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Encyclopedia - City Island Bronx New York: Encyclopedia - City Island Bronx New York
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. I...   » Read the article

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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 secu...   » Read the article

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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 wat...   » Read the article

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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 commu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Island Bronx New York: Encyclopedia Ii - City Island Bronx New York - Geology
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 cla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Island Bronx New York: Encyclopedia Ii - City Island Bronx New York - Indigenous Wildlife
City Island is a heavily urbanized area, and the forms of animal life on the island is typical of such an environment: raccoons, squirrel...   » Read the article

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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 in...   » Read the article

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The island is famous for its restaurants, with seafood dining, especially lobster, being a common specially. Over a dozen eating establis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Island Bronx New York: Encyclopedia Ii - City Island Bronx New York - Boating
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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City Island Bronx New York: Encyclopedia Ii - City Island Bronx New York - History
The native inhabitants of the island were the Siwanoy Minneford Tribe. The last known members of the tribe either married into other trib...   » Read the article