City, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, {{as of|2018|lc=y}}, Throggs Neck and Co-op City are considered high-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying.^[23]{{Rp|7}}

Police and crime

Throggs Neck and Co-op City are patrolled by the 45th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 2877 Barkley Avenue in Throggs Neck.^[27] The 45th Precinct ranked 28th safest out of 69 city precincts for per-capita crime in 2010.^[28] With a non-fatal assault rate of 53 per 100,000 people, Throggs Neck and Co-op City's rate of violent crimes per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 243 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole.^[23]{{Rp|8}}

The 45th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 75.1% between 1990 and 2018. The precinct saw 0 murders, 13 rapes, 127 robberies, 239 felony assaults, 138 burglaries, 555 grand larcenies, and 106 grand larcenies auto in 2018.^[29]

Fire safety

Throggs Neck is served by two fire stations of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY).^[30] Engine Co. 89/Ladder Co. 50 is located at 2924 Bruckner Boulevard,^[31] while Engine Co. 72/Satellite 2 is located at 3929 East Tremont Avenue.^[32]

Health

Preterm births are more common in Throggs Neck and Co-op City than in other places citywide, though teenage births are less common. In Throggs Neck and Co-op City, there were 110 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 10.3 teenage births per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).^[23]{{Rp|11}} Throggs Neck and Co-op City has a low population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 7%, lower than the citywide rate of 14%, though this was based on a small sample size.^[23]{{Rp|14}}

The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Throggs Neck and Co-op City is {{convert|0.0075|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, the same as the city average.^[23]{{Rp|9}} Fourteen percent of Throggs Neck and Co-op City residents are smokers, which is the same as the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.^[23]{{Rp|13}} In Throggs Neck and Co-op City, 24% of residents are obese, 13% are diabetic, and 37% have high blood pressure—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.^[23]{{Rp|16}} In addition, 25% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.^[23]{{Rp|12}}

Eighty-seven percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is the same as the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 77% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," about the same as the city's average of 78%.^[23]{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket in Throggs Neck and Co-op City, there are 7 bodegas.^[23]{{Rp|10}}

The nearest large hospitals are Calvary Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center's Jack D. Weiler Hospital, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in Morris Park. The Albert Einstein College of Medicine campus is also located in Morris Park.^[33]

Post office and ZIP code

Throgs Neck is located within ZIP Code 10465.^[34] The United States Postal Service's Throggs Neck Station is located at 3630 East Tremont Avenue.^[35]

Education

Throggs Neck and Co-op City generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city. While 34% of residents have a college education or higher, 16% have less than a high school education and 50% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher.^[23]{{Rp|6}} The percentage of Throggs Neck and Co-op City students excelling in math rose from 29% in 2000 to 47% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 33% to 35% during the same time period.^[36]

Throggs Neck and Co-op City's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is slightly higher than the rest of New York City. In Throggs Neck and Co-op City, 21% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, a little more than the citywide average of 20%.^[24]{{Rp|24 (PDF p. 55)}}^[23]{{Rp|6}} Additionally, 75% of high school students in Throggs Neck and Co-op City graduate on time, the same as the citywide average of 75%.^[23]{{Rp|6}}

Schools

The New York City Department of Education operates the following public schools in Throggs Neck:^[37]

• PS 10 (grades PK-8)^[38]
• PS 72 Dr William Dorney (grades PK-5)^[39]
• MS 101 Edward R Byrne (grades 6-8)^[40]
• PS 304 Early Childhood School (grades PK-5)^[41]
• Hospital Schools (grades K-12)
• Mott Hall Community School (grades 6-8)

The following private schools are located in Throggs Neck:^[37]

• St Frances De Chantal School (grades PK-8)
• Preston High School (grades 9-12)
• Monsignor Scanlan High School (grades 9-12)
• St Benedict School (grades PK-8)

Library

The New York Public Library (NYPL)'s Throg's Neck branch is located at 3025 Cross Bronx Expressway Extension. The branch has operated since 1954 and moved to its current one-story building in 1974.^[42]

