The Bronx
—  Borough of New York City  —
The Bronx is the location of Yankee Stadium, the famous baseball stadium
Location of The Bronx shown in yellow.
Coordinates: 40°50′14″N 73°53′10″W / 40.83722, -73.88611
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Bronx
City	New York City
Settled	1639
Government
- Borough president	Adolfo Carrión Jr.
Area
- Total	57.43 sq mi (148.7 km²)
- Land	42.03 sq mi (108.9 km²)
- Water	15.40 sq mi (39.9 km²)
Population
- Total	1,332,650
- Density	31,709/sq mi (12,242.9/km²)
Website: www.ilovethebronx.com—Official website of the Bronx Borough President

The Bronx is New York City's northernmost borough, coterminous with Bronx County. The Bronx is located northeast of Manhattan. It is the only one of the city's five boroughs situated primarily on the United States mainland (the others are on islands). As of 2006, the United States Census Bureau estimated that the borough's population was 1,361,473,^[1] which ranks fourth of the five boroughs. Recently, its population, which had been declining since it peaked in 1950,^[2] showed a small increase. Bronx may refer to: The Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City Bronx River, a river that flows south through The Bronx The Bronx, the American punk rock band Bronx cocktail, the alcoholic beverage A Bronx Morning, a 1931 avant-garde film The Bronx Bombers, nickname of... The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3072x2304, 1740 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Yankee Stadium Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... This page is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ... This article is about the sport. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2652x2582, 4784 KB) A map of New York City with the Bronx highlighted. ... This article is about the state. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Borough President is an elective office in New York City. ... Adolfo Carrión, Jr. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... The Five Boroughs of New York City The Five Boroughs may also mean The Five Burghs of the Danelaw. ...

Background

The Bronx is referred to, both legally,^[3] and colloquially,^[4] with a definite article, as The Bronx. (The name of Bronx County, which is coterminous, does not include a the, nor does the USPS in its address database.^[5]) The name for this region first appeared in the Annexed District of the Bronx created in 1874 out of part of Westchester County and named after the Bronx River, and was continued in the Borough of the Bronx, which included a larger annexation from Westchester County in 1898. The use of the definite article is attributed to the style of referring to rivers.^[6][7] The river itself was named after Jonas Bronck, a Dutch (born in Sweden) sea captain and 1641 resident whose 500 acres (2.0 km²) farm lay between the Harlem River and the Bronx River, the latter of which was then known as the Aquahung by Native Americans. Another explanation for the use of the definite article in the borough's name is that the original form of the name was possessive: The Bronck's. Definite Article is the title of British comedian Eddie Izzards 1996 performance released on video and CD. The video/DVD and CD performances were both recorded on different nights at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England. ... USPS and Usps redirect here. ... Westchester County is a primarily suburban county located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents. ... Bronx River in Westchester County, NY The Bronx River is a river, approximately 24 mi (38 km) long, in southeast New York in the United States. ... Jonas Bronck Jonas Bronck alt Bronk or Brunk (1600 ? -1643) was a Dutch immigrant to North America who gave name to The Bronx borough of New York City. ... The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles (13 km) between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. ... Bronx River in Westchester County, NY The Bronx River is a river, approximately 24 mi (38 km) long, in southeast New York in the United States. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ...

The Bronx was called Rananchqua^[8] by the native Siwanoy^[9] band of Lenape, while other Natives knew The Bronx as Keskeskeck.^[10] It was divided by the Aquahung River, now known as the Bronx River. The land was first settled by Europeans in 1639, when Jonas Bronck, for whom the area was later named, established a farm along the Harlem River in the area now known as the Mott Haven section. The Dutch and English settlers referred to the area as Bronck's Land.^[11] The Siwanoy are a Native American tribe in the New York area. ... For the language, see Lenape language. ... Jonas Bronck Jonas Bronck alt Bronk or Brunk (1600 ? -1643) was a Dutch immigrant to North America who gave name to The Bronx borough of New York City. ... Mott Haven is the southernmost neighborhood in the South Bronx. ...

The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, an original county of New York state. The present Bronx County was contained in four towns: Westchester, Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. Westchester County is a primarily suburban county located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents. ...

In 1846, a new town, West Farms, was created by division of Westchester; in turn, in 1855, the town of Morrisania was created from West Farms. In 1873, the town of Kingsbridge (roughly corresponding to the modern Bronx neighborhoods of Kingsbridge, Riverdale, and Woodlawn) was established within the former borders of Yonkers. On 1874-01-01, the western portion of the present Bronx County, consisting of the towns of Kingsbridge, West Farms, and Morrisania, was transferred to New York County, and to New York City; the three towns were abolished in the process.^[12][13] On 1895-06-06, the Town of Westchester and portions of Eastchester and Pelham, similarly were transferred to New York County and City.^[12][14] City Island, New York City's only nautical community, voted to join New York County in 1896. In 1898, the amalgamated City of New York was created, including the Bronx as one of its five boroughs (although still within New York County). On 1912-04-19, those parts of the then New York County which had been annexed from Westchester County in the past decades were newly constituted as Bronx County, while keeping its status as a borough of New York City. ^[12][15] Morrisania is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the Bronx in New York City. ... Kingsbridge Kingsbridge is a neighborhood in the Bronx, New York. ... Riverdale Riverdale (population approximately 45,000, according to the 2000 U.S. Census) is a middle- and upper-class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City. ... Woodlawn Woodlawn (population 7,741) is a neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... City Island is a small island approximately 1. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Bronx underwent rapid growth after World War I. Extensions of the New York City Subway contributed to the increase in population as thousands of immigrants flooded the Bronx, resulting in a major boom in residential construction. Among these groups, many Irish and Italians but especially Jews settled here. Author Willa Cather, tobacco merchant Pierre Lorillard, and inventor Jordan Mott were famous settlers. In addition, French, German, and Polish immigrants moved into the borough. The Jewish population also increased notably during this time. Many synagogues still stand in the Bronx, but most have been converted to other uses. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Times Square–42nd Street station entrance The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority , an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit. ... Wilella Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873[1] – April 24, 1947) is an eminent author from the United States. ... Pierre Lorillard IV (October 13, 1833 – July 7, 1901) was an American tobacco manufacturer and thoroughbred race horse owner. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The synagogue Scolanova Trani in Italy. ...

In prohibition days, bootleggers and gangs ran rampant in the Bronx. Irish, Italian and Polish immigrants smuggled in most of the illegal whiskey. By 1926, the Bronx was noted for its high crime rate and its many speakeasies. Rum-running is the business of smuggling or transporting of alcoholic beverages illegally, usually to circumvent taxation or prohibition. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

After the 1930s, the Irish immigrant population in the Bronx decreased. The German population followed suit in the 1940s, as did many Italians in the 1950s and Jews in the 1960s. As the generation of the 1930s retired, many moved to southeastern Florida, west of Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach. The migration has left a Hispanic (mostly Puerto Rican and Dominican) and African-American population, along with some white areas in the far southeastern and northwestern parts of the county. A Jewish American (also commonly American Jew) is an American (a citizen of the United States) of Jewish descent who maintains a connection to the Jewish community, either through actively practicing Judaism or through cultural and historical affiliation. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Fort Lauderdale, known as the Venice of America, is a city located in Broward County, Florida. ... Being largely seasonal, downtown Palm Beachs streets are virtually vacant in the summer. ... Hispanic (Spanish: ; Portuguese: ; Latin: , adjective from Hispānia, the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically denoted relation to the ancient Hispania and its peoples. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ...

During the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, the Bronx went into an era of sharp change in the residents' quality of life. Historians and social scientists have put forward many factors. They include the theory that Robert Moses' Cross-Bronx Expressway destroyed existing low-density neighborhoods, as well as the development of high-density housing projects. Another factor may have been the reduction by insurance companies and banks in offering property-related financial services (mortgages) to some areas of the Bronx — a process known as redlining. This article is about the economic and philosophical concept. ... This is about the urban planner; for other uses, see Robert Moses (disambiguation). ... The Cross-Bronx Expressway is a major expressway in New York City. ... In the United States and Canada, public housing is a federal, state or provincial, or local program designed to provide subsidized assistance for low-income and poor people. ... For the automotive term, see redline. ...

In the 1970s, the Bronx was plagued by a wave of arson. The burning of buildings was mostly in the South Bronx, concentrated especially along Westchester Avenue and in West Farms. The most common explanation of what occurred was that landlords decided to burn their buildings and take the insurance money as profit.^[16] Competing explanations blamed the insurance companies since their non-renewals of policies encouraged the landlords, or the residents themselves. After the destruction of many buildings in the South Bronx, the arsons slowed significantly in the later part of the decade, but the aftereffects were still felt into the early 1990s. The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Since the early 1990s, significant residential development has occurred. Groups affiliated with South Bronx churches have built the Nehemiah Homes with about 1,000 units. This and other developments have began to rebuild the South Bronx, and the ripple effects are felt borough-wide. This is due to many reasons, but primarily to community members working to build the community back up once again by creating affordable housing. As a result of the growing population, the IRT White Plains Road Line has had an increase in riders. Business chains such as Staples have started stores in the Bronx, and the number of bank branches has increased. Affordable housing is a dwelling where the total housing costs are affordable to those living in that housing unit. ... The White Plains Road Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, serving the central Bronx. ... Staples may mean: Abram Penn Staples Billy Staples Chris Staples Curtis Staples Greg Staples Isaac Staples Jim Staples (rugby player) Mavis Staples Neville Staples Peter Staples Pops Staples Sam Staples (cricketer) Todd Staples Waller Redd Staples Staples, Minnesota Staples Inc. ...

