restaurant guide once described the neighborhood as "upper middle class". Police and crime Spuyten Duyvil is patrolled by the 50th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 3450 Kingsbridge Avenue. The 50th Precinct ranked 13th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. The 50th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 69.9% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported three murders, 22 rapes, 185 robberies, 213 felony assaults, 126 burglaries, 695 grand larcenies, and 288 grand larcenies auto in 2022. Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates the Spuyten Duyvil branch at 650 West 235th Street. The one-story branch opened in 1971 and was designed by Giorgio Cavaglieri. Transportation Spuyten Duyvil is the location of the Spuyten Duyvil train station, which is served by the Hudson Line of the Metro-North Railroad, providing service into Grand Central Terminal and north into Westchester County. Spuyten Duyvil Bridge, a railroad swing bridge that carries Amtrak's Empire Corridor line between New York City and Albany, spans Spuyten Duyvil Creek. The north end of the Henry Hudson Bridge connects the neighborhood to the island of Manhattan via the Henry Hudson Parkway. Hudson Rail Link connects the Metro-North station to the surrounding area, with Routes J, K, L, and M serving Spuyten Duyvil. Points of interest Edgehill Church of Spuyten Duyvil (United Church of Christ) was built in 1888-89 as a chapel of the Riverdale Presbyterian Church located nearby, and was designed by Francis H. Kimball in an eclectic mix of styles: Romanesque Revival, Tudor Revival and Shingle style. The church was designated a New York City landmark in 1980. Henry Hudson Park features a bronze statue of Henry Hudson sculpted by Karl Bitter and Karl Gruppe on top of a Doric column by architect Walter Cook of the firm of Babb, Cook & Willard. Villa Charlotte Bronte is an apartment house built in 1926 and designed by Robert Gardner, which overlooks the Hudson and Harlem Rivers. Notable people Alexander Calder (1898–1976), sculptor who is best known for his innovative mobiles. William Sergeant Kendall (1869–1938), artist. Georgina Klitgaard (1893–1976), artist known for panoramic landscape paintings Joan Tetzel (1921–1977), actress. See also Hell Gate List of place names of Dutch origin John Jay McKelvey, Sr., Attorney, Park District Protection League Trustee. References Notes Bibliography External links Neighborhoods in the Bronx