Love to see my borough finally get some love. I’m near Belmont and as someone who works in Manhattan I can honestly say that whatever influx of tourists Little Italy has experienced, it’s still night and day compared to downtown. Come visit if you want a genuine experience with a variety of cuisine, baked goods and unique grocery items.
Though Little Italy in Manhattan rules for fame and attractions like the San Genaro festival around Labor Day, the Bronx Little Italy across from Fordham University centered on Arthur Avenue is more accessible with wider streets and better possibilities for vehicle parking considering NYC conditions, but its a better bet for tourists to hire a lyft or uber for drop off and pickup especially if it festival time. There are numerous bakeries and restaurants as well as an entire city block of an indoor retail/wholesale "Market Pasticcerria" featuring any imaginable Italian cuisine with enough to do to visit for a few hours long stroll. Manga !
My favorite part of The Bronx is City Island, it's a gem, especially if you like seafood! An interesting fact about Co-op City is that it used to be a theme park dedicated to American history called Freedomland USA. Freedomland was conceived and built by C. V. Wood, a Texan who was the chief developer for Disneyland. After Disneyland's opening, Wood's relationship with Walt became strained because of various disputes, and he was ousted from Disneyland management in 1956. So he set out to open his own parks under his company Marco Engineering. This part of the Bronx was formerly marshland owned by the Webb and Knapp real estate firm, and under Marco Engineering, they worked together with Webb and Knapp and selected this site for Freedomland USA. The park opened in 1960 but didn't last long because of financial issues they faced from their 65-million-dollar construction cost. They tried adding more exhibits to generate revenue, but that too didn't work, so it closed permanently in 1964, Co-Op City was announced for the site in 1965, construction began in 1966, residents began moving in in 1968, and was completed in 1973.
Thanks for the history lesson explaining some game changing facts. The Freedomland story and connection to Disney is not well known, appreciate the education and about the rise and fall. The emergence of Co-oP City following the Cross Bronx Expressway project drastically altered the economy, sociology, and demographics of the Bronx, drawing in established upper middle class folks from the toney Grand Concourse and Riverdale, which opened opportunities for new generations of immigrants to take up residence and open enterprises in th vcated places, making the Borough what it is now. On a darker anecdote some elderly Bronx cops I knew in the 80s and 90s as business associates related that during construction of Co-oP City and later the nearby MTA bus depot off I95, the work crews discovered some grisley crime scene evidence going as far back as the Prohibition Era.
Born and raised in Baychester and went to school in Pelham Gardens. I LOVE The Bronx and love to see it shown in a positive light, as it deserves! Thank you for this video.
North Brother Island is quite interesting! North Brother Island was home to Riverside Hospital that housed patients with quarantinable diseases like tuberculosis. The place is haunted because of Mary Mallon, nicknamed Typhoid Mary who lived and died there. After its buildings were abandoned in the 1960s, different kinds of shorebirds started thriving there. Because of the abandoned buildings and the shorebirds, they don't allow visitors between March and September due to shorebird breeding season, and even during the time you technically can, they still won't let you unless you have "compelling academic and scientific purposes that are a benefit to NYC Parks". Hart Island is also interesting. Hart Island has been the location of a Union Civil War prison camp, a psychiatric institution, a tuberculosis sanatorium, a potter's field used for both individual and mass burials, a homeless shelter, a boys' reformatory and workhouse, a jail, a rehabilitation center, and even Nike defense missiles during the Cold War. More than one million people were buried there, from the Civil War to the 2020s pandemic.
omg hey girl!!! you still making vids?!! i randomly decided to learn about the bronx years after using your videos to teach me about ny before moving back. i live here now and its so good to see you’re still talking about ny. you look amazing
The Bronx is the friendliest/ kindest borough in my opinion. First time I visited I got lost and so many people went out of their way to help me. Any first timers I recommend the NYBG and Belmont Arthur ave for a perfect day 😊
Well, almost. That's West Farms and Bronx River. Calling that a falls is a stretch. There is a weir at (R4J8+WV3 New York) by the new pedestrian bridge, but it's underwater currently because the Bronx River is very high right now. On maps you can't even see it. There are 2 falls, one at the Zoo at the Asia gate. One near the famous Lorillard Pavilion (stone mill) in the Botanical gardens.
Don’t forget the Joker stairs in Highbridge! Little Italy in the Bronx is so much better than the one in Manhattan, which is getting smaller and smaller every year. You should do a video on Wave Hill in Riverdale, it is one of the most underrated places in all of New York City! There’s a really pretty little waterfall in the New York Botanical Gardens at a place called Snuff Mill.
