Concourse is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the
New York City
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borough
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
of
the Bronx
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which includes the
Bronx County Courthouse, the
Bronx Museum of the Arts
The Bronx Museum of the Arts (BxMA), also called the Bronx Museum of Art or simply the Bronx Museum, is an American cultural institution located in Concourse, Bronx, New York. The museum focuses on contemporary and 20th-century works created by A ...
, and
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx, New York City. It is the home field of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, and New York City FC of Major League Soccer.
Opened in April 2009, the stadium replaced the origi ...
. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are East 169th Street to the north,
Webster Avenue
Webster Avenue is a major north–south thoroughfare in the Bronx, New York City, United States. It stretches for from Melrose to Woodlawn (on the Bronx- Westchester borderline). The road starts at the intersection of Melrose Avenue, East 165t ...
to the east, the
Metro-North Railroad
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's
Hudson Line to the south, and
Jerome Avenue to the west. The neighborhood is divided into three subsections: West Concourse, East Concourse, and Concourse Village with the
Grand Concourse being its main thoroughfare.
The neighborhood is part of
Bronx Community Board 4
Bronx Community Board 4 is a local government unit of the City of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Mount Eden, Highbridge and Concourse. It is delimited by Webster Avenue and Park Avenue to the east, Washington Bridge and the Cross Br ...
, and its ZIP Codes are 10451 and 10452. The local subway lines are the
IND Concourse Line (), operating along the Grand Concourse, and the
IRT Jerome Avenue Line (), operating along River Avenue. The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 44th Precinct.
Location
The neighborhood is in the
South Bronx
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in the southwestern part of the borough, centered on the intersection of
Grand Concourse and
161st Street.
It is bordered to the west by
Highbridge and the
Harlem River; to the north by Mount Eden; to the east by Claremont Village,
Melrose, and
Morrisania; and to the south by
Mott Haven
Mott Haven is an American primarily residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are East 149th Street to the north, the Bruckner E ...
.
The neighborhoods follows a street grid with avenues crossing east–west streets. Retail is located on streets, and with the exception of Morris Avenue, the avenues are largely residential above 153rd Street. The neighborhood character is more industrialized along the river with the exception of park space and the
Bronx Terminal Market. Other large retail nodes are located on 161st Street and adjacent blocks, at Concourse Plaza. Smaller retail nodes are located on 165th Street and on 167th Street.
The elevation varies from sea level at the Harlem River short to its highest point of elevation of in
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People
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Places
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. In fact,
George Washington
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and his troops utilized some of these elevations during the
American Revolutionary War
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as vantage points to monitor activity along the
Harlem River.
Elevation can vary greatly, with the Grand Concourse 20 feet higher than adjacent avenues in some instances.
History
Early history
From European settlement through the late 1800s, the Concourse area occupied wooded lands and rocky formations within and on the periphery
of the estate of the prominent Morris family who farmed in what is now Southwest Bronx. Until 1845, the area was part of the Town of Westchester within Westchester County. After the subdivision of the Town of Westchester in 1845, the Concourse area became part of the Town of West Farms. In 1855, West Farms was further subdivided and the Town of Morrisania was created.
With the promise of city services, the Morrisania along with the Towns of West Farms and Kingsbridge seceded from
Westchester County
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to join
Manhattan
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as part of
New York County
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. The three towns were referred to as the "Annexed District".
In 1896, the vast majority of what is now the Bronx joined New York County. In 1898 the
City of Greater New York and Borough of the Bronx
were formed, and all former
Westchester County
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annexations within
New York County
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were reconstituted into the independent County of the Bronx in 1914.
20th century
![Bronx 1900](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Bronx_1900.jpg)
Expansion of the subway system enabled rapid development of the Concourse. The first subway crossed under 149th Street into the area in 1906 and is now the
IRT White Plains Road Line (). The
IRT Jerome Avenue Line opened a decade later in 1917 and spurred enormous development in the area.
Concurrent with subway development and inspired by the
City Beautiful
The City Beautiful Movement was a reform philosophy of North American architecture and urban planning that flourished during the 1890s and 1900s with the intent of introducing beautification and monumental grandeur in cities. It was a part of the ...
movement, the New York City built the
Grand Boulevard and Concourse
The Grand Concourse (also known as the Grand Boulevard and Concourse) is a thoroughfare in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Grand Concourse runs through several neighborhoods, including Bedford Park, Concourse, Highbridge, Fordham, ...
