gg s ▁Ne ck ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁pass . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Th ro gg s ▁Ne ck ▁Bridge , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁adjacent ▁park ways , ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁lost ▁its ▁compar ative ▁isol ation . ▁However , ▁Th ro gg s ▁Ne ck ▁was ▁largely ▁ex empt ▁from ▁the ▁severe ▁urban ▁decay ▁that ▁affected ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Bron x ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁two ▁of ▁several ▁large ▁and ▁hand some ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁Ferr is ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁last ed ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁James ▁Ferr is ▁house ▁over looking ▁East chester ▁Bay ▁was ▁hast ily ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁the ▁Watson ▁Ferr is ▁house ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁by ▁its ▁occup ants , ▁the ▁T rem ont ▁Terra ce ▁Mor av ian ▁Church . ▁The ▁James ▁Ferr is ▁house ▁had ▁been ▁comm ande ered ▁by ▁Admir al ▁Richard ▁How e ▁as ▁his ▁headquarters ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁when ▁James ▁Ferr is ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁prison ▁h ul ks ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁har bor , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁The ▁neighborhood ▁has ▁several ▁beach ▁clubs ▁and ▁a ▁diverse ▁housing ▁stock , ▁including ▁middle - class ▁homes , ▁up - market ▁water front ▁cond omin iums ,