In 1997, the Bronx was designated an All America City by the National Civic League, signifying its comeback from the decline of the 1970s. In 2006, the New York Times reported that "construction cranes have become the borough's new visual metaphor, replacing the window decals of the 1980's in which pictures of potted plants and drawn curtains were placed in the windows of abandoned buildings."^[17]. The borough has experienced substantial new building construction since 2002. Between 2002 and June 2007, 33,687 new units of housing were built or were under way and $4.799 billion has been invested in new housing. In the first six months of 2007 alone total investment in new residential development was $965 million and 5,187 residential units were scheduled to be completed. Much of the new development is springing up in formerly vacant lots across the South Bronx.^[18] In 1997, The Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City, was designated an All America City by the National Civic Council. ... The National Civic League is an organization founded in 1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at a meeting of civic leaders, policy-makers, journalists, and educators (including Theodore Roosevelt, Louis Brandeis, Marshall Field, and Frederick Law Olmsted) to discuss the future of American cities. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Geography

The Bronx is almost entirely situated on the North American mainland.^[19] The Hudson River separates the Bronx from New Jersey to its west, the Harlem River separates it from the island of Manhattan to the southwest, the East River separates it from Queens to the southeast, and Long Island Sound separates it from Nassau County to the east. Westchester County is directly north of the Bronx. The Bronx also includes several small islands in the East River and Long Island Sound. Rikers Island in the East River is home to the Rikers island jail facility. Although it is a part of Bronx County, the island is only accessible by a bridge running from Queens to the island. , The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois,[1][2][3] or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, Θkahnéhtati[4] in Tuscarora), is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and... The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles (13 km) between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... Theodore Roosevelt home at Sagamore Hill Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... View of Rikers Island Rikers Island is the name of New York Citys largest jail facility[1], as well as the name of the 413. ...

As a part of New York City, Bronx County contains no other political subdivisions. It is located at 40°42′15″N, 73°55′5″W (40.704234, -73.917927).^[20] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 148.7 km² (57.4 sq mi). 108.9 km² (42.0 sq mi) of it is land and 39.9 km² (15.4 sq mi) of it (26.82%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

The Bronx River flows south from Westchester County through the borough, emptying into the East River; it is the only freshwater river in New York City. A smaller river, the Hutchinson River, passes through the east Bronx and empties into Eastchester Bay. The borough includes two of the largest parks in New York City, Pelham Bay Park and Van Cortlandt Park. Pelham Bay Park includes a large man-made public beach called Orchard Beach, created by Robert Moses. Woodlawn Cemetery, one of the largest cemeteries in New York City, is located near the border with Westchester County. It opened in 1863, at a time when the Bronx was still considered a rural area. Bronx River in Westchester County, NY The Bronx River is a river, approximately 24 mi (38 km) long, in southeast New York in the United States. ... The Hutchinson River is a small freshwater stream in New York. ... Eastchester Bay is a protected body of water between City Island and the mainland Bronx, New York. ... Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of The Bronx, is at 2,764 acres (11 km²) the largest public park in New York City, more than three times the size of Manhattans Central Park. ... Van Cortlandt Park is a large urban park in the Bronx, NY. It has an area of 1,146 acres (4. ... Orchard Beach is a public beach in the borough of The Bronx, in the City of New York. ... This is about the urban planner; for other uses, see Robert Moses (disambiguation). ... Located in The Bronx, Woodlawn Cemetery is one of the largest cemeteries in New York City. ... Westchester County is a primarily suburban county located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents. ...

The United States Postal Service zip code prefix is 104xx, meaning all of the Bronx zip codes begin with the zip 104. Like Manhattan, all numbered streets run east-west, with Jerome Avenue as the dividing line, the equivalent of Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Broadway, Park Avenue, and 3rd Avenue are continuations of Manhattan avenues. USPS and Usps redirect here. ... Mr. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Jerome Avenue is one of the longest thoroughfares in the New York City borough of the Bronx, New York, United States. ... Fifth Avenue redirects here. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City. ... Park Avenue in the Upper East Side (2004) Park Avenue, looking north toward the Metlife building from the Union Square Area Park Avenue (formerly Fourth Avenue) is a wide boulevard that carries traffic north and south in Manhattan in New York City. ...

Neighborhoods

See also: List of Bronx neighborhoods.

A Department of City Planning map names 49 neighborhoods in the Bronx. Notable Bronx neighborhoods include the South Bronx, Little Italy on Arthur Avenue in the Belmont section, and Riverdale. This is a list of neighborhoods in the Bronx, one of five boroughs of New York City, grouped by what general region of the Bronx they are in. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Arthur Avenue is the heart of Little Italy in the Bronx. ... Belmont is a neighborhood in the Bronx in New York City, home to that boroughs Little Italy. ... Riverdale Riverdale (population approximately 45,000, according to the 2000 U.S. Census) is a middle- and upper-class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City. ...

West Bronx

Main article: West Bronx

The western parts of the Bronx are hilly and are dominated by a series of parallel ridges, running south to north. The West Bronx has older apartment buildings, low income public housing complexes, multifamily homes in its lower income areas as well as larger single family homes in more affluent areas such as Riverdale. It includes New York City's fourth largest park: Van Cortlandt Park along the Westchester-Bronx border. The Grand Concourse, a wide boulevard runs through it, north to south. Neighborhoods include: Port Morris, Mott Haven, Melrose, Morrisania, East Morrisania, Longwood, Hunts Point, Concourse, Highbridge, West Farms, East Tremont, Tremont, Mount Hope, Morris Heights, University Heights, Belmont, Fordham, Fordham-Bedford, Bedford Park, Norwood, Kingsbridge Heights, Kingsbridge, Riverdale, and Woodlawn. The West Bronx is that part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies west of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the western half of the borough. ... Riverdale Riverdale (population approximately 45,000, according to the 2000 U.S. Census) is a middle- and upper-class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City. ... The Grand Boulevard and Concourse (almost universally referred to as the Grand Concourse) is likely the most famous street in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. ...

East Bronx

East of the Bronx River, the borough is flatter, and includes four large low peninsulas or necks of low-lying land that jut into the waters of the East River and were once saltmarsh: Hunts Point, Clason's Point, Screvin's Neck (Castle Hill Point) and Throgs Neck. The East Bronx has older tenement buildings, low income public housing complexes, and multifamily homes, as well as smaller and larger single family homes. It includes New York City's largest park: Pelham Bay Park along the Westchester-Bronx border. Neighborhoods include: Harding Park, Soundview, Castle Hill, Parkchester, Westchester Square, Van Nest, Pelham Parkway, Morris Park, Throgs Neck, Country Club, City Island, Pelham Bay, Williamsbridge, Eastchester, Baychester, Edenwald, Wakefield, and Co-op City. Throgs Neck (neighborhood) The geographic feature Throgs Neck, shown in red, in the Bronx, New York City Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge spanning Throgs Neck This Map shows the income distribution in Throgs Neck. ...

City Island

Main article: City Island, Bronx

City Island is located in Long Island Sound, and is known for its seafood restaurants and waterfront private homes. City Island's single shopping street, City Island Avenue, is reminiscent of a small New England town. It is connected to the mainland by the City Island Bridge. The Long Island Sound is to its east. City Island is a small island approximately 1. ... City Island is a small island approximately 1. ... The City Island Bridge is a fixed bridge in the Bronx, New York City, connecting City Island and the mainland. ...

South Bronx

Yankee Stadium,"The House that Ruth Built", and the home of the New York Yankees, is located on 161st and River Avenue in the Bronx. It is soon to be replaced by the New Yankee Stadium, which is scheduled to be completed in 2009.