Transportation

The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Throggs Neck:^[43]

• {{NYC bus link|Bx5}}: to Pelham Bay Park or Bay Plaza (Weekend only) or Southern Blvd. - West Farms Road (via Story Ave.)
• {{NYC bus link|Bx8}}: to 225th St station or Locust Point (via Williamsbridge Rd.)
• {{NYC bus link|Bx40}}/{{NYC bus link|Bx42}}: to Throggs Neck or Morris Heights (via Tremont and Burnside Aves.)
• {{NYC bus link|Q44}} SBS: to Jamaica, Queens or West Farms (via Cross Bronx Expressway Service Road.)
• {{NYC bus link|Q50}}: to Flushing, Queens or Co-op City (via Brunkner Blvd.)
• {{NYC bus link|BxM9}}: express to Midtown Manhattan

Throggs Neck is expected to be served by NYC Ferry's Soundview route beginning in 2021.^[44][45][46]

The Throgs Neck Bridge and the Whitestone Bridge provide access to Queens and Long Island. Due to the proximity of the Bruckner Interchange, the crossroads of the Hutchinson River Parkway, the Bruckner Expressway, the Hutchinson River Expressway, the Cross-Bronx Expressway, and also the Throgs Neck Expressway and the New England Thruway, there is convenient highway access to Throggs Neck from many parts of the New York area.

Numerous roadways near the southern end of Throggs Neck are named in honor of Union generals from the American Civil War, including Philip Kearny, John Reynolds, Carl Schurz, Thomas Meagher, and Benjamin Prentiss. Another roadway is named for James Longstreet, a Confederate general who, once the war had ended, embraced Reconstruction and consequently became the object of intense Southern opprobrium.

In popular culture

Several television shows and movies have been filmed in Throggs Neck, including these films:

• Awakenings (1990)
• Summer of Sam (1999)

Television shows include:

• Episodes of Special Victims Unit
• New York
• Scenes in The Leftovers

Notable people

• Frank Bello (born 1965), bass player for the heavy metal band Anthrax^[47]
• Charlie Benante (born 1962), drummer for the heavy metal band Anthrax^[47]
• Collis Potter Huntington (1821–1900), railroad magnate^[48]
• Christine Jorgensen (1926-1989), first transsexual celebrity, 1950s-60s, following surgical transformation in Denmark, 1952; born and raised on Dudley Avenue^[49]
• Michael Kay (born 1961), sports broadcaster^[50]
• Doug Marrone (born 1964), head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars^[51]
• Bill Polian (born 1942), Hall of Fame NFL executive.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
• T.J. Rivera (born 1988), MLB infielder for the New York Mets.^[52]

Robert Grant born 1980, award winning televison producer

References

• {{cite book | last=McNamara | first=J. | title=History in Asphalt: The Origin of Bronx Street and Place Names, Borough of the Bronx, New York City | publisher=Published in collaboration with the Bronx County Historical Society [by] Harbor Hill Books | year=1978 | isbn=978-0-916346-31-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=334MAAAAYAAJ | ref=harv | access-date=August 14, 2018}}
• {{cite book | last=McNamara | first=J. | last2=Twomey | first2=B. | title=Throggs Neck Memories: The History of a Thriving Community | publisher=The author | year=1994 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Te0StwAACAAJ | ref=harv | access-date=August 14, 2018}}
• {{cite book | last=Hermalyn | first=G.D. | last2=Kornfeld | first2=R. | author3=Bronx County Historical Society | title=Landmarks of the Bronx | publisher=Bronx County Historical Soc | year=1989 | isbn=978-0-941980-26-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2v9oO54RvaMC | ref=harv | access-date=August 14, 2018}}
• {{cite enc-nyc}}

External links

• Throggs Neck Merchant Association
• Forgotten NY: Throgs Neck, NY
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20041209185533/http://www.lighthousemuseum.org/nylights/throgs.htm Lighthouse Museum]: Throgs Neck Lighthouse

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