Pelham Bay Naval Training Station was a World War I-era United States Navy training facility located on Rodman's Neck, a peninsula at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, New York City.

[1] Located near City Island and Westchester County, it was operational from 1917 to 1919.

[2] Prior to the creation of the Pelham Bay Naval Training Station, a national guard base was set up in the heart of Pelham Bay Park.

[3] The camp also featured entertainment facilities provided by the Knights of Columbus, the Y.M.C.A.,[4][5] and other organizations including the American Red Cross and the American Library Association.

[6] A number of Queens Borough Public Library staff members took a leave of absence, and were placed at the Naval station via the efforts of the American Library Association.