(shortened to the Grand Concourse). Modeled after Paris’
Champs-Élysées, the original boulevard stretched from the Bronx Courthouse to near
Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park is a park located in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it is managed with assistance from the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance. The park, the city's third-lar ...
, but was later extended south to 138th Street by supplanting the existing Mott Avenue.
The Grand Concourse was further improved by the extension of the
IND Concourse Line () under most of its length in 1933.
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx, New York City. It is the home field of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, and New York City FC of Major League Soccer.
Opened in April 2009, the stadium replaced the origi ...
was built 1923 when
Jacob Ruppert
Jacob Ruppert Jr. (August 5, 1867 – January 13, 1939) was an American brewer, businessman, National Guard colonel and politician who served for four terms representing New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1907. ...
moved the team from the
Polo Grounds
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in Manhattan, where the
Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...
shared space with the
New York Giants
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, to the Bronx. With the exception of a brief period in the 1970s, the Yankees have been in Concourse for almost 100 years.
Infrastructure and services brought residents. Some of the 500,000 people who moved to the borough in the 1920s lived in the Concourse. The new construction to accommodate those residents was inspired by the City Beautiful movement and the 1901
Tenement House Act, which mandated light, air, and fire protection.
This yielded 5- and 6- story multifamily residential buildings throughout the neighborhood built in a variety of styles from
Tudor,
Renaissance
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, and
Colonial Revival to
Art Deco
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and
Art Moderne.
In the late 1930s the
Works Progress Administration
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dubbed the area “the Park Avenue for the Middle Class”, and the area maintained that reputation through the 1950s. The Concourse inspired visits by presidential candidate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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,
Harry S. Truman
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, and
John F. Kennedy
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. However, after 1960, the area began to decline quickly due to
white flight
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, incentives to move to the suburbs,
redlining
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, the development of
Co-Op City, disinvestment by New York City, and arson.
While no buildings burned down in the Concourse during the period,
the population of the area declined until the 1990s when the population started to rebound.
[
]
21st century
Recent developments in the Concourse include construction and neighborhood improvements, and the neighborhood is gentrifying . The Yankees built a new stadium in 2009. The former stadium was demolished; a large public park—Heritage Field—was established in its place. The Bronx Museum of the Arts
The Bronx Museum of the Arts (BxMA), also called the Bronx Museum of Art or simply the Bronx Museum, is an American cultural institution located in Concourse, Bronx, New York. The museum focuses on contemporary and 20th-century works created by A ...
undertook a major expansion in 2006, and is currently exploring another addition. The Bronx Hall of Justice opened in 2007. The Bronx Terminal Market opened in 2009 as did the adjacent Mill Pond Park
Mill Pond Park is a public park in the New York City borough of the Bronx. It was built to compensate for the loss of parkland resulting from the construction of new Yankee Stadium between 2006 and 2009. The park's name was inspired by a dam nea ...
, which includes a Stadium Tennis Center.
In the 2000s, the New York City Department of Transportation started making capital, aesthetic, and safety improvements to the Grand Concourse with much of the work completed within the Concourse neighborhood. A redesign of 161st Street during the 2000 reconstruction of the Grand Concourse brought additional pedestrian space to the neighborhood. In 2011, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
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designated a large portion of the neighborhood as the Grand Concourse Historic District.
In 2016, the New York City Economic Development Corporation
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is a nonprofit corporation whose stated mission is to "leverage the city’s assets to create beneficial jobs that drive growth. This ensures equitable and sustainable development across al ...
issued requests for proposals for a new redevelopment project in the Concourse, along the Harlem River shore. A $300 million proposal, announced in September 2017, includes 1,045 affordable housing units as well as a new Universal Hip Hop Museum that is to open in 2020. The first of two phases will have 600 affordable unites, a waterfront promenade, a public plaza, a performance space, a movie theater, and the hip hop museum.
Demographics
Concourse is divided into two neighborhood tabulation areas, East Concourse/Concourse Village and West Concourse, which collectively comprise the population of Concourse. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census
The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators servin ...
, the combined population of Concourse was 101,566, a change of 3,048 (3%) from the 98,518 counted in 2000
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. Covering an area of , the neighborhood had a population density of .[Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010](_blank)
Population Division - New York City
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Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.
