Silver Beach, Bronx

Silver Beach is a neighborhood in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx, New York.

Silver Beach is a predominantly Irish, German, and Italian neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx, lying on a bluff on the southern shore of Throgs Neck. The land was used as a lockout during the American Revolution. A farm in the area owned by the Stephenson family was sold in 1795 to Abijah Hammond, who built a large mansion (later the offices of the Silver Beach Garden Corporation). In the 1920s the Peters and Sorgenfrel families formed Silver Beach Garden (named for the color of the beach at low tide), a summer colony of bungalows that were later adapted for year-round use; most of the streets were named for flowers and trees found on the Hammond estate. Residents owned their houses but rented the land when they joined together to buy it. In the mid 1990s there were 350 small houses lying along narrow lanes. The neighborhood is easily accessible. To live in Silver Beach you need to be represented by at least 12 representatives. For example, there is Matthew O'Brien, the Throggs Neck Benevolent president. Silver Beach's population exceeds 400. Mayor of Silver Beach, Ian "Redant" Fontaine, was born and raised there. He keeps the community running like clockwork. In July 2008 local legend Albert "spike" Keffner passed away at the age of 88 he was a world war 2 veteran, well known and loved by the community especially the local kids most notably for his scooter he rode in after being stricken with polio earlier in his life he was instrumental in forming the local little league having loved baseball his entire life "

Landscape and other areas

The landscape are breezy bluffs about 50 to 60 ft above the water. There are two beaches consisting on Indian Trail, a popular place to live that is right on the coast. There is a deli and a park.

John McNamara: History in Asphalt: The Origin of Bronx Street and Place Names (New York: Bronx County Historical Society, 1984)Gary Hermalyn and Robert Kornfeld: Landmarks of the Bronx (New York: Bronx County Historical Society, 1990)

Gary D. Hermalyn, Encyclopedia of New York City, Edited by Kenneth T. Jackson. New Haven, Yale University Press. 1995.