Throgs Neck Light
Address:
SUNY Maritime College
Hanus Street
Bronx
Category: Lighthouses
Active aid to navigation.
Location: On the campus of SUNY Maritime College.
Established: 1827; current tower 1934
Owner: SUNY
Description: A skeletal tower topped by an automated fixed red light with a range of 11 miles marking the port entry from the Long Island Sound to the East River. Originally built in 1827, the first keepers Samuel Young and Jeth Bayles operated a bar for boaters and anglers at the site. The current tower, established in 1934, remains active today and the keeper's dwelling is used for faculty housing.
