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Throgs Neck / Eastchester Bay Bronx Apartments
Neighborhood Information for Apartment Renters
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 Named for John Throckmorton, who settled here under the Dutch in 1643, Throgs Neck is a peninsula at the extreme southeast of the Bronx. In the 1800s, this was a fashionable summer resort and Irish immigrants lived here and worked as servants and tenant farmers. The construction in the mid-1800s of Fort Schuyler drew laborers, stonemasons, and other craftsmen and their families to the area. The building of subway lines in the late 1900s drew Italian farmers and tradesmen and opened up the area as a practical commuter community. The neighborhood changed again in 1961 when the Throgs Neck Bridge was completed and cars brought a suburban feel to the area. Throgs Neck today is covered with residences ranging from exclusive beachfront enclaves to a low-income housing project. The residents recently (2003) changed the zoning to limit attached townhouse development.
The Eastchester Bay neighborhood is on Long Island Sound. Since this waterfront is in the Bronx, the housing is modest and the water view is not yet blocked by luxury high-rises. Move fast to get your piece of the horizon!
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Throgs Neck / Eastchester Bay: |
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Singles/families:
Throgs Neck / Eastchester Bay: A very nice place for families because it's an affordable low-density area compared to much of the city. Not much night life.
Type of Housing:
The gamut: grand beachfront houses, high-rise co-ops and condos, mid-rise apartment buildings, converted summer cottages, public housing.
Typical price range:
Studios: $800+
1 BRs: $1100+
2 Brs:
$1400+
Transportation links to midtown/downtown:
There is no subway service.
List of possible photo opportunities:
Fort Schuyler (under north support of Throgs Neck Bridge), Throgs Neck Bridge, walk along the beach and find nice homes.
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