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Bedford Park is a working class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx between the New York Botanical Garden and Lehman College. The New York Botanical Garden also known as The NYBG is one of the premier Botanical gardens in the United States, located in New York City. Lehman College is one of the constituent Colleges of the City University of New York, USA. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Mosholu Parkway to the north, Webster Avenue to the east, Bedford Park Blvd to the south, and the Jerome Avenue to the west. Mosholu Parkway is a hybrid Freeway -standard Parkway and grade-level roadway in the New York City borough of The Bronx, constructed The Grand Concourse is the primary thoroughfare through Bedford Park. 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 The local subway is the D line, operating along the Grand Concourse. Zip codes include 10458 and 10468. The area is patrolled by the 52nd Precinct located at 3016 Webster Ave in the Norwood section of the Bronx.


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History

The area now known as Bedford Park was mostly farmland outside the town of Kingsbridge, then an unincorporated suburb of New York City. This page deals with the town of Kingsbridge in Devon For other references see Kingsbridge (disambiguation Kingsbridge is a market town and popular The area began to be developed with the construction of the Jerome Park Racecourse, for thoroughbred horse racing, by Leonard Jerome and August Belmont, Sr. in 1866. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national Leonard Walter Jerome ( November 3, 1817 &ndash March 3, 1891) was a Brooklyn New York, financier and grandfather of Winston August Belmont Sr ( December 8 1813 - November 24 1890) was born in Alzey, Hesse, to a Jewish family Jerome Park Racecourse became the first home of the famous Belmont Stakes horse race, until 1890. The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. To attract the wealthy to the racecourse, Leonard Jerome built what is today Jerome Avenue. In 1874 the town of Kingsbridge was officially incorporated into New York City.

In 1890 Jerome Park Racecourse was sold. Construction was started to convert it into the Jerome Park Reservoir, to store fresh water from the New Croton Aqueduct. At the same time, the neighborhood of Bedford Park was beginning to take shape. Forty "villas" (suburban houses) were built on a 23-acre stretch, in a planned community, named Villa Avenue.

The area became a part of the newly created Borough of the Bronx in 1898. The Italian and Irish immigrants who worked on the Jerome Park Reservoir project soon anchored the community there. In 1906, 200th Street was renamed Bedford Park Boulevard, likely named after Edward Thomas Bedford, a director of Standard Oil, president of the Bank of the State of New York, who was an associate of Leonard Jerome. Standard Oil was a predominant American integrated oil producing transporting refining and marketing company

Development continued with the completion of the Grand Concourse, a multilane thoroughfare, in 1914; and the extension of subway to the area with the IRT Jerome Avenue Line in 1917. 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 The IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, also known as IRT Woodlawn Line, was opened in 1917 as a branch of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line The Grand Concourse saw a boom in housing construction in the post-World War I era. 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 World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Much of this was from middle-class (primarily Jews, Italians, and Irish) moving from Manhattan. American Jews, or Jewish Americans An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York

Land Use And Terrain

Bedford Park is dominated by 5 or 6-story tenements and three-story Victorian houses. The apartments on the Grand Concourse are often taller. Tracey Towers are two 41-story subsidized apartment buildings built close to the Jerome Park Reservoir. Designed by noted architect Paul Rudolph, they were completed in 1972 as a part of New York City's Mitchell Lama housing development initiative. Paul Rudolph is the name of Paul Rudolph (architect (1918–1997 American architect Paul Rudolph (musician (born c The Mitchell-Lama Housing Program is a form of housing subsidy in the state of New York. The total land area is a little less then half a square mile.

Demographics

In the United States 2000 Census[1] of 2000, the area of Bedford Park comprises five tracts. A census tract, census area, or census district is a particular Community defined for the purpose of taking a Census. These five tracts have a population of 24,874.

The racial makeup of the neighborhood is 17. 07% White, 13. 5%, African American, and 8. 76% from other races including Korean, Albanian, and Indian. 60. 67% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Landmarks

Houses of worship

Church of St. Philip Neri
Church of St. Philip Neri

Among Bedford Park's oldest buildings are its churches and other religious institutions. The oldest church in the area, Bedford Park Congregational Church at the corner of Bainbridge Avenue and East 201st Street, dates to 1882. Its American Queen Anne-style design hints at Bedford Park's origins as a small rural community. The Queen Anne Style is a style of architecture, furniture and decoration that reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century manifesting itself in It was designated a City Landmark in 2000. (New York City Landmarks Commission 2005)

On the Grand Concourse lies the Roman Catholic Church of St. Philip Neri. The church was dedicated to the Italian saint due to its origin as a mission church for immigrant Italian laborers, who also worked on the construction of the Jerome Park Reservoir. The corner stone of the church (dated 1889) was in fact quarried from what became Jerome Park Reservoir, and brought there by a horse-drawn carriage. (Greene 2002)

The Convent of Mount St. Ursula is located on Bedford Park Boulevard. It was established by a group of Roman Catholic nuns from the Ursuline order in 1892. The Academy of Mt. St. Ursula, an all-girls prep-school, is located there today. It recently celebrated it's 150th anniversary with the class of 2005.

