Every July 4, to celebrate Independence Day, there is a large fireworks show at nearby Orchard Beach. Hundreds of boats typically gather in the harbor to view the show.
On the evening of January 24, 2003, four local boys, 15 and 16 years old, were killed when their 8-foot dinghy sank in City Island Harbor. The boys placed a short phone call to 9-1-1 but no action was taken due to insufficient information. In any case, given the frigid water temperature it is unlikely they would have survived long enough for help to arrive.[1][2][3] Their boat was found in February[4] and all four bodies were found in the harbor a few months later.[5][6]
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^"911 Plea Fails Teens Missing in Icy Waters". Los Angeles Times. 2003-01-29. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^McFadden, Robert D.; Worth, Robert F. (2003-04-27). "Body Found Off City Island Is One of Four Missing Boys". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^Lueck, Thomas J. (2003-02-02). "Boat Believed Used by Four Lost Teenagers Is Found Capsized Near Hart Island". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^Buffa, Denise (2005-07-23). "CITY ISLAND 'DROWN' LAWSUIT TOSSED". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
^Cullivan, C.J. . New York Press. Vol. 16, no. 21. Archived from the original on 2003-11-01.
city, island, harbor, protected, body, water, between, city, island, hart, island, bronx, york, city, open, long, island, sound, northern, southern, extremities, true, harbor, sound, other, minor, islands, around, include, chimney, sweeps, islands, blauzes, is. City Island Harbor is the protected body of water between City Island and Hart Island in the Bronx New York City open to Long Island Sound at its northern and southern extremities It is not a true harbor but a sound Other minor islands in and around City Island Harbor include the Chimney Sweeps Islands the Blauzes and Rat Island Green Flats Reef is exposed at low tide Aerial view of City Island left and Hart IslandEvery July 4 to celebrate Independence Day there is a large fireworks show at nearby Orchard Beach Hundreds of boats typically gather in the harbor to view the show On the evening of January 24 2003 four local boys 15 and 16 years old were killed when their 8 foot dinghy sank in City Island Harbor The boys placed a short phone call to 9 1 1 but no action was taken due to insufficient information In any case given the frigid water temperature it is unlikely they would have survived long enough for help to arrive 1 2 3 Their boat was found in February 4 and all four bodies were found in the harbor a few months later 5 6 References edit 911 Plea Fails Teens Missing in Icy Waters Los Angeles Times 2003 01 29 Retrieved 2020 03 11 McFadden Robert D Worth Robert F 2003 04 27 Body Found Off City Island Is One of Four Missing Boys The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 03 11 City Not Responsible For Drowning Death Of Four Teens In 2003 Says Judge NY1 Archived from the original on 2007 03 22 Lueck Thomas J 2003 02 02 Boat Believed Used by Four Lost Teenagers Is Found Capsized Near Hart Island The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 03 11 Buffa Denise 2005 07 23 CITY ISLAND DROWN LAWSUIT TOSSED New York Post Retrieved 2020 03 11 Cullivan C J Bronx Stroll New York Press Vol 16 no 21 Archived from the original on 2003 11 01 External links editTerra Server Image permanent dead link Daily News Article permanent dead link 40 50 58 53 N 73 46 36 47 W 40 8495917 N 73 7767972 W 40 8495917 73 7767972 nbsp This article about a location in The Bronx New York is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City Island Harbor amp oldid 1159878549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
