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  • How did Throgs Neck get its name?

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    Throgs Neck in the Bronx, New York City, is named after English immigrant John Throckmorton, whose surname is also variously spelled as Throgmorton and Throggmorton. He settled on the peninsula for a period from 1642 when it was part of New Amsterdam and under the control of Dutch colonialists. Also known as Throggs Neck, road signage favors spelling with one Read more...

  • Is there a train to Yankee Stadium?

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    Yankee Stadium is a 10-minute walk from MTA Metro-North’s Yankees-East 153rd Street station on the Hudson line running between Poughkeepsie and Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. On game days the station is also served by the Harlem and New Haven lines, and frequent shuttles run between the station, Harlem-125th Street station, and Grand Central. Read more...