City Island (Bronx, NYC) (New York City, New York)

USA / New York / Kings Point / New York City, New York
 island, neighbourhood
City Island is a small island approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) long by .5 mi (1 km) wide. At one time attached to the town of Pelham, Westchester County, it is now part of the New York City borough of the Bronx. As of the 2000 census the island had a population of 4,520. Its land area is 1.023 km² (0.395 sq mi, or 252.835 acres). The island is part of Bronx Community Board 10. It is populated by many great seafood restaurants and marinas.

City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound, south of Pelham Bay and east of Eastchester Bay. The body of water between City Island and the even smaller (and uninhabited) Hart Island to the east is known as City Island Harbor. The small island adjacent to the northeast is High Island. Stepping Stones Lighthouse, marking the main shipping channel into New York, is off the southern tip of the island, near the Long Island shore. It is part of the Pelham Islands, a group of islands originally belonging to Thomas Pell.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Island,_Bronx
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Coordinates:   40°50'51"N   73°47'12"W

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  • Known primarily as a shipbuilding and fishing area, the Island has more in common with New England than New York City, of which is is a legitimate part. An insular atmosphere, where the locals are called "Clam Diggers" and those who come in from the mainland are rewferred to as "Mussel Suckers". Also referred to as the "Bronx Riviera", due to its proximity to Orchard Beach, just across the bridge in Pelham Bay Park.
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