Main article: South Bronx, New York

The South Bronx has no official boundaries. The name has been used to represent poverty in the Bronx. The informal designation has moved northward in recent decades so that by the 2000s the name, the South Bronx, has come to be applied to the area roughly bound by Fordham Road to the north and the Bronx River to the east. Today neighborhoods outside of this area are economically distressed, as well. The South Bronx is filled with high-density apartment buildings, low income public housing complexes, and multi-unit homes. The South Bronx is home to the Bronx County Court House, Borough Hall, and other government buildings, as well as Yankee Stadium. The Cross Bronx Expressway bisects it, east to west. The South Bronx has some of the poorest neighborhoods in the country, as well as very high crime areas. Neighborhoods include: the Hub, a retail district at Third Avenue and East 149th Street, Mott Haven, Melrose, Morrisania, East Morrisania, Hunts Point, Longwood, Highbridge, Concourse, West Farms, East Tremont, Tremont, Morris Heights, University Heights, Belmont, and Fordham. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 1. ... This page is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... New Yankee Stadium is the new ballpark for the New York Yankees, currently under construction. ... The South Bronx The Hub is the retail heart of the South Bronx. ... Fordham Road is a major street in The Bronx, one of the boroughs of New York City. ... This page is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ... The Cross-Bronx Expressway is a highway in New York City. ... The Hub is the retail heart of the South Bronx. ... Mott Haven is the southernmost neighborhood in the South Bronx. ... Melrose is a section of the South Bronx in New York City. ... Morrisania is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the Bronx in New York City. ... The East Morrisania section of the Bronx encompasses the Southern Boulevard shopping district. ... Hunts Point is a neighborhood in the Bronx borough of New York City. ... Longwood is a subsection of the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, New York. ... Highbridge is a neighborhood in New York City located in the western part of The Bronx, adjacent to the Harlem River. ... West Farms is a neighborhood located in the Central Bronx. ... East Tremont is a neighborhood located in the South Bronx in New York City, centered at East Tremont Avenue and Southern Boulevard. ... Tremont is a neighborhood in the Bronx, in New York City. ... Morris Heights is a neighborhood in the Southwest Bronx. ... University Heights is a neighborhood in the Bronx in New York City. ... Belmont is a neighborhood in the Bronx in New York City, home to that boroughs Little Italy. ... Fordham is a working class neighborhood in the New York City borough of The Bronx. ...

Government

Main article: Government of New York City

Since New York City's consolidation in 1898, the Bronx has been governed by the New York City Charter that provides for a "strong" mayor-council system. The centralized New York City government is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, and welfare services in the Bronx. New York City has been a metropolitan municipality with a strong mayor-council form of government since its consolidation in 1898. ... GOP redirects here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... Presidential election results map. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... The election was held on November 8, 1988. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Mayor-Council government is one of two variations of government most commonly used in modern representative municipal governments in the United States. ...

The office of Borough President was created in the consolidation of 1898 to balance centralization with local authority. Each borough president had a powerful administrative role derived from having a vote on the New York City Board of Estimate, which was responsible for creating and approving the city's budget and proposals for land use. In 1989 the Supreme Court of the United States declared the Board of Estimate unconstitutional on the grounds that Brooklyn, the most populous borough, had no greater effective representation on the Board than Staten Island, the least populous borough, a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause pursuant to the high court's 1964 "one man, one vote" decision.^[21] Since 1990 the Borough President has acted as an advocate for the borough at the mayoral agencies, the City Council, the New York state government, and corporations. The Borough President of the Bronx is Adolfo Carrión Jr., elected as a Democrat in 2001 and re-elected in 2005. Borough President is an elective office in New York City. ... The New York City Board of Estimate was a governmental body in New York City, responsible for budget and land-use decisions. ... The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS[1]) is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. ... Amendment XIV in the National Archives The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (Amendment XIV) is one of the post-Civil War amendments (known as the Reconstruction Amendments), first intended to secure rights for former slaves. ... Congressman John Bingham of Ohio was the principal framer of the Equal Protection Clause. ... Adolfo Carrión, Jr. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...

The Democratic Party holds the majority of public offices. Local party platforms center on affordable housing, education and economic development. Controversial political issues in the Bronx include environmental issues, the cost of housing, and annexation of parkland for New Yankee Stadium. New Yankee Stadium is the new ballpark for the New York Yankees, currently under construction. ...

In 2008, three Democrats, represented the Bronx in the U.S. Congress. Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party...

• Jose Serrano represents the sixteenth district which covers much of the South Bronx, including Hunt's Point, Mott Haven, Melrose, Morrisania, High Bridge, Tremont, East Tremont, University Heights, Bedford Park and Fordham.

• Eliot Engel represents the seventeenth district which includes parts of the northwest Bronx, including Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Woodlawn and Wakefield, as well as parts of Westchester and Rockland counties.

• Joseph Crowley represents the 7th district which spans the east Bronx and includes Co-op City, City Island, Pelham Bay, Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Parkchester, Castle Hill and Throgs Neck, as well as parts of northwest Queens.

The Bronx, as each of the other counties of New York City, has its own criminal court system and District Attorney, the chief public prosecutor who is directly elected by popular vote. Robert T. Johnson, a Democrat, has been the District Attorney of Bronx County since 1989. He was the first African-American District Attorney in New York State. The Bronx has 9 City Council members. It also has 12 administrative districts, each served by a local Community Board. Community Boards are representative bodies that field complaints and serve as advocates for local residents. José Enrique Serrano (born October 24, 1943) is a New York politician. ... New Yorks 16th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in the Bronx. ... Eliot Lanze Engel (b. ... New Yorks 17th Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives located in Southern New York. ... Joseph Crowley (born March 16, 1962) is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of New York, currently the representing the states 7th Congressional district (see map) in the United States House of Representatives. ... New Yorks Seventh Congressional District is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. ... A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ...

In the 2004 presidential election Democrat John Kerry received 82.8% of the vote in the Bronx and Republican George W. Bush received 16.5%. John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of The Bronx

Racial concentrations in the Bronx.

Poverty concentrations in the Bronx.

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Ethnicity and race

As of the census^[23] of 2000, there were 1,332,650 people, 463,212 households, and 314,984 families residing in the borough. The population density was 12,242.2/km² (31,709.3/sq mi). There were 490,659 housing units at an average density of 4,507.4/km² (11,674.8/sq mi). The racial makeup (in Census terminology) of the borough was 35.64% Black or African-American, 29.87% White (14.53% White non-Hispanic), 0.85% Native American, 3.01% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 24.74% from other races, and 5.78% from two or more races. Also 48.38% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. (The 2005 U.S. census estimates that the percentage of Latinos has increased to a majority: 51.3%.) The Bronx has one of the highest percentages of Puerto Ricans and Dominicans in the U.S. with 24.0% and 20.0%, respectively. However, the Puerto Rican population has slowly been declining over the last few years^{[citation needed]} and the Dominican population has increased. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...

West Africa is the most frequent region of origin for immigrants to the Bronx. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service data shows that in 1996, about two-thirds of those Ghanaians arriving in the United States, and nearly three-fourths of those naturalized, live in The Bronx. Many have clustered in Bronx communities along the Grand Concourse.^[24]  Western Africa (UN subregion)  Maghreb[1] West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ...

Based on sample data from the 2000 census, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 47.29% of the population five and older speak only English at home. 43.67% speak Spanish at home, either exclusively or along with English. Other languages or groups of languages spoken at home by more than 0.25% of the population of the Bronx include Italian (1.36%), Albanian (1.07%), Kru, Ibo, or Yoruba (0.72%), French (0.54%). The Kru languages belong to the Niger-Congo language family and are spoken in the area ranging from the south-east of Liberia to the east of Côte dIvoire. ... Igbo is a language spoken in Nigeria by about 18 million speakers (the Ibo), especially in the southeastern region once identified as Biafra. ...

The African-American and Puerto Rican populations have begun to decline in the 2000s,^{[citation needed]}. The Dominican population has increased significantly in the last five years, and is expected to be double from 2000 to 2010^{[citation needed]}. The Jamaican population continues to increase^{[citation needed]}. Albanians and Russians are some of the recently arrived European immigrants living mainly in the east Bronx. The size of southern Asian-origin ethnicities has grown, including immigrants from Bangladesh and other countries. Jamaica is a country in the Caribbean Sea, located south of Cuba and to the west of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated. ...

Household size and age distribution

There were 463,212 households out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 30.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.37.

The age distribution of the population in the Bronx was as follows: 29.8% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,611, and the median income for a family was $30,682. Males had a median income of $31,178 versus $29,429 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,959. About 28.0% of families and 30.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.5% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

While the Bronx as a whole is one of the poorest areas in the United States, there is wide variation between neighborhoods, including affluent areas such as Riverdale and Country Club.

The Hub on Third Avenue

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Shopping

Prominent shopping areas in the Bronx include Fordham Road, Bay Plaza, The Hub, River/Kingsbridge Shopping center, Bruckner Blvd. Shops are also concentrated on streets aligned underneath elevated lines, including Westchester Avenue, White Plains Road, Jerome Avenue, Southern Blvd and Broadway. The Hub is the retail heart of the South Bronx. ...

Culture: from Poe to hip-hop

Author Edgar Allan Poe spent the last years of his life (1846 to 1849) in the Bronx at Poe Cottage, now located at Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse. A small wooden farmhouse built about 1812, the cottage once commanded unobstructed vistas over the rolling Bronx hills to the shores of Long Island.^[25] Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, literary critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ...