The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 1.6% (1,635) White
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, 32.7% (33,176) African American
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, 0.2% (219) Native American, 1.8% (1,836) Asian
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, 0% (24) Pacific Islander
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, 0.4% (447) from other races, and 1% (1,064) from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 62.2% (63,165) of the population.[Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010](_blank)
Population Division - New York City
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Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.
The area has become more middle class starting in the 2000s. In the 2010 census, there were 3,055 non-Hispanic White residents in the area around Concourse, having increased from 2,600 in the 2000 census. The 2010 census also marked the first time in 40 years where the Concourse neighborhood had seen a net increase in population.[
The entirety of Community District 4, which comprises Concourse and Highbridge, had 155,835 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 78.6 years.] This is lower than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 27% are between the ages of between 0–17, 29% between 25 and 44, and 23% between 45 and 64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 11% and 10% respectively.
As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 4 was $30,900. In 2018, an estimated 32% of Concourse and Highbridge residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City. One in eight residents (13%) were unemployed, compared to 13% in the Bronx and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 61% in Concourse and Highbridge, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, , Concourse and Highbridge are considered low-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying
Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. It is a common and controversial topic in urban politics and planning. Gentrification often increases the ec ...
.
Police and crime
Concourse and Highbridge are patrolled by the 44th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 2 East 169th Street. The 44th Precinct ranked 39th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. , with a non-fatal assault rate of 123 per 100,000 people, Concourse and Highbridge's rate of violent crimes per capita is greater than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 813 per 100,000 people is higher than that of the city as a whole.
The 44th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 73.7% between 1990 and 2020. The precinct reported 14 murders, 35 rapes, 414 robberies, 749 felony assaults, 253 burglaries, 671 grand larcenies, and 182 grand larcenies auto in 2020.
Fire safety
Concourse is located near three New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations. Engine Co. 71/Ladder Co. 55/Division 6 is located at 720 Melrose Avenue, Engine Co. 92/Ladder Co. 44/Battalion 17 is located at 1259 Morris Avenue, and Engine Co. 68/Ladder Co. 49 is located at 1160 Ogden Avenue.
In addition, FDNY EMS Station 17 is located at 1080 Ogden Avenue.
Health
, preterm birth
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s and births to teenage mothers are more common in Concourse and Highbridge than in other places citywide. In Concourse and Highbridge, there were 93 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 34 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Concourse and Highbridge has a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 13%, slightly higher than the citywide rate of 12%.
The concentration of fine particulate matter
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, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Concourse and Highbridge is , more than the city average. Fifteen percent of Concourse and Highbridge residents are smokers, which is higher than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Concourse and Highbridge, 34% of residents are obese, 17% are diabetic
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by a high blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) over a prolonged period of time. Symptoms often include frequent urination, increased thirst and increased app ...
, and 42% have high blood pressure
Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms. Long-term high bl ...
—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. In addition, 23% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.
Eighty-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 72% of residents described their health as "good," "very good," or "excellent," lower than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Concourse and Highbridge, there are 18 bodegas.
The nearest hospitals are NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
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in Melrose and Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center
The BronxCare Health System, previously known as "Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center," is a hospital in the Bronx, New York City. It was founded as the Lebanon Hospital by Jonas Weil in 1890. In 1962, Lebanon Hospital merged with Bronx Hospital, and si ...
in Claremont.
Incidents
In 2017, several residents were sickened or killed due to a rare outbreak of leptospirosis
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. The cases were reported at 750 Grand Concourse, a building that had reported hundreds of health violations. In March 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, a doorman at nearby 860 Grand Concourse was among the first people in New York City to die of COVID-19
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.
Post offices and ZIP Codes
Concourse is covered by multiple ZIP Codes. While the area south of 161st Street is covered by 10451, the area to the north falls within 10452 (west of the Grand Concourse) and 10456 (east of the Grand Concourse). The United States Postal Service
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operates two post offices near Concourse: the Stadium Station at 901 Gerard Avenue, and the Highbridge Station at 1315 Inwood Avenue.
Parks
Concourse contains five separate parks and a plaza. At the center of the neighborhood and to the north of Bronx Courthouse, Joyce Kilmer Park and Lou Gehrig Plaza border the intersection of the Grand Concourse and 161st Street. Originally called Concourse Plaza, Joyce Kilmer Park was named for the author of the poem "Tree" in 1926. Joyce Kilmer Park contains the Lorelei Fountain
The Lorelei Fountain, also known as the Heinrich Heine Memorial, is a monument located on East 161st Street in the Concourse section of the Bronx, New York City, near the Bronx County Courthouse. It was designed by German sculptor Ernst Herter ...
which celebrates the German poet Heinrich Heine
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...