THANKK YOU SO MUCH❤ I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE BRONX HERE😂 I LIVE IN THE BRONX HERE MY SELF. NEVER KNEW AND WAS CONFUSED BUT NOW I KNOW I LIVE IN SOUTHWEST BRONX THANK UU
I was born in Manhattan, 84+ years ago. Went to grammar school there, But my 14th summer was spent with my dad enjoying grandstand shows in various cities, which was one of the many showbiz things he earned a living doing. When I returned home, I lived in the Bronx! Mon hated Harlem, where I was born, but she wanted me to be able to complete grammar school where I started. Who knows what weirdness lucks in the minds of mothers. I remained a Bronxite for 7 years, until I married a Brooklyn girt and moved there. My older brother lived in Staten Island after release from the military during the Korean war; he was a military bar tender in the officers' clubs, so was not particularly threatened by the gun fire, except perhaps from drunken officers;) A brief intro from a fellow (actually female) worker, who lived in Queens, to her similar to my age sister, rounded out my complete NYC boroughs experiences. I've lived in many other cities and suburbs since than, but no other experience has matched being a New Yorker.
I'm from Wakefield in the Bronx, lived just on the Bronx/Yonkers/Mount Vernon borders. It wasn't until I left the Bronx that I found out that Riverdale in the Bronx is the richest neighborhood in NYC. All this time I thought the richest part of NYC was in Manhattan. Riverdale also has the most expensive and exclusive private high school in the entire United States, the Horace Mann School - also something I never knew growing up in the Bronx. The Bronx also has the most green areas in NYC.
Thank you for doing my home Borough!! I grew up in mostly in the south bronx in Morrisania and Concourse neighborhoods. My grandmother and my Dad lived in Mott Haven. From the outside, most people see The Bronx's very violent and a dangerous place to be. There are some places that are like that, but Bronx is beautiful. I've always gone to parks and it's the only Borough that has a lot of parks. I went to the Van Cortlandt Park Pelham Park Bronx Park and Bronx zoo. You name it. And there's always very nice areas of the Bronx. The Bronx will always have a special place in my heart!! Every time I come to the Bronx, I always feel at home!! #BXAllDay!!
I never knew that neighborhood was actually called Concourse. I hung out a lot in New York, but never lived there, and my knowledge is limited to where my friends lived, usually Manhattan and Queens.
#UrbanCaffine: As a life-long resident of the Unionport section, my 42 years on God's Green Earth have taught me to listen to my elders. You actually pronounced the area of Park Versailles correctly the first time. The name is a holdover from the 1800's when The Bronx was still a set of villages prior to the 1898 consolidation of the 5 boroughs. In fact, the folks at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company built Parkchester. The main thoroughfare of Metropolitan Avenue was named for the company. The designers came up with the name Parkchester due to the bordering neighborhoods. PARK for Park Versailles to the west. CHESTER for the Westchester Square area to the east. Another fun fact: The neighborhood name of Morrisania was actually in honor of the Revolutionary War landowner John Morris. He was actually one of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Yup, The Bronx has a direct connection with the founding of our great nation!❤
The neighborhood immediately West of Parkchester was once known as Stratton Park. It was once part of Park Versaille; name changed in the 1920s. Boundaries for Stratton Park - West -Bronx River Parkway/Noble Ave; North-East Tremont Ave; East-White Plains Road; South- West bound service road of Cross Bronx. Stratton Park was Home to the O'Leary Flats, 2 blocks of apartment buildings built in the late 1920s/early 1930s!
Very nice description of all the bronx neighborhoods! Will definitely check more of that borough when I visit in November! Have a wonderful day beautiful lady😘😘😘 xox
Great video as always. 56th liked 👍 I'm always learning something new from your awesome channel. I never realized Pelham Bay Park was bigger than Central Park. My sister used to live in Pelham Bay. Now she's living on City Island. I never knew that was part of the Bronx. My sister also lived in Throgs Neck in the 80's. I just ordered your Bronx map for my sister. Thanks again for the great history of the Bronx 😎👍 Edit: I noticed one mispronounced word 4:44 was "Tremont" It's pronounced "Tree-mont" not "Traymont"
I wouldn't mark it as a defined boundary, more like a gradient that radiates out from a center or defined point, like a signal that starts at the source and gets weaker as it radiates out.
You did a fine job on this. I live in Wilmington DE now, but I grew up in Norwood/Bainbridge and it’s great to see someone acknowledge both names. The neighborhood has a few of its own “green spaces“ that pretty much define the boundaries of the neighborhood ; Mosholu Parkway, Reservoir Oval (aka Williamsbridge Oval or just Oval Park/ The Oval) and then Bronx Park, which was and still is 5 baseball fields where the neighborhood Little League played the majority of their games and a small recreation center area. We referred to it as Allerton Fields or French Charlie’s
I’m from London, England. I visited City Island some years ago, and would recommend it as being worth a visit. Easy to reach by Subway to Pelham Bay Park and then a bus, can’t remember the route number. I also looked across to Hart Island, but obviously couldn’t get onto it. Have heard that access could be easier in future. Maybe a memorial garden could be created on part of the island.,
City island is known for sea food restaurants. Best time to go is in the Spring and summer time. They’re a mixture of restaurants that are very affordable to restaurants that are more