Pelham Bay is a middle-class residential neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City, located on the eastern shore of The Bronx. The town was once known as Pell's Point during colonial times, named for landowner Thomas Pell, and it was the site of an American Revolutionary War battle on 18 October 1776. The town was annexed into New York City in 1895, and it grew to have large Italian, Hispanic, and Albanian populations. By 2008, it was known as a small, yet dangerous, neighborhood, as the Albanian Mob and prostitutes were known to walk the streets at night. In 2011, 11,931 people lived in Pelham Bay, with 70% being white and 30% Hispanic.
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A prostitute in Pelham Bay, 2008