. The park is flat with many walking paths. To the south is Lou Gehrig Plaza, which bridges 161st Street between the Bronx Courthouse and Joyce Kilmer Park.
To the south of Bronx Courthouse, Franz Sigel Park offers a more rustic park space. Named for Franz Sigel, a patriot and educator in his native Germany and the United States who lived in the area until his death in 1902, the park is characterized by variations in elevation and bedrock. Formerly part of a Native American trail, a visitor can view Manhattan and surrounding rooftops from the terrace within the park. The park was extended in the 1960s to include a ball fields on the south side. A comfort area was added in 1993.
Mullaly Park, named for reporter and park advocate John Mullaly
John Mullaly (1835–1915), known as father of the Bronx's park system, was a newspaper reporter and editor who was instrumental in forming the New York Park Association. He was born in Belfast, Ireland. After coming to the United States, he work ...
, is an active-use recreational space with a pool and a skate park.
Expanded in 2009, Macombs Dam Park
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includes the 400-meter Joseph Yancy Track and Field, all weather turf, a soccer field, a baseball field, and grandstand seating for 600 people. The park, on the site of the original Yankee Stadium south of 161st Street and west of River Avenue, connects to the Yankees–East 153rd Street station on the Metro-North Railroad
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's Hudson Line.
Construction started on Mill Pond Park
Mill Pond Park is a public park in the New York City borough of the Bronx. It was built to compensate for the loss of parkland resulting from the construction of new Yankee Stadium between 2006 and 2009. The park's name was inspired by a dam nea ...
in 2006 and ended in 2009. Located between the Harlem River and River Avenue adjacent to Bronx Terminal Market, the Park features Stadium Tennis Center, walking paths, picnic areas, and views of the waterfront. The second floor of the Power house in Mill Pond Park is the future home of the Bronx Children's Museum
The Bronx Children's Museum is a children's museum founded in 2005. Its exhibition space is located in Mill Pond Park in the South Bronx, New York City. The Museum provides ongoing in-school, afterschool and summer enrichment programming th ...
.
Education
Concourse and Highbridge generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city . While 36% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 43% have less than a high school education and 21% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Concourse and Highbridge students excelling in math rose from 17% in 2000 to 40% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 21% to 25% during the same time period.
Concourse and Highbridge's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is more than the rest of New York City. In Concourse and Highbridge, 28% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, higher than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 67% of high school students in Concourse and Highbridge graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75%.
Schools
Public schools are operated by the New York City Department of Education.
The following elementary schools are located in Concourse:
* PS/MS 31 The William Lloyd Garrison (grades PK-8)
* PS 35 Franz Siegel (grades K-5)
* PS 53 Basheer Quisim (grades PK-5)
* PS 64 Pura Belpre (grades 3–5)
* PS 70 Max Schoenfeld (grades K-5)
* PS 88 S Silverstein Little Sparrow School
* PS 114 Luis Lorens Torres School (grades K-5)
* PS 170 (grades K-2)
* PS/IS 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School (grades K-8)
* Grant Avenue Elementary School (grades PK-5)
* Sheridan Academy for Young Leaders (grades K-5)
* The Family School (grades PK-5)
* Performance School (grades 4–5)
The following middle schools serve grades 6-8:
* Bronx Writing Academy
* JHS 145 Arturo Toscanini
* JHS 151 Lou Gehrig
* JHS 22 Jordan L Mott
* New Millennium Business Academy Middle School
* Science and Technology Academy A Mott Hall School
* Urban Science Academy
The following middle and high schools serve grades 6-12:
* Bronx Early College Academy For Teaching And Learn
* Bronx High School for Medical Science
* Bronx School For Law Government And Justice
* Eagle Academy for Young Men
The following high schools serve grades 9-12 unless otherwise indicated:
* Bronx Collegiate Academy
* Bronx High School of Business
* Dreamyard Preparatory School
* Jonathan Levin High School of Media and Communications (grades 11–12)
Libraries
The New York Public Library
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(NYPL) operates three branches in the Concourse area:
* The Grand Concourse branch is located at 155 East 173rd Street. The branch is a two-story structure that opened in 1959.
