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[[Image:ThroggsNeckBronxNYC.JPG|right|thumb|Throgs Neck (neighborhood)]]
[[Image:Wpdms terra throgs neck.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The geographic feature Throgs Neck, shown in red, in the Bronx, New York City]]
[[Image:Aerial View of the Throgs Neck Bridge.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Aerial view of the [[Throgs Neck Bridge]] spanning Throgs Neck]]
[[Image:T Neck Bronx.jpg|thumb|300px|This Map shows the income distribution in Throgs Neck.<ref name="US Census Bureau, Income Map">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ThematicMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-tree_id=403&-_MapEvent=zoom&-errMsg=&-_useSS=N&-_dBy=140&-redoLog=false&-_zoomLevel=4&-tm_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_M00024&-tm_config=|b=50|l=en|t=403|zf=0.0|ms=thm_def|dw=0.3997967383107785|dh=0.22717238039512536|dt=gov.census.aff.domain.map.EnglishMapExtent|if=gif|cx=-73.83493884437232|cy=40.80720367894496|zl=5|pz=5|bo=|bl=|ft=350:349:335:389:388:332:331|fl=403:381:204:380:369:379:368|g=05000US36005|ds=DEC_2000_SF3_U|sb=50|tud=false|db=140|mn=0|mx=168061|cc=1|cm=1|cn=7|cb=|um=Dollars|pr=0|th=DEC_2000_SF3_U_M00024|sf=N|sg=&-PANEL_ID=tm_result&-_pageY=&-_lang=en&-geo_id=05000US36005&-_pageX=&-_mapY=&-_mapX=&-_latitude=&-_pan=&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_longitude=&-_changeMap=Identify|title=US Census Bureau, Income Map|accessdate=2006-11-2}}</ref>]]
'''Throgs Neck''' (more correctly spelled '''Throggs Neck''' and sometimes referred to as frog's neck {{Fact|date=April 2008}}) is a narrow [[spit (landform)|spit]] of land in the southeastern portion of the [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[the Bronx]] in [[New York City]]. It demarcates the passage between the [[East River]] and [[Long Island Sound]]. "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. Throgs Neck was largely exempt from the severe [[urban decay]] that affected much of the [[Bronx|Bronx Borough]] and boasts a diverse housing stock including [[American middle class|middle]] and [[American middle class|upper middle class]] neighborhoods.<ref name="New York Times, If you're thinking of living in Throgs Neck">{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7D9153BF930A35755C0A962948260|title=New York Times, If you're thinking of living in Throgs Neck|accessdate=2006-11-02}}</ref>
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 Lighthouse]] stands at its southern tip. Historically, the correct spelling is with two "g's."<ref>"Spell It Throg(g)s Neck And Give or Take One G", ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[January 17]], [[1955]].</ref> 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 peninsula was called ''Vriedelandt'' by the [[Netherlands|Dutch]]. The current name comes from [[John Throckmorton]], an [[England|Englishman]] the Dutch allowed to settle in the area in 1642. The settlement was eventually driven out by an uprising of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. In 1668, the peninsula appeared on maps as "Frockes Neck". In 1776, [[George Washington]] wrote of a "Frogs Neck".
In the 19th century, the area became the site of large farms and estates. From 1833 to 1856, the construction of [[Fort Schuyler, Bronx|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 [[seaside resort|summer 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 [[Italy|Italian]] farmers and tradesmen. 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 [[American middle class|middle-class]] homes, up-market waterfront [[condominium]]s, 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 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."<ref name="New York Times, If you're thinking of living in Throgs Neck">{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7D9153BF930A35755C0A962948260|title=New York Times, If you're thinking of living in Throgs Neck|accessdate=2006-11-02}}</ref> 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.<ref name="New York Times, If you're thinking of living in Throgs Neck">{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7D9153BF930A35755C0A962948260|title=New York Times, If you're thinking of living in Throgs Neck|accessdate=2006-11-02}}</ref>
During the 2000 Census, the median household income for census tracts within the neighborhood ranged from $18,000 to $85,000 in poorer areas surrounding the Throgs Neck Houses to $85,000-$100,000 in the waterfront areas near the Throgs Neck Bridge.<ref name="US Census Bureau, Income Map">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ThematicMapFramesetServlet?_bm=y&-tree_id=403&-_MapEvent=zoom&-errMsg=&-_useSS=N&-_dBy=140&-redoLog=false&-_zoomLevel=4&-tm_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U_M00024&-tm_config=|b=50|l=en|t=403|zf=0.0|ms=thm_def|dw=0.3997967383107785|dh=0.22717238039512536|dt=gov.census.aff.domain.map.EnglishMapExtent|if=gif|cx=-73.83493884437232|cy=40.80720367894496|zl=5|pz=5|bo=|bl=|ft=350:349:335:389:388:332:331|fl=403:381:204:380:369:379:368|g=05000US36005|ds=DEC_2000_SF3_U|sb=50|tud=false|db=140|mn=0|mx=168061|cc=1|cm=1|cn=7|cb=|um=Dollars|pr=0|th=DEC_2000_SF3_U_M00024|sf=N|sg=&-PANEL_ID=tm_result&-_pageY=&-_lang=en&-geo_id=05000US36005&-_pageX=&-_mapY=&-_mapX=&-_latitude=&-_pan=&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF3_U&-_longitude=&-_changeMap=Identify|title=US Census Bureau, Income Map|accessdate=2006-11-02}}</ref>
==Transportation==
*Bx5: to [[Pelham Bay Park]] or [[Simpson Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)|Simpson St station]] (via Story Av)
*Bx8: to [[225th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)|225th St station]] or [[Locust Point, Bronx|Locust Point]] (via Williamsbridge Rd)
*Bx40/42: to [[Morris Heights, Bronx|Morris Heights]] (via Tremont-Burnside Avs)
*BxM9 Express: to [[Midtown, Manhattan|Midtown]]
==Popular culture==
* ''[[Summer of Sam]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', and ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'' are just a few of the films and television programs filmed in Throggs Neck.
* Additionally, the area is mentioned in a song by [[The Mountain Goats]], entitled "Going to Port Washington." The song features the lyric, "And as we crossed over the Throgs Neck Bridge / I had something on my mind."
*''[[Awakenings]]'' with [[Robin Williams]] and [[Robert De Niro]] was shot there.
*Popular webcomic [[Cat and girl|Cat and Girl]] posited the area as the name for an alcoholic drink in the [http://www.catandgirl.com/view.php?loc=538 538th entry] published on [[November 9]] [[2007]].
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.forgotten-ny.com/YOU%27D%20NEVER%20BELIEVE/Throgs%20Neck/throgs.html Forgotten NY]: Throgs Neck, NY
*[http://www.lighthousemuseum.org/nylights/throgs.htm Lighthouse Museum]: Throgs Neck Lighthouse
*[http://www.prestonhs.org/ Preston High School]
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03EFDC1E31F937A35752C0A96E958260&scp=4&sq=frog%27s+neck&st=nyt New York Times] Throcke's, Frog's, Throggs, or Throgs?
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