. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁dec ades ▁after ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁the ▁Bron x ▁into ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁trans it ▁lines ▁were ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁neighborhood , ▁bringing ▁in ▁many ▁Italian ▁far mers ▁and ▁tr ades men . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁the ▁large ▁est ates ▁largely ▁became ▁converted ▁into ▁smaller ▁row ▁homes ▁and ▁dens ely ▁built ▁b ung al ow ▁lots . ▁ ▁The ▁Peters ▁and ▁S orgen f rel ▁families ▁formed ▁Silver ▁Beach ▁Garden ▁( named ▁for ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁beach ▁at ▁low ▁t ide ), ▁a ▁summer ▁col ony ▁of ▁b ung al ows ▁that ▁were ▁later ▁adapted ▁for ▁year - round ▁use ; ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁streets ▁were ▁named ▁for ▁flowers ▁and ▁trees ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁Hamm ond ▁estate . ▁Res idents ▁owned ▁their ▁houses ▁but ▁r ented ▁the ▁land ▁ ▁when ▁they ▁joined ▁together ▁to ▁buy ▁it . ▁ ▁Near by ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁a ▁cam ps ite ▁for ▁church ▁youth ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁b ung al ow ▁col ony ▁later ▁named ▁Ed gew ater ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Fort ▁Sch uy ler ▁closed ▁as ▁an ▁active ▁military ▁installation ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁campus ▁for ▁cad ets ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Mar itime ▁College . ▁A ▁ 1 9 2 9 – 3 9 ▁pair ▁of ▁plans ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁sub way ▁system ▁with ▁a ▁Second ▁Avenue ▁Sub way ▁branch ▁to ▁Th ro