![]() ![]() He envisioned shipyards, and stores that could cater to the ships. He knew that ships heading north and south passed City Island using Long Island Sound as a safe inshore waterway. Palmer had the vision of developing the island into a port, which could rival that of New York. It had a population of about 1000 people, who tended farms and livestock. Up to this point the island had been inhabited by only a few homes and farms. Prior to that, English settlers led by Anne Hutchinson (seeking religious freedom) settled in an area nearby on the river (now known as the Hutchinson River) in 1642.Īfter changing hands several times, in 1761 the island (at that time known as Minefer's Island), was bought by Benjamin Palmer of New York. ![]() ![]() Originally inhabited by the Siwanoy band of Lenape Indians, City Island later was settled by Europeans as part of property and estate bought by English nobleman Thomas Pell in 1654. The island is part of Bronx Community District 10, and its ZIP Code is 10464. Its land area is 0.395 square miles (1.02 km 2). The Stepping Stones Light, marking the main shipping channel into New York, is off the southern tip of City Island, near the Long Island shore.Īs of the 2010 Census, the island had a population of 4,362. The small island adjacent to the northeast is High Island. The body of water between City Island and the even smaller, uninhabited Hart Island to the east is known as City Island Harbor. City Island is part of the Pelham Islands, a group of islands that once belonged to Thomas Pell. City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound, south of Pelham Bay and east of Eastchester Bay.Īt one time the island was incorporated within the boundaries of Pelham, Westchester County, New York, but the island is now part of New York City. City Island is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx in New York City, located on an island of the same name approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long by 0.5 miles (0.80 km) wide. ![]()
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