Schuylerville, Bronx
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Schuylerville (nicknamed "Skyville") is a
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neighborhood located in the
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area of New York City. Housing is mostly single-family and two-family houses. It is located next to other middle-to-upper-class residential neighborhoods of
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and Pelham Bay. Schuylerville is a small enclave situated between the Bruckner Expressway and the
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, with suburban style. It is a predominantly
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neighborhood, with small Hispanic and black populations. Saint Raymond's Cemetery is in the southwestern part. Since the rise of the housing market the neighborhood has seen various luxury developments, including condos and newly built two-family houses. Officially, it is considered part of the Throggs Neck section of the East Bronx. However, it is closer to and associated with the Pelham Bay and
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sections of the Bronx. One of the largest public parks in New York City,
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, is located nearby, as well as Orchard Beach.


Demographics

Schuylerville has a population of around 10,121 people, and according to 2012 figures it had a median household income of $68,943 compared to $32,893 for the whole Bronx borough. The population is around 45% white and 45% Hispanic, the rest being a mix of blacks and Asians.


Transportation

The following
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bus routes serve Schuylerville: * Bx5: to Co-op City and Bay Plaza Shopping Center or Simpson Street () (via Story Avenue) * Bx8: to 225th Street () or Locust Point (via Williamsbridge Road) * Bx40/42: to Morris Heights or Throggs Neck (via Tremont-Burnside Avenues) * Q50: to
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or Co-op City The
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of the
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() serves Schuylerville via the
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, Buhre Avenue, and Middletown Road stations.


References

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