The Bronx's P.L.A.Y.E.R.S. Club Steppers are the only step team to have performed at the White House; they have won numerous titles.^[26]

In recent years, the Bronx has become an important center of African-American culture. Hip hop first emerged in the South Bronx in the early 1970s. The New York Times has identified 1520 Sedgwick Avenue "an otherwise unremarkable high-rise just north of the Cross Bronx Expressway and hard along the Major Deegan Expressway" as the starting point, where DJ Kool Herc presided over parties in the community room.^[27][28] Beginning with the advent of beat match DJing, in which Bronx DJs including Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambaataa and DJ Kool Herc extended the breaks of funk records, a major new musical genre emerged that sought to isolate the percussion breaks of hit funk, disco and soul songs. As hip hop's popularity grew, performers began speaking ("rapping") in sync with the beats, and became known as MCs or emcees. The Herculoids, made up of Herc, Coke La Rock, and Clark Kent, were the earliest to gain major fame. The Bronx is referred to in hip-hop slang as "The Boogie Down Bronx", or just "The Boogie Down". This was hip-hop pioneer KRS-One's inspiration for his thought provoking group BDP, or Boogie Down Productions, which included DJ Scott La Rock. Newer hip hop artists from the Bronx include Fat Joe, Big Pun (deceased), Swizz Beatz, Drag-On and Terror Squad. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3264 × 2448 pixel, file size: 8. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3264 × 2448 pixel, file size: 8. ... Stepping or step-dancing is a form of percussive dance in which the participants entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word, and hand claps. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... The Cross-Bronx Expressway is a highway in New York City. ... Interstate 87 is a 346 mile (558 km) intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York. ... Categories: People stubs | Hip hop musicians | Hip hop DJs | 1955 births ... Joseph Biggie Grand Saddler (born January 1, 1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados), better known as Grandmaster Flash, is a American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ... Afrika Bambaataa is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1970s. ... Categories: People stubs | Hip hop musicians | Hip hop DJs | 1955 births ... KRS-One (born Lawrence Krisna Parker on August 20, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. ... Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent, and is signed to Imperial Records. ... Christopher Lee Rios (November 9, 1971 - February 7, 2000), better known as Big Punisher or Big Pun, was an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s. ... Kasseem Dean (born September 17, 1978) better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is a New York-based American hip hop record producer/rapper of Puerto Rican & African American descent. ... Melvin Jason Smalls (born February 8, 1979), better known as Drag-on, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City. ... The Terror Squad is a hip hop crew and a record label from The Bronx, New York that was first established in 1998 on a song in the album Don Cartagena by its lead vocalist Fat Joe. ...

The Bronx is home to several Off-Off-Broadway theaters, many staging new works by immigrant playwrights from Latin America and Africa. The Pregones Theater, which produces Latin American work, opened a new 130-seat theater in 2005 on Walton Avenue in the South Bronx. Some artists from elsewhere in New York City have begun to converge on the area, and housing prices have nearly quadrupled in the area since 2002. However rising prices directly correlate to a housing shortage across the city and the entire metro area. Off-Off-Broadway refers to theatrical productions including plays, musicals or performance art pieces performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway productions or off-Broadway productions. ...

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, founded in 1971, exhibits 20th century and contemporary art through its central museum space and 11,000 square feet (1,000 m²) of galleries. Many of its exhibitions are on themes of special interest to the Bronx. Its permanent collection features more than 800 works of art, primarily by artists from Africa, Asia and Latin America, including paintings, photographs, prints, drawings, and mixed media. The museum was temporarily closed in 2006 while it underwent a major expansion designed by the architectural firm Arquitectonica. Arquitectonica is a post-modern architecture, interior design and planning firm that began in Miami in 1977 as an experimental studio. ...

Other major cultural sites in the Bronx include The New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx Zoo, and the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, a national landmark overlooking the Harlem River and designed by the renowned architect Stanford White and Yankee Stadium which is the home of the New York Yankees One of the premiere botanical gardens in the United States, the New York Botanical Garden [located at East 200th Street & Kazimiroff Boulevard] spans some 240 acres (1 km²) in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City. ... The Bronx Zoo is a world-famous zoo located within the Bronx Park, in the Bronx borough of New York City. ... Stanford White (1853-1906) Washington Square Arch New York American on June 25, 1906 Stanford White (November 9, 1853 – June 25, 1906) was an American architect and partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts firms. ... This page is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as...

The Bronx in the movies

Originally, movies set in the Bronx portrayed densely-settled, working-class, urban culture. Paddy Chayefsky's Academy Award-winning Marty is the epitome of this, with its tag line, "What are you doing, Marty? Nothing." This thematic line has continued in the 1993 Robert De Niro/Chazz Palminteri film, A Bronx Tale, Spike Lee's 1999 movie Summer of Sam, centered in an Italian-American Bronx community, 1994's I Like It Like That that takes place in the predominately Puerto Rican neighborhood of the South Bronx, and Doughboys, the story of two Italian-American brothers who are in danger of losing their bakery thanks to one brother's gambling debts. Sidney Aaron Chayefsky (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) known as Paddy Chayefsky was an acclaimed dramatist who transitioned from the golden age of American live television in the 1950s to have a successful career as a playwright and screenwriter for Hollywood. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... For other uses, see Marty (disambiguation). ... Robert Mario De Niro, Jr. ... Chazz Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer, best known for his performances in The Usaul Suspects, A Bronx Tale and Mulholland Falls. ... This article is about the 1993 film. ... Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award - winning, and Academy Award - nominated American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues. ... Summer of Sam is a 1999 film about the Son of Sam serial murders. ... I Like It Like That (1994) is a film about trials and tribulations of a young Puerto Rican couple living in the poverty-stricken New York City neighborhood of the South Bronx. ...

Other movies have used the term Bronx for comic effect, such as the 1995 Jackie Chan film Rumble in the Bronx (Hong faan kui in Cantonese) — which had nothing to do with the real Bronx, and "Bronx", the character on the Disney animated series Gargoyles. Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Rumble in the Bronx (紅番區; Hong faan kui in Cantonese) is an action-comedy movie starring Jackie Chan and Anita Mui. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Gargoyles is an American fantasy superhero animated series created by Greg Weisman. ...

Starting in the 1970s, the Bronx often symbolized violence, decay, and urban ruin. In casual French c'est le Bronx stands for what a mess. The wave of arson in the South Bronx in the 1960s and 1970s launched the phrase the Bronx is burning: in 1974 it was the title of both a New York Times editorial and a BBC documentary film. The line entered the pop-consciousness with Game Two of the 1977 World Series, when a fire broke out near Yankee Stadium as the team was playing the Los Angeles Dodgers. As the fire was captured on live television, announcer Howard Cosell intoned, "There it is, ladies and gentlemen: The Bronx is burning". Historians of New York City frequently point to Cosell's remark as a sign of both the city and the borough's decline.^[29] A new feature-length documentary film by Edwin Pagan called Bronx Burning is in production^[30] in 2006, chronicling what led up to the arson-for-insurance fraud fires of the 1970s and the subsequent rebirth of the community. The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Look up editorial, op-ed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... 1977 World Series Logo The 1977 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first title since 1962, and their 21st overall. ... This page is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... Howard William Cosell, born Howard William Cohen (March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American sports journalist on American television. ...

These themes have been especially pervasive in representations of the Bronx in cinema. There are good depictions of Bronx gangs in the 1974 novel The Wanderers by Bronx native Richard Price and the 1979 movie of the same name. They are set in the heart of the Bronx, showing apartment life and the then-landmark Krums ice cream parlor. In the 1979 film The Warriors, the eponymous gang go to a meeting in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, and have to fight their way back to Coney Island in Brooklyn. The 2005 video game adaptation features levels called Pelham, Tremont, and "Gunhill" (an apparent corruption of the name Gun Hill Road). // Many cities and times have seen active gangs and gang members congregating and controlling territory, however in the 1950s and 60s the youth gangs in the Bronx, New York, emerged with a particular notoriety. ... Peredvizhniki (Передвижники, in Russian) - the Russian artists-realists entering into Company of mobile art exhibitions (1870-1923). ... Richard Price (February 23, 1723 – April 19, 1791), was a Welsh moral and political philosopher. ... The Warriors is a cult classic 1979 film directed by Walter Hill and based on the 1965 novel by Sol Yurick. ... Van Cortlandt Park is a large urban park in the Bronx, NY. It has an area of 1,146 acres (4. ... For other uses, see Coney Island (disambiguation). ... This article is about the New York City borough, or Kings County, New York. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

This theme lends itself to the title of The Bronx is Burning, an eight-part ESPN TV mini-series (2007) about the New York Yankees' drive to winning baseball's 1977 World Series. The TV series emphasizes the boisterous nature of the team, led by manager Billy Martin, catcher Thurman Munson and outfielder Reggie Jackson, as well as the malaise of the Bronx and New York City in general during that time, such as the blackout, the financial problems, the arson issues, and the election of Ed Koch as mayor. ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... 1977 World Series Logo The 1977 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first title since 1962, and their 21st overall. ... Alfred Manuel Billy Martin (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. ... Thurman Lee Munson (June 7, 1947 – August 2, 1979) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Yankees from 1969 to 1979. ... Reginald Martinez Reggie Jackson (born May 18, 1946), nicknamed Mr. ... Edward Irving Koch (born December 12, 1924; pronounced ) was a United States Congressman from 1969 to 1977 and the Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. ...