* The High Bridge branch is located at 78 West 168th Street. The branch was opened in the early 20th century and was renovated in 2010.
* The Melrose branch is located at 910 Morris Avenue. The branch, a two-story, Carnegie library, opened in 1914. It originally had four stories, but the top two floors were removed in a 1959 renovation.
Transportation
The Harlem River separates the Bronx and Manhattan, with the Macombs Dam Bridge
The Macombs Dam Bridge ( ; also Macomb's Dam Bridge) is a swing bridge across the Harlem River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Trans ...
connecting the two boroughs within Concourse. Interstate 87, the Major Deegan Expressway
Interstate 87 (I-87) is a north–south Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of New York. It is most of the main highway between New York City and Montreal. The highway begins at exit 47 off I-278 in the New York ...
, has exits that can access the neighborhood. The Grand Concourse terminates onto roads leading across the Triborough Bridge with connections to Queens and Manhattan.[
]New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...
routes include the IRT Jerome Avenue Line () at 161st Street and 167th Street, and the IND Concourse Line () at 161st Street and 167th Street. MTA Regional Bus Operations
MTA Regional Bus Operations (RBO) is the surface transit division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). It was created in 2008 to consolidate all bus operations in New York City operated by the MTA. , MTA Regional Bus Operations ru ...
also operates several routes in the area:
* : to Riverdale or Third Avenue–138th Street station () (via Grand Concourse)
* : to Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx, Kingsbridge Heights or Third Avenue–138th Street station () (via Grand Concourse)
* and Bx6 SBS: to Hunts Point or Riverside Drive (via 161st and 163rd Streets)
* : to Bronx Terminal Market, Boricua College
Boricua College is a private college in New York City designed to serve the educational needs of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics in the United States. It was founded by Victor G. Alicea and several others.
Faculty
The school employs a largely ...
, or George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
The George Washington Bridge Bus Station is a commuter bus terminal located at the east end of the George Washington Bridge in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan in New York City. The bus station is owned and operated by the Port Authori ...
(via Ogden Avenue)
* : to Crotona Park East
Crotona Park East, also known as Crotona or East Morrisania, is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the southwest Bronx in New York City. Crotona Park East is considered part of the South Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the n ...
or George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal
The George Washington Bridge Bus Station is a commuter bus terminal located at the east end of the George Washington Bridge in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan in New York City. The bus station is owned and operated by the Port Authori ...
(via 167th Street)
* : express to Woodlawn Heights or Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan and serves as the city's primary central business district. Midtown is home to some of the city's most prominent buildings, including the Empire State Buildin ...
The Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a New York State public benefit corporations, public authority of the U.S. state of New Yor ...
's Harlem Line
The Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line, originally chartered as the New York and Harlem Railroad, is an commuter rail line running north from New York City to Wassaic, in eastern Dutchess County. The lower from Grand Central Terminal to Southea ...
has a commuter rail
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are con ...
station at Melrose.
Points of interest
The neighborhood hosts a variety of institutions including:
* Andrew Freedman Home
The Andrew Freedman Home is a historic building in the Bronx, New York City. Constructed by the estate of the millionaire Andrew Freedman, it has been renovated into an artists' hub consisting of an interdisciplinary artist residency, an incubato ...
* BronxWorks
BronxWorks is a human service organization and settlement house based in the Bronx, New York City that was founded as Citizens Advice Bureau in the Morris Heights section in 1972. The founders, social worker Mildred Zucker of the Federation o ...
* Bronx Museum of the Arts
The Bronx Museum of the Arts (BxMA), also called the Bronx Museum of Art or simply the Bronx Museum, is an American cultural institution located in Concourse, Bronx, New York. The museum focuses on contemporary and 20th-century works created by A ...
* Bronx Courthouse
* Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx, New York City. It is the home field of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, and New York City FC of Major League Soccer.
Opened in April 2009, the stadium replaced the origi ...
File:Andrew Freedman Home Exterior.jpg, Andrew Freeman Home
File:Bronx Museum Art jeh.JPG, Bronx Museum of the Arts
File:Bronx Courthouse from the intersection.jpg, Bronx Courthouse at 161st and Grand Concourse
File:Bronxworks CAB 1130 GC jeh.jpg, BronxWorks
File:Yankee Stadium Bleacher 2009.jpg, Yankee Stadium
References
External links
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Neighborhoods in the Bronx