▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Th ro gg s ▁Ne ck ▁H ouses , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁low - in come ▁public ▁housing ▁projects ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁later ▁expanded ▁twice . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁described ▁Th ro gg s ▁Ne ck ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁middle - ▁and ▁upper - middle - class ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x , ▁not ing ▁the ▁area ▁" se ems ▁like ▁a ▁well - ke pt ▁sub urb ." ▁Even ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁after ▁the ▁city ▁failed ▁to ▁p ave ▁neighborhood ▁streets ▁properly , ▁water front ▁cond omin iums ▁were ▁s elling ▁for ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁$ 4 1 6 , 4 6 8 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁dollars . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Census , ▁the ▁median ▁household ▁income ▁for ▁census ▁tract s ▁within ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁r anged ▁from ▁$ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 8 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁less ▁aff lu ent ▁tract s ▁and ▁well ▁over ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁water front ▁tract s ▁near ▁the ▁Th ro gs ▁Ne ck ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁data ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁United ▁States ▁Census , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Sch uy ler ville , ▁Th ro gs ▁Ne ck , ▁and ▁Ed gew ater ▁Park ▁was ▁