The 1981 film Fort Apache, The Bronx also portrayed the Bronx as gang- and crime-ridden. The film's title is from the nickname for the 41st Police Precinct in the South Bronx. This movie was condemned by community leaders for condoning police brutality, and for its unflattering depiction of the borough; former Young Lords member and Puerto Rican activist Richie Perez formed a protest group, The Committee Against Fort Apache. By contrast, Knights of the South Bronx, a true story of a teacher who worked with disadvantaged children, is also set in the Bronx. A more neutral portrayal is Portfolio, a "B" movie starring model Carol Alt (the daughter of a New York fireman) the opening scenes of which are set in and around Ladder 58, Engine 45 at 925 East Tremont Avenue. Fort Apache, The Bronx is a 1981 in film crime drama film directed by Daniel Petrie starring Paul Newman, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello, Rachel Ticotin, Edward Asner and Pam Grier. ... The Young Lords, later Young Lords Organization and in New York (notably Spanish Harlem), Young Lords Party, was a Puerto Rican Hispanic nationalist group in several United States cities, notably New York City and Chicago. ... Categories: | ...

The Bronx was the setting for the 1983 film Fuga dal Bronx, also known as Bronx Warriors 2 and Escape 2000, an Italian B-movie best known for its appearance on the television series Mystery Science Theatre 3000. The plot revolves around a sinister construction corporation's plans to depopulate, destroy and redevelop the Bronx, and a band of rebels who are out to expose the corporation's murderous ways and save their homes. The film is memorable for its almost incessant use of the phrase, "Leave the Bronx!" Amusingly, many of the exterior scenes were filmed in Queens, not the Bronx. From left to right, Crow T. Robot, Joel Robinson, and Tom Servo. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ...

Media

The Bronx has been featured in much fiction. One rich tale is Avery Corman's The Old Neighborhood (1980) in which the upper-middle class white protagonist returns to his birth neighborhood (Fordham Road and Grand Concourse), and learns that even though the folks are poor Hispanic and African-American, they are good people. Avery Corman is an American novelist and screenwriter. ...

By contrast, Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities (1987) starts with an account of a similar upper-middle class white protagonist getting lost off the Major Deegan Expressway in the South Bronx and having a vicious altercation with a local gang. A substantial piece of the last part of the book is set in the resulting riotous trial at the Bronx County Court House. However, times change, and in 2007, the New York Times reported that "the Bronx neighborhoods near the site of Sherman's [the protagonist's] accident are now dotted with townhouses and apartments. In the same article, the Reverend Al Sharpton (whose fictional analogue in the novel is "Reverend Bacon") asserts that "twenty years later, the cynicism of The Bonfire of the Vanities is as out of style as Tom Wolfe's wardrobe."^[31] For the early 20th century American novelist, see Thomas Wolfe. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Interstate 87 is a 346 mile (558 km) intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York. ... // Many cities and times have seen active gangs and gang members congregating and controlling territory, however in the 1950s and 60s the youth gangs in the Bronx, New York, emerged with a particular notoriety. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Alfred Charles Al Sharpton Jr. ... For the early 20th century American novelist, see Thomas Wolfe. ...

Don DeLillo's Underworld (1997) is also extensively set in the Bronx and offers a perspective on the decline of the area from the 1950s onwards. Don DeLillo (born November 20, 1936) is an American author best known for his novels, which paint detailed portraits of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. ... Underworld is a novel written in 1997 by Don DeLillo. ...

The Bronx has several local newspapers, including The Riverdale Press, Riverdale Review, The Bronx Times Reporter, Inner City Press and Co-Op City Times. Four non-profit news outlets, Norwood News, Mount Hope Monitor, Highbridge Horizon and The Hunts Point Express serve the borough's poorer communities. The editor and co-publisher of The Riverdale Press, Bernard Stein, won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing for his editorials about Bronx and New York City issues in 1998. (Stein graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1959.) The Bronx High School of Science (commonly called Bronx Science, Bronx Sci, or just Science, and officially known as H.S. 445) is a specialized New York City public high school. ...

The Bronx once had its own daily newspaper, The Bronx Home News, which started publishing on January 20, 1907 and merged into the New York Post in 1948. It became a special section of the Post, sold only in the Bronx, and eventually disappeared from view. is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily. ...

One of New York City's major non-commercial radio broadcasters is WFUV, a PBS-affiliated 50,000 watt station broadcasting from Fordham University's Rose Hill campus in the Bronx. The radio station's antenna is atop an apartment building owned by Montefiore Medical Center. WFUV, 90. ... Fordham University is a private, coeducational research university[3] in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. ... Montefiore Medical Center, in the Bronx, New York, the university hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is one of the 50 largest employers in New York State[1]. Located in Norwood, it was founded in 1884 as the Home for Chronic Invalids, housing mainly tuberculosis patients. ...

The City of New York has an official television station run by the NYC Media Group and broadcasting from Bronx Community College, and Cablevision operates News 12 The Bronx, both of which feature programming based in the Bronx. Co-op City was the first area in The Bronx to have its own cable provider outside of Manhattan. The local cable access station BRONXNET provides public affairs programming in addition to programming produced by Bronx residents. Its website showcases Bronx Music Vol.1, a CD featuring the old and new sounds and artists of The Bronx. NYC Media Group is a newly formed entity responsible for managing and programming the City of New York’s media assets, as of 2004. ... The Bronx Community College of The City University of New York is a community college in the City University of New York system. ... For other uses, see Cablevision (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Poetry and The Bronx

See also: Culture of New York City, Music of New York City, and List of people from The Bronx.

In poetry, The Bronx has been immortalized by one of the world's shortest couplets: Graffiti and street art emerged in New York as part of the Zoo York subculture in the 1970s. ... Carnegie Hall, a major music venue in New York The music of New York City is a diverse and important field in the world of music; no American city has as central a place in music history as New York City. ... These famous people all resided in The Bronx at some time in their lives. ...

The Bronx

No Thonx

Ogden Nash, The New Yorker, 1931

Nash later repented 33 years after his calumny, penning in 1964 the following prose poem to the Dean of Bronx Community College: Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet best known for writing pithy and funny light verse. ... For other uses, see New Yorker. ... The Bronx Community College of The City University of New York is a community college in the City University of New York system. ...

I can't seem to escape

the sins of my smart-alec youth;

Here are my amends.

I wrote those lines, "The Bronx?

No thonx";

I shudder to confess them.

Now I'm an older, wiser man

I cry, "The Bronx? God

bless them!"^[17]

Lorelei Fountain in Joyce Kilmer Park overlooking Yankee Stadium.

The Bronx has also become home to a peculiar poetic tribute, in the form of the Lorelei Monument, also known as the Heinrich Heine Memorial. Created amidst a flourishing of affection for the German language poet in the years leading up to the centennial of Heinrich Heine's 1797 birth, a Tyrolean marble statuary was created in his honor at the end of the 19th century. As anti-Semitism gained political currency in Germany in that period, the memorial did not have a home in Germany.^[32] With the intercession of German-American groups, the memorial finally came to be located in The Bronx, where an inscription recalling its origins suggests that "aesthetic as well as political" obstacles precipitated its relocation from Düsseldorf to Joyce Kilmer Park, near Yankee Stadium in The Bronx. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 750 pixel, file size: 143 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this photo myself. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 750 pixel, file size: 143 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this photo myself. ... This page is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ... The Rock of Lorelei by the Rhine Lorelei Lorelei Loreley sign on the bank of the Rhine View of the Rhine as seen by Lorelei The Lorelei (originally written as Loreley) is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St. ... Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856) was a journalist, an essayist, and one of the most significant German romantic poets. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... Coat of arms of the Counts of Tyrol Austria-Hungary in 1914, showing Tirol–Vorarlberg as the left-most province, coloured cream Capital Meran (Merano), until 1848 Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages  - Created County 1140  - Bequeathed to Habsburgs 1363 or 1369  - Joined Council of Princes 1582  - Trent, Tyrol and... For other uses, see Marble (disambiguation). ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... German Americans (German Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of ethnic German ancestry and currently form the largest ancestry group in the United States, accounting for 17% of the U.S. population. ... Düsseldorf (IPA: ) is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and one of the economic and cultural centres of Germany and western Europe. ... Alfred Joyce Kilmer (6 December 1886 – 30 July 1918) was an American journalist, poet, literary critic, lecturer and editor. ... This page is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ...

Transportation

Roads

The Bronx street grid is irregular. The west Bronx's hilly terrain leaves a relatively free street grid that closely resembles that of extreme upper Manhattan which has similar terrain. Much of the west Bronx follows the Manhattan street grid, and some of the streets are numbered. Because the street numbering carries over from upper Manhattan, the lowest numbered street in the Bronx is East 132nd Street. However, the numbering does not match the Manhattan grid exactly. The West Bronx is that part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies west of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the western half of the borough. ... Upper Manhattan is an area in New York City consisting of the thin, northern neck of the island of Manhattan. ...