The Educational Mile

In 1922, the Academy of Mount Saint Ursula moved to Bedford Park and Bainbridge Avenue. The academy is now the oldest, all female Catholic school in New York state. In the 1930s, unclaimed land near the Jerome Park Reservoir offered opportunities for New Deal-related construction to alleviate unemployment from the Great Depression. The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. Three high schools (Walton, DeWitt Clinton, and the Bronx High School of Science) were built, along with the Bronx campus of Hunter College (now Lehman College). The Bronx High School of Science (commonly called Bronx Science, Bronx Sci, or just Science, and officially known as H Hunter College High School|Hunter College Elementary School Hunter College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York Lehman College is one of the constituent Colleges of the City University of New York, USA. After end of World War II, in 1946 Hunter College's Bronx Campus served briefly as host of the United Nations. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Currently, two of the nine specialized high schools in New York City are in the area, which includes Bronx High School of Science and the High School of American Studies at Lehman College. The Bronx High School of Science (commonly called Bronx Science, Bronx Sci, or just Science, and officially known as H The High School of American Studies at Lehman College, also called HSAS or "American Studies" is one of nine specialized high schools in New York City

Lehman College

Lehman College was originally Hunter College's uptown campus. Lehman College is one of the constituent Colleges of the City University of New York, USA. Hunter College High School|Hunter College Elementary School Hunter College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York The Works Progress Administration built the original four buildings of the campus in grey stone in the Collegiate Gothic style, with finials, turrets, and other decorative features. The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest New Deal agency employing millions of people The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began Additional buildings, including the Lehman Library and Center for the Performing Arts, were added in the style of modern architecture. This article is concerned with architectural aspects of Modernism; for the most recent developments in architecture see Contemporary architecture. The newest building, the APEX, has facilities for athletics and dance. The scenic campus, which spans into Kingsbridge, has been used as a shooting location for episodes of the television series Law & Order and its spin-offs. This page deals with the town of Kingsbridge in Devon For other references see Kingsbridge (disambiguation Kingsbridge is a market town and popular Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf.

Culture

Reflecting a population so greatly composed of foreign-born immigrants, there are distinct ethnic enclaves in Bedford Park. On 204th Street, between the Grand Concourse and Mosholu Parkway lies a small cluster of Korean restaurants, groceries, social clubs, and other businesses. 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 Mosholu Parkway is a hybrid Freeway -standard Parkway and grade-level roadway in the New York City borough of The Bronx, constructed Out of the 800 West African-born residents of the neighborhood, 83% live in or around Tracey Towers.

Bedford Park's ethnic diversity manifests itself in an assortment of ways besides the formation of enclaves. Among the national symbols one may see strolling the neighborhood include the double-headed eagle (the emblem of Albania), the icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe (sacred to Catholic Mexicans), the shamrock of Ireland, the Arabic calligraphy of the shahadah (the Muslim profession of faith), or the coquí of Puerto Rico. The double-headed eagle is a common symbol in Heraldry and Vexillology. The coat of arms of Albania is an adaptation of the Flag of Albania. Our Lady of Guadalupe, also called the Virgin of Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe or Virgen de Guadalupe is a 16th century Roman Catholic Mexican The shamrock, a symbol of Ireland and a registered trademark of the Republic of Ireland, is a three-leafed old white Clover, sometimes of The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing several languages of Asia and Africa such as Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. The Shahada ( Arabic: ar الشهادة, from the verb ar شهد "to testify" is the Islamic Creed. See also the Wikipedia article about the Common Coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui A vast assortment of newspapers are sold in local convenience stores, including The Echo of Ireland, Albanian-language Bota Sot of Kosovo, and the Spanish-language local newspapers El Diario/La Prensa, and El Hoy. El Diario la Prensa is the largest and oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in New York City, and the oldest Spanish-language daily in the United States

Residents of Bedford Park appreciate their quality of life. The neighborhood's accessibility, coupled with affordable housing, diversity and a strong sense of community, makes this Bedford Park a popular destination for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle. [2]

List of Neighborhood Businesses

Madden's Pub, Shea's Emerald Bar, Jolly Tinker, Bedford Park Cafe, Mike's Pizzeria, Las Maravillas de Mexico, National Donut and Coffee Shop, Georges Pizzeria, Valentine Grocery, C-Town, Oswaldo's Barber Shop, Joseph Weintraub Medical Supplies, Blue Sky Laundramat, Fine Fare Supermarket.

Transportation

References

  1. ^ American FactFinder. Riverdale (population approximately 45000 according to the 2000 U Third Avenue–138th Street is a station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Third Avenue and East 138th Street in 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 Kingsbridge Heights is a Working class residential neighborhood geographically located in the northwest Bronx, New York City. Third Avenue–138th Street is a station on the IRT Pelham Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Third Avenue and East 138th Street in 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 Riverdale (population approximately 45000 according to the 2000 U Norwood–205th Street is a station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. Castle Hill is a mostly working to middle-class residential neighborhood geographically located in the New York City borough of The Bronx. Co-op City is the largest cooperative housing development in the world Co-op City is the largest cooperative housing development in the world Fordham is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the west Bronx. Woodlawn (population 7741 is a neighborhood in the borough of The Bronx in New York City. Fordham is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the west Bronx. Wakefield–241 Street is an elevated station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Third Avenue–149th Street is a station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Gun Hill Road is an elevated station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Third Avenue–149th Street is a station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College (formerly Bedford Park Boulevard–200th Street) is an elevated station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the Mosholu Parkway is an elevated station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Bedford Park Boulevard is a station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ New York real estate: Bedford Park, Bronx - - amNY.com
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