City Island
City Island is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx, 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.
City Island is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx, 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. City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound, south of Pelham Bay Park and east of Eastchester Bay.
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Worth seeing in and around City Island
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo is a zoo within Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. It is one of the largest zoos in the United States by area and the largest metropolitan zoo, comprising 265 acres of park lands and naturalistic habitats separated by the Bronx River.
7.8 km · metropolitan zoo in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Wikipedia - 02Fordham University
Fordham University is a private Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, in which its original campus is located.
8.6 km · private research university in New York City, USA · Wikipedia - 03New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, a greenhouse containing several habitats; and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, which contains one of the world's largest collections of botany-related texts.
8 km · botanical garden in the Bronx, New York City · Wikipedia - 04Bronx–Whitestone Bridge
The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 678 over the East River. The bridge connects Throggs Neck and Ferry Point Park in the Bronx, on the East River's northern shore, with the Whitestone neighborhood of Queens on the southern shore.
6.4 km · bridge in New York City · Wikipedia - 05Pelham Bay Park
Pelham Bay Park is a municipal park located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is, at 2,772 acres, the largest public park in New York City.
2.7 km · public park in the Bronx, New York · Wikipedia - 06Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City and a designated National Historic Landmark. Located south of Woodlawn Heights, Bronx, it has the character of a rural cemetery.
8.7 km · cemetery in the Bronx, New York City · Wikipedia - 07Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park is a 1,146-acre park located in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it is managed with assistance from the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance.
9.9 km · park in New York City · Wikipedia - 08Throgs Neck Bridge
The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound. The bridge connects the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx with the Bay Terrace section of Queens.
5.2 km · bridge in New York City · Wikipedia - 09New York's 14th congressional district
New York's 14th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in New York City, represented by Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The district includes the eastern part of The Bronx and part of north-central Queens.
6.1 km · U.S. House District in the Bronx and Queens, NY · Wikipedia - 10Bronx Park
Bronx Park is a public park along the Bronx River, in the Bronx, New York City. The park is bounded by Southern Boulevard to the southwest, Webster Avenue to the northwest, Gun Hill Road to the north, Bronx Park East to the east, and East 180th Street to the south.
7.7 km · public park in the Bronx, New York · Wikipedia
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Getting to City Island
- Airports
- LaGuardia (LGA), 11 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 23 km · Newark Liberty (EWR), 37 km
- Stations
- Wakefield–241st Street, 8.2 km · Parkchester, 6.7 km · Norwood – 205th Street, 8.4 km · Bedford Park Boulevard, 9 km · Hunts Point Avenue station, 9.4 km
- Hartford → City Island137 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · $13–17
- Philadelphia → City Island153 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · $14–20
- Albany → City Island201 km · quickest by road, 3h 57m · $19–27
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for City Island
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for City Island. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundIf you happen to be staying in or venturing to the southeast Bronx, consider taking a NYC Ferry to the Soundview (connections to buses Bx39 and Bx27) or Throgs Neck docks (free parking) for a more unique experience than riding the subway underground (you'll do plenty of that in NYC).
- Get aroundIf the salt water views are making you thirsty, grab a drink at the ferry's snack bar.
- Get aroundThe fare is a flat $4 with free transfers to other ferries for 120 minutes.
- Get aroundCheck the official NYC Ferry website for current maps and schedules.
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Next door to City Island
City Island is 7 km from The Bronx, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- The Bronxborough of New York City, New York, United States7.3 km
- Manhassethamlet and census-designated place on Long Island, New York, United States9.9 km
- Port Washingtonhamlet in New York, United States8.6 km
- Flushingneighborhood in Queens, New York City, United States10 km
- Sands Pointvillage in New York, United States6.3 km
- Kensingtonvillage in New York, United States8.1 km