The east Bronx is considerably flatter, and the street layout tends to be more regular. Only the Wakefield neighborhood picks up the street numbering. The East Bronx is that part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies east of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the eastern half of the borough. ... Wakefield is a residential and middle-class section of the northern borough of the Bronx in New York City, bounded by the New York city line with Westchester County to the north, 222nd Street to the south, and the Bronx River, Bronx River Parkway and Metro-North Railroad tracks to...

Three major north-south thoroughfares run between Manhattan and the Bronx: Third Avenue, Park Avenue, and Broadway. Other major north-south roads include the Grand Concourse, Jerome Avenue, Webster Avenue, and White Plains Road. Major east-west streets include Gun Hill Road, Fordham Road, Pelham Parkway, Boston Road and Tremont Avenue. Many east-west streets are prefixed with either East or West, to indicate on which side of Jerome Avenue they lie (continuing the similar system in Manhattan,which uses Fifth Avenue as the dividing line). Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, running in that borough from East 4th Street north for over 120 blocks. ... Park Avenue in the Upper East Side (2004) Park Avenue, looking north toward the Metlife building from the Union Square Area Park Avenue (formerly Fourth Avenue) is a wide boulevard that carries traffic north and south in Manhattan in New York City. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City. ... The Grand Boulevard and Concourse (almost universally referred to as the Grand Concourse) is likely the most famous street in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. ... Jerome Avenue is one of the longest thoroughfares in the New York City borough of the Bronx, New York, United States. ... Webster Avenue is one of the longest thoroughfares in the Bronx. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fordham Road is a major street in The Bronx, one of the boroughs of New York City. ... The Bronx and Pelham Parkway (usually referred to simply as Pelham Parkway) is a parkway in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. ... Tremont Avenue is a two-lane, two-way road in The Bronx, New York. ... Fifth Avenue redirects here. ...

Several major expressways and highways traverse the Bronx. These include:

• the Bronx River Parkway
• the Bruckner Expressway (I-278/I-95)
• the Cross-Bronx Expressway (I-95/I-295)
• the New England Thruway (I-95)
• the Henry Hudson Parkway (NY-9A)
• the Hutchinson River Parkway
• the Major Deegan Expressway(New York Thruway) (I-87)

The Bronx River Parkway was one of the earliest limited access automobile highways. ... The Bruckner Expressway is a freeway in The Bronx. ... Interstate 278 (abbreviated I-278) is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. ... Interstate 95, the major Interstate Highway along the East Coast of the United States, runs 23. ... The Cross-Bronx Expressway is a major expressway in New York City. ... Interstate 95, the major Interstate Highway along the East Coast of the United States, runs 23. ... Interstate 295 (abbreviated I-295) is a connector route within New York City. ... The New England Thruway is a portion of the U.S. Interstate highway system and of the New York State Thruway, within and operated by the state of New York, and linking New York City with New England, specifically with southwestern Connecticut. ... Interstate 95, the major Interstate Highway along the East Coast of the United States, runs 23. ... The Henry Hudson Parkway is an 11. ... Route 9A is a 47. ... The Hutchinson River Parkway, colloquially called The Hutch by many Westchester and Bronx residents, is a parkway that runs through Westchester County, New York and the Bronx in New York City. ... Interstate 87 (abbreviated I-87) is a 346 mile (558 km) intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York. ...

Bridges and tunnels

Aerial View of the Throgs Neck Bridge

Many bridges and tunnels connect the Bronx to Manhattan and Queens. These include, from west to east: Download high resolution version (1024x562, 36 KB)Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge. ... Download high resolution version (1024x562, 36 KB)Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge. ... The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961 carrying Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ...

To Manhattan: the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge, the Henry Hudson Bridge, the Broadway Bridge, the University Heights Bridge, the Washington Bridge, the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, the High Bridge, the Concourse Tunnel, the Macombs Dam Bridge, the 145th Street Bridge, the 149th Street Tunnel, the Madison Avenue Bridge, the Park Avenue Bridge, the Lexington Avenue Tunnel, the Third Avenue Bridge (southbound traffic only), and the Willis Avenue Bridge (northbound traffic only). The Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is a Swing bridge that carries Amtraks Empire Corridor line across the Harlem River between Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City. ... The Henry Hudson Bridge is a steel arch toll bridge in New York City across the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, a tidal strait. ... The Broadway Bridge in New York City crosses the Harlem Ship Canal between Inwood and Marble Hill, both parts of Manhattan (the latter on the mainland, attached to the Bronx, due to the rerouting of the Harlem River). ... The University Heights Bridge crosses the Harlem River, connecting West 207th Street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan to West Fordham Road in the University Heights section of the Bronx. ... Three of the bridges that cross the Harlem River are visible in this photo of the river: the High Bridge (closed to traffic) in the foreground; the Alexander Hamilton Bridge (part of Interstate 95); and the Washington Bridge furthest away. ... Three of the bridges that cross the Harlem River are visible in this photo of the river: the High Bridge (closed to traffic) in the foreground; the Alexander Hamilton Bridge (part of Interstate 95); and the Washington Bridge furthest away. ... The High Bridge over the Harlem River as seen in 1890. ... The Concourse Tunnel carries the B and D lines of the New York City Subway under the Harlem River between Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The 145th Street Avenue Bridge, located in New York City, USA, is a four-lane swing bridge that crosses the Harlem River, connecting Lenox Avenue in Manhattan with East 149th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx. ... The 149th Street Tunnel carries the 2 line of the New York City Subway under the Harlem River between Manhattan, New York and Bronx, New York. ... The Madison Avenue Bridge crosses the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx. ... The Lexington Avenue Tunnel carries the 4, 5 and 6 lines of the New York City Subway under the Harlem River between Manhattan, New York and Bronx, New York. ... The Third Avenue Bridge carries southbound road traffic over the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx. ... The Willis Avenue Bridge carries northbound road traffic over the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx. ...

To Manhattan or Queens: the Triborough Bridge The Triborough Bridge is a complex of three bridges connecting the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens, using what were two islands, Wards Island and Randalls Island as intermediate rights-of-way between the water crossings. ...

To Queens: the Bronx Whitestone Bridge and the Throgs Neck Bridge Bronx Whitestone Bridge © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Aerial view of the Bronx Whitestone Bridge Ground view of its sister bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge, from Queens The Bronx Whitestone Bridge, colloquially referred to as the Whitestone Bridge, is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River and connects the boroughs... The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961 carrying Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound. ...

Mass transit

Middletown Road subway station.

The Bronx is served by six lines of the New York City Subway: Middletown Road is an elevated station of the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway. ... Times Square–42nd Street station entrance The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority , an affiliate of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and also known as MTA New York City Transit. ...

• IND Concourse Line (B D)
• IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line (1)
• IRT Dyre Avenue Line (5)
• IRT Jerome Avenue Line (4)
• IRT Pelham Line (6 <6>)
• IRT White Plains Road Line (2 5)

Two Metro-North Railroad commuter rail lines (the Harlem Line and the Hudson Line) serve 12 stations in the Bronx. In addition, trains serving the New Haven Line stop at Fordham Road. The Concourse Line is a subway branch line of the New York City Subway system, extending from 205th Street in the Norwood section of the Bronx to join with the Eighth Avenue Line at 145th Street in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. ... The B Sixth Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The D Sixth Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line, also known as the IRT West Side Line, is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway. ... The 1 Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The Dyre Avenue Line is a rapid transit line of the New York City Subway, as part of the IRT division. ... The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Stations 139th Street-Grand Concourse 149th Street-Grand Councourse 161st Street-Yankee Stadium 167th Street 170th Street Mt. ... The 4 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... Stations Third Avenue-138th Street Brook Avenue Cypress Avenue East 143rd Street-St. ... The 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 6 Lexington Avenue Local is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The White Plains Road Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, serving the central Bronx. ... The 2 Seventh Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The 5 Lexington Avenue Express is a service of the New York City Subway. ... The Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, or MTA Metro-North Railroad, or, more commonly, Metro-North, is a suburban commuter rail service that is run and managed by an authority of New York State, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or, more simply, the MTA. Metro-North runs service between New York... Metro-Norths Harlem Line, originally the New York Central Railroads New York and Harlem Railroad, is a commuter rail line running north from New York City into Dutchess County. ... Metro-North Railroads Hudson Line is a commuter rail line running north from New York City along the east shore of the Hudson River. ... Metro North Railroads New Haven Line runs from New Haven, Connecticut southwest to Woodlawn, New York on the Harlem Line, where New Haven Line trains continue south to Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. ... The Fordham Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York via the Harlem Line and New Haven Line. ...

See also: Transportation in New York City.

The transportation system of New York City is an unparalleled cooperation of unique, complex, and grandiose systems of infrastructure. ...

Education

Fordham University's Keating Hall.

