Throgs Neck
Throgs Neck (or Throggs Neck) is a headland in the south-east of the New York Bronx , which marks the transition from the East River to the Long Island Sound on the mainland side .
description
The neighborhood of the same name on the peninsula is also bounded to the north by Interstate 95 and to the west by Interstate 678 ( Hutchinson River Parkway ). The Interstate 295 ( Cross Bronx Expressway ) crosses the district center and diagonally from northwest to southeast and then via the Throgs Neck Bridge over to Queens.
In contrast to the rest of the southern Bronx, Throgs Neck is mainly inhabited by the upper middle class, and the building fabric consists mainly of one and two-family houses. There is also no connection to the subway . A connection to the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway was planned, but was never realized.
history
The peninsula was initially called Vriedelandt , (Dutch for land of peace) by the New Dutch . The current name comes from John Throckmorton . In 1668 the peninsula was called "Frockes Neck" on maps. In 1776, George Washington's headquarters warned of a British landing in "Frogs Neck". The Throgs Neck Bridge was built between 1957 and 1961.
In art
The following films / series were shot in Throgs Neck:
- Summer of Sam
- Episodes from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Time of awakening
- Storage Wars: New York
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00814F9395E107B93C5A8178AD85F418585F9
- ^ Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace, Gotham, a History of New York City to 1898 (1999, p. 37).
- ↑ In Revolutionary Days; Third Installment of the Interesting Tilghman-Duer Letters . In: The New York Times , April 21, 1895, p. 25. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
Coordinates: 40 ° 48 ′ 21.9 " N , 73 ° 47 ′ 42.3" W.