The read City Island in short
City Island sits in Long Island Sound off the Bronx's northeast shore, connected to the mainland by a single bridge. There's no subway on the island: take the 6 train to its Pelham Bay Park terminus, then the Bx29 bus down City Island Avenue, lined with seafood restaurants and boatyards. Those boatyards carry real pedigree — City Island yards built five America's Cup defenders between 1958 and 1980, including Intrepid, launched from the Minneford Yacht Yard for the winning 1967 defense — and the City Island Nautical Museum keeps the island's shipbuilding record.
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Where it is
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Live from OpenStreetMap — restaurants, bars, cafés, and pubs within about half a mile of City Island's center. Coverage thins out in less-mapped pockets, and this reflects the map, not reviews or hours — check before you go.
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