@johndesio @RBratspies @ChristRobbins@MaxRivlinNadler William Francis Deegan was an architect and a major for the Army Corps of Engineers back in the late 20s. He organized the American Legion and was later appointed by Mayor Jimmy Walker as Tenement House Commissioner until his death.
@SamMellins By the way, it was once spelled with two “G”s until Robert Moses removed the second letter from all street signs when the bridge of the same name was constructed.
@SamMellins Named after John Throckmorton, a 17th century settler in that part of the Bronx. Although he lived there a short while, many began to call it “Throckmorton’s Neck” and eventually the classic misspelling as “Throgs Neck.” During the war of Independence, it was called “Frogs Neck.”