Education in the Bronx is provided by a large number of public and private institutions. Public schools in the borough are managed by the New York City Department of Education. Private schools range from elite independent schools to parochial schools run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and Jewish organizations. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1222x876, 321 KB) Summary Keating Hall, Rose Hill, Fordham University Photograph by Chriscobar Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Fordham University Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1222x876, 321 KB) Summary Keating Hall, Rose Hill, Fordham University Photograph by Chriscobar Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Fordham University Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Fordham University is a private, coeducational research university[3] in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. ... The Official Seal of the City of New York The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the citys public school system. ... St. ...

Many high schools are located in the borough including the Bronx High School of Science, American Studies, De Witt Clinton, and the Grace H. Dodge Vocational & Technical H.S.. Parochial (Catholic-linked) high schools include St. Raymond High School for Boys, All Hallows High School, Cardinal Hayes, Cardinal Spellman High School, Fordham Preparatory School, Academy of Mount Saint Ursula, Aquinas High School, Preston, St. Catharines Academy, and Mount Saint Michael Academy. The Bronx is home to three of New York City's most elite private schools: Fieldston, Horace Mann, and Riverdale Country School. The Bronx High School of Science (commonly called Bronx Science, Bronx Sci, or just Science, and officially known as H.S. 445) is a specialized New York City public high school. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... DeWitt Clinton High School is an American high school located in New York City. ... Saint Raymond High School for Boys is a parochial high school affiliated with the New York, U.S.A. Archdiocesan Association of Catholic Schools. ... All Hallows High School is a Catholic boys high school in The Bronx, New York. ... Cardinal Hayes High School is a Catholic high school in the Bronx, New York City. ... Cardinal Spellman is a private high school of Catholic denomination located in Brockton, Massachusetts. ... Fordham Preparatory School (also known as Fordham Prep) is a private Jesuit all-boys high school located in the Bronx, New York City, with an enrollment of approximately 900 students. ... Aquinas High School is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in The Bronx, New York. ... Image:Preston logo. ... Mount Saint Michael Academy is an all-boys Roman Catholic high school in the Bronx, New York (in the Archdiocese of New York). ... The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, known as Fieldston, is a private independent school in New York City and a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. ... The Horace Mann School is a private college preparatory school in New York City. ... The Lower Campus of Riverdale Country School Riverdale Country School is a co-educational college preparatory day school in New York City. ...

In the 1990s New York City began closing large, public high schools in The Bronx and replacing them with small high schools. Cited reasons for the changes include poor graduation rates and concerns about safety. Schools that have been closed or reduced in size include James Monroe, Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson, Evander Childs, Christopher Columbus, Morris, Walton, and South Bronx High Schools. More recently the City has started phasing out large middle schools, also replacing them with smaller schools. William Howard Taft High School was a high school in South Bronx, New York City. ... Theodore Roosevelt High School was a public secondary school located in The Bronx, New York City, United States. ... Christopher Columbus High School is a public secondary school located in the Pelham Parkway, northeast section of the Bronx, New York. ... Walton High School is a large comprehensive secondary school located in the Bronx borough of New York, comprising 1191 students. ...

Several colleges and universities are located in The Bronx. Fordham University, a coeducational undergraduate and graduate university, was founded in 1841. It is officially an independent institution but strongly embraces its Jesuit heritage. The Bronx campus, known as Rose Hill, is the main campus of the university (other Fordham campuses are located in Manhattan and Westchester County). Additionally, the main campus of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Yeshiva University, is in Morris Park. Three campuses of the City University of New York are in The Bronx, including Bronx Community College (occupying the former University Heights Campus of New York University), Hostos Community College, and Lehman College (formerly the uptown campus of Hunter College). The College of Mount Saint Vincent is a Catholic liberal arts college located Riverdale and is under the direction of the Sisters of Charity of New York. Founded in 1847 as a school for girls, the academy became a degree-granting college in 1911 and began admitting men in 1974. The school serves 1,600 students. Manhattan College is a Catholic college in Riverdale. Manhattan College offers undergraduate programs in the arts, business, education, engineering, and science. Graduate programs are offered for education and engineering. Monroe College is a private college with a campus in the Bronx. It offers both two-year and four-year programs. The State University of New York Maritime College is a national leader in maritime education. Fordham University is a private, coeducational research university[3] in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. ... Albert Einstein College of Medicine logo For the engineering company, see AECOM The Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. ... Yeshiva University is a private Jewish university in New York City whose first component was founded in 1886. ... The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym pronounced ), is the public university system of New York City. ... The Bronx Community College of The City University of New York is a community college in the City University of New York system. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in New York City. ... Eugenio María de Hostos Community College of The City University of New York is a community college in the City University of New York system. ... Lehman College is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, USA. Founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College, the school became an independent college within the City University in 1968. ... See also: Hunter College High School Hunter College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as simply Hunter College) is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY), located on Manhattans Upper East Side. ... The main entrance of the College of Mount Saint Vincent The College of Mount Saint Vincent is a Catholic liberal arts college located in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, New York. ... The main entrance to Manhattan College Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City. ... Monroe College is a private college with campuses in the Bronx and New Rochelle, New York. ... SUNY Maritime College SUNY Maritime College Seal SUNY Maritime College is located in the Bronx, New York City in historic Fort Schuyler on the Throggs Neck peninsula where the East River meets Long Island Sound. ...

See also: Education in New York City.

Education in New York City is provided by a vast number of public and private institutions. ...

See also

New York Portal

• List of people from The Bronx

Image File history File links Portal. ... These famous people all resided in The Bronx at some time in their lives. ...

References

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Further reading

• Briggs, Xavier de Souza, Anita Miller and John Shapiro. 1996. "CCRP in the South Bronx." Planners' Casebook, Winter.

External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Bronx, The.

• Official Website of the Bronx Borough President
• Bronx.com presents The Bronx Times - Everything Bronx
• Bronx County at the Open Directory Project
• Bronx Nostalgia, photos, narratives, personal accounts, school alumni, videos
• Weekly Bronx Report from Inner City Press
• I Love The Bronx
• Sustainable South Bronx
• NYC MTA Transit Bus Map of The Bronx
• The Bronx: A Swedish Connection
• The Bronx River Alliance
• The Bronx Zoo
• The New York Botanical Garden
• Walking tour of the Grand Concourse Boulevard-Cross Bronx Expy area
• Bronx River Art Center
• Forgotten New York: Relics of a Rich History in the Everyday Life of New York City
• Wave Hill: New York Public Garden and Cultural Center
• The Bronx County Historical Society
• Poe Cottage
• Walk in the Bronx

• The Bronx is at coordinates 40°50′14″N 73°53′10″W / 40.8373, -73.8860 (The Bronx)Coordinates: 40°50′14″N 73°53′10″W / 40.8373, -73.8860 (The Bronx)

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The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... For other uses, see Bronx (disambiguation). ... This article is about the New York City borough, or Kings County, New York. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... This article is about the borough in New York City. ... This is a list of neighborhoods in the Bronx, one of five boroughs of New York City, grouped by what general region of the Bronx they are in. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Five Boroughs redirects here. ... Allerton is a small section of the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, in New York City. ... Baychester is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx in New York City, bounded by Boston Road to the northwest, the Hutchinson River to the east, Pelham Parkway to the south, and Laconia Avenue to the west. ... Bedford Park is a residential neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. ... Belmont is a neighborhood in the Bronx in New York City, home to that boroughs Little Italy. ... Arthur Avenue is located in the Fordham section of New York Citys northernmost borough, The Bronx, It is the heart of the Bronxs Little Italy. In this context, Little Italy generally refers to Arthur Avenue and East 187th Street (map). ... Castle Hill is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of The Bronx. ... City Island is a small island approximately 1. ... Co-op City is the largest cooperative housing development in the world. ... Country Club is a predominantly middle-class neighborhood located in the East Bronx, New York City. ... The East Bronx is that part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies east of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the eastern half of the borough. ... Eastchester is a neighborhood in the northeasternmost corner of the Bronx, New York, containing a predominantly working-class African-American and West Indian population. ... The East Morrisania section of the Bronx encompasses the Southern Boulevard shopping district. ... East Tremont is a neighborhood located in the South Bronx in New York City, centered at East Tremont Avenue and Southern Boulevard. ... == Edenwald == The area north of Baychester, south of Wakefield,east of Bronxwood, and west of Boston Road and the valley,a sub-neighborhood of Eastchester. ... Fieldston is the name of a subsection of the Riverdale section of the Bronx in New York City. ... Fordham is a working class neighborhood in the New York City borough of The Bronx. ... Highbridge is a neighborhood in New York City located in the western part of The Bronx, adjacent to the Harlem River. ... Hunts Point is a neighborhood in the Bronx borough of New York City. ... The Hub is the retail heart of the South Bronx. ... Kingsbridge Kingsbridge is a neighborhood in the Bronx, New York. ... Kingsbridge Heights, sometimes considered as separate from Kingsbridge proper, is a neighborhood in the West Bronx in New York City. ... Locust Point, Bronx is a small, peninsular neighborhood in the eastern portion of the Borough. ... Longwood is a subsection of the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, New York. ... Marble Hill is the northernmost section of the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York. ... Melrose is a section of the South Bronx in New York City. ... Morrisania is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the Bronx in New York City. ... Morris Heights is a neighborhood in the Southwest Bronx. ... Morris Park is a residential, working, middle-class, Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, New York City. ... Mott Haven is the southernmost neighborhood in the South Bronx. ... The North Bronx is a neighborhood region in the Bronx, New York. ... North Riverdale is the northernmost part of the Riverdale section of the Bronx, particularly above 254th Street. ... Norwood is a neighborhood in the Bronx in New York City, one of the few in the city (or any city, for that matter) whose boundaries are extremely obvious. ... Olinville is a disused neighborhood name in the Bronx, New York. ... Parkchester is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the south central Bronx. ... Pelham Bay Pelham Bay is a neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pelham Parkway is a neighborhood located in The Bronxs central portion. ... Port Morris is a section in the South Bronx. ... Riverdale Riverdale (population approximately 45,000, according to the 2000 U.S. Census) is a middle- and upper-class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City. ... Silver Beach is located in the Bronx, New York. ... Soundview Soundview is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of the Bronx. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Spuyten Duyvil (pronounced SPITE-uhn DYE-vuhl) is the name of a subsection of the Riverdale section of the Bronx in New York City. ... Throgs Neck (neighborhood) The geographic feature Throgs Neck, shown in red, in the Bronx, New York City Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge spanning Throgs Neck This Map shows the income distribution in Throgs Neck. ... Tremont is a neighborhood in the Bronx, in New York City. ... University Heights is a neighborhood in the Bronx in New York City. ... Van Cortlandt Village is a neighborhood in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. ... Van Nest, a neighborhood occupying the southwestern corner of the Morris Park section of The Bronx, is bounded by Bronxdale Avenue, East Tremont Avenue, and the Bronx River Parkway. ... Wakefield is a residential and middle-class section of the northern borough of the Bronx in New York City, bounded by the New York city line with Westchester County to the north, 222nd Street to the south, and the Bronx River, Bronx River Parkway and Metro-North Railroad tracks to... The West Bronx is that part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies west of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the western half of the borough. ... West Farms is a neighborhood located in the Central Bronx. ... Williamsbridge is a neighborhood in the East Bronx in New York City. ... Woodlawn Woodlawn (population 7,741) is a neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. ... Community Boards: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12

