City Island is a small island approximately 1.5 mi (2.4 km) long by 0.5 mi (1 km) wide. It is part of the Bronx, part of New York City. It had (as of 2005) has a population of about 4500. 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, mark ...

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The island has the look and feel of a small New England fishing village, with no spot more than a few minutes walking distance to the water. Most businesses are clustered along centrally-located City Island Avenue. There are two small supermarkets, a gas station, a pharmacy, and a bank, and a variety of other small shops. The island is most famous for its numerous seafood restaurants and antique stores which line both sides of the avenue. There are two grade ...

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City Island is a heavily urbanized area, and the forms of animal life on the island is typical of such an environment: raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, and skunk, as well as a large population of stray cats. The real diversity of wildlife on and around City Island are birds, especially aquatic species. There are many varieties of duck; buffleheads, goldeneyes, mallards, and cormorants. Canada geese are common, as are mute swans, great blue herons, great white egrets, and several types of gull. A small protected wetlands area on west Ditmars Street is home to many of these species. Of course, no list of urb ...

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City Island was created by glacial deposits at the end of the last ice age. There is a layer of bedrock and then a thick layer of red clay topped with sand, with topsoil above that. The southern end has deposits of rare blue clay. The area is strewn with glacial erratic boulders. Local bedrock is granite and schist with grooves from glaciers. In colonial times, there were freshwater drinking wells on the island, wh ...

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The native inhabitants of the island were the Siwanoy Minneford Tribe. The last known members of the tribe either married into other tribes or moved away from the area in the 20th century. In colonial times City Island was known as Greater Minneford Island and was inhabited by Huguenot settlers from Belgium. It had a population of about 1000 people, who tended farms and livestock. Current residents of Scandinavian descent say they were the first Caucasians to live in City Island, before the Huguenots; there is some arc ...

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As of January 2005, the island's water mains and sewer mains are being dug up and replaced due to old age. A movement exists in the community to have all electric power, cable TV, and telephone wires put underground because the utility poles are overwired and unsightly. Many of the poles are leaning heavily. Many of the dead-end side streets terminate in small beaches, and many of these have locked gates, limiting access only to local residents or members of small beach clubs and block associations. The ownership of these beaches is uncl ...

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The island has four yacht clubs, all situated on the Eastchester Bay side of the island. They are, from north to south, the Harlem Yacht Club, Stuyvesant Yacht Club, City Island Yacht Club, and Morris Yacht and Beach Club. The Touring Kayak Club is on the west side of the island. There are two active sail lofts (Ulmer-Kolius and Doyle). The island also has several commercial marinas. The island has what is called special anchorages where boats of all sizes are freely moored or anchored and there are many docks with boat slips for mooring boats in a secure and restricted way. There are many large ...

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City Island is connected to the mainland by the 3-lane City Island Bridge. A small private bridge connects to High Island, however a security gate prevents access. Bus transportation consists of the Bx29 local bus to the 6 train at the Pelham Bay Park subway station and the BxM7B express bus to Manhattan, both run by the MTA. Although not displayed on the subway map, it's clearly placed on the Bronx Bus Map. A ferry dock at the foot of Fordham Street is operated by the NYC Dept. of Corrections. The ferry is used to transport pr ...

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The island is famous for its restaurants, with seafood dining, especially lobster, being a common specially. Over a dozen eating establishments compete for business, ranging from fast food (Johnny's Reef) to Latin (Tito Puente's) to a French bed & breakfast (Le Refuge). Many of the restaurants close during the winter months. The City Island Nautical Museum display maritime artifacts and antiques. It is located at 190 Fordham Street and is open only on Sunday afternoons ( ...

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The island has earned the nickname Cinema Island for the numerous films, television shows, and commercials that been shot there. Films include Long Days Journey into Night, (Katharine Hepburn), Awakenings (Robert De Niro and Robin Williams), and Love Is All There Is (Lainie Kazan and Angelina Jolie). The City Island Bridge was featured in the movie A Bronx Tale, and one scene was set there. Television series include Coronet Blue and an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent called Sound Bodies which was based on ...

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