▁north ▁by ▁B ais ley ▁Avenue ▁and ▁the ▁Bru ck ner ▁Express way , ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁West chester ▁Creek , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁sides ▁by ▁the ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁Sound . ▁ ▁Th ro gg s ▁Ne ck ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁Th ro gs ▁Ne ck ▁Bridge , ▁which ▁connect s ▁the ▁Bron x ▁with ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Bay ▁Terra ce ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Queens ▁on ▁Long ▁Island . ▁The ▁Th ro gs ▁Ne ck ▁L ighth ouse ▁formerly ▁stood ▁at ▁its ▁southern ▁tip . ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁sp elling ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁histor ically ▁disput ed . ▁The ▁tradition ally ▁correct ▁sp elling ▁is ▁with ▁two ▁G s , ▁and ▁while ▁NY C ▁Park s ▁Commission er ▁and ▁Trib or ough ▁Bridge ▁and ▁T unnel ▁Author ity ▁Chair man ▁Robert ▁Mos es ▁officially ▁short ened ▁it ▁to ▁one ▁G ▁after ▁dec iding ▁that ▁two ▁would ▁not ▁fit ▁on ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁signs , ▁long - time ▁residents ▁continue ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁traditional ▁sp elling . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁pen ins ula ▁was ▁called ▁V ried eland t , ▁" Land ▁of ▁Peace ", ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Nether land ers . ▁The ▁current ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁John ▁Th rock m orton , ▁English ▁imm igr ant ▁and ▁associate ▁of ▁Roger ▁Williams ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁allowed ▁Th rock m orton ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁this ▁peri pher al ▁area ▁of ▁New ▁Amsterdam ▁in ▁ 1