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Regions	Adirondack Mountains · Allegheny Plateau · Capital District · Catskill Mountains · Central · Champlain Valley · City of New York · Finger Lakes · Holland Purchase · Hudson Highlands · Hudson Valley · Long Island · Mohawk Valley · New York Metro · North Country · Ridge and Valley · Saint Lawrence Seaway · Shawangunks · Ski country · Southern Tier · Thousand Islands · Upstate · Western This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... Stream on the hike to the top of Ampersand Mountain The Adirondack mountain range is located in the northeastern part of New York that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, St. ... Map of the Allegheny plateau. ... The Capital District is an imprecise regional definition (much like Upstate New York) that generally refers to the four counties surrounding Albany, the capital of New York: Albany County, Schenectady County, and Rensselaer County. ... The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills), a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. ... Central New York is a term used to broadly describe the central region of New York State, roughly including the following counties and cities: The region has a population of about 1,177,073. ... Champlain Valley is a region of the United States around Lake Champlain in Vermont and New York. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Finger Lakes, a major tourist destination in the west-central section of Upstate New York, are actually eleven in number, but only seven of the largest are commonly identified as such. ... Map of the Holland Purchase The Holland Purchase is a large tract of land in what is now western New York State. ... Wind Gate, the northern entrance to the Hudson Highlands, as seen from Newburgh. ... For the magazine, see Hudson Valley (magazine). ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York includes the industrialized cities of Utica and Rome, along with other smaller commercial centers. ... New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is also one of the most populous in the world . ... The North Country describes the extreme northern frontier of the United States state of New York, bordering Lake Ontario, the Saint Lawrence River (across from the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec), Vermont, and the Adirondack Mountains. ... The Ridge-and-valley Appalachians are a belt within the Appalachian Mountains extending from northern New Jersey westward into Pennsylvania and southward into Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. ... The Eisenhower Locks in Massena, NY. The St. ... Shawangunk Ridge from south of New Paltz, N.Y. The Shawangunk Ridge (also known as the Shawangunk Mountains, or The Gunks; pronounced by some locals as SHONG-gum, (/ˈʃɑŋgÊŒm/)) is a ridge of mountains in Ulster County, Sullivan County and Orange County in the state of New York, extending... The Southern Tier is a geographical term that refers to the counties of upstate New York State west of the Catskill Mountains along the northern border of Pennsylvania, with the exception of the counties in the far west of the state near the city of Buffalo. ... For other uses, see Thousand Islands (disambiguation). ... The areas highlighted in YELLOW and GREEN are those which are considered to be a bona fide part of Upstate New York from the perspective of New York City. ... Western New York refers to the westernmost region of New York State. ...
Metro areas	Albany/Schenectady/Troy/Saratoga Springs · Binghamton · Buffalo/Niagara Falls · Elmira/Corning · Glens Falls · Ithaca · Jamestown · Newburgh/Middletown · New York City · Poughkeepsie · Rochester · Syracuse · Utica/Rome This List of the 62 cities in New York State, USA, is an alphabetic list that also gives the primary county in which each city is located. ... For other uses, see Albany. ... Schenectady (IPA ) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. ... Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ... Saratoga Springs redirects here. ... This article is about the City of Binghamton, New York. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie First Settled 1789 Founded 1801 Incorporated (City) 1832 Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Location in Chemung County in the state of New York Coordinates: , Country State County Chemung County Government  - Mayor John S. Tonello (D) Area  - City  7. ... Rockwell Museum Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. ... Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, United States. ... The City of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca) sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York State. ... Jamestown is a city in Chautauqua County, New York in the United States. ... Coordinates: , Country United States of America State New York County Orange Settled 1709 Incorporated (village) 1800 Incorporated (City) 1865 Government  - Type Council-manager  - City Manager Jean McGrane  - Mayor Nick Valentine Area  - City  4. ... Erie Railroad, Middletown Station, James Street, July, 1971. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Poughkeepsie redirects here. ... This article is about the city of Rochester in Monroe County. ... Nickname: Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: , City Government  - Mayor Matthew Driscoll (D) Area  - City 66. ... Utica, New York is a city in the state of New York, and the county seat of Oneida County. ... Rome is a city in Oneida County, New York, United States. ...
Counties	Albany · Allegany · Bronx · Broome · Cattaraugus · Cayuga · Chautauqua · Chemung · Chenango · Clinton · Columbia · Cortland · Delaware · Dutchess · Erie · Essex · Franklin · Fulton · Genesee · Greene · Hamilton · Herkimer · Jefferson · Kings (Brooklyn) · Lewis · Livingston · Madison · Monroe · Montgomery · Nassau · New York (Manhattan) · Niagara · Oneida · Onondaga · Ontario · Orange · Orleans · Oswego · Otsego · Putnam · Queens · Rensselaer · Richmond (Staten Island) · Rockland · Saint Lawrence · Saratoga · Schenectady · Schoharie · Schuyler · Seneca · Steuben · Suffolk · Sullivan · Tioga · Tompkins · Ulster · Warren · Washington · Wayne · Westchester · Wyoming · Yates List of New York counties Map of the counties of New York State (click for larger version) Albany County: formed in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties. ... Location in the state of New York Formed November 1, 1683 Seat Albany Area  - Total  - Water 1,381 km² (533 mi²) 25 km² (10 mi²) 1. ... Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... There is also a Town of Broome. ... Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1799 Seat Auburn Area  - Total  - Water 2,237 km² (864 mi²) 441 km² (170 mi²) 19. ... Chautauqua County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... For other places named Chenango, see Chenango. ... Clinton County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Cortland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Essex County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Franklin County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Genesee County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Hamilton County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Herkimer County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... This article is about the New York City borough, or Kings County, New York. ... Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Livingston County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Theodore Roosevelt home at Sagamore Hill Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1808 Seat Lockport Area  - Total  - Water 2,952 km² (1,140 mi²) 1,598 km² (617 mi²) 54. ... Oneida County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1794 Seat Syracuse Area  - Total  - Water 2,087 km² (806 mi²) 66 km² (25 mi²) 3. ... Ontario County is a county located in the state of New York. ... For other uses, see Orange County (disambiguation). ... Orleans County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Oswego County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York . ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Rensselaer County is a county in the state of New York. ... This article is about the borough in New York City. ... The Tappan Zee Bridge, in a view looking toward Rockland. ... St. ... Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1809 Seat Schenectady Area  - Total  - Water 543 km² (210 mi²) 9 km² (4 mi²) 1. ... Schoharie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Schuyler County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Seneca County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Steuben County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Tioga County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. ... Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the states beautiful Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. ... Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Westchester County is a primarily suburban county located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents. ... Wyoming County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Yates County is a county located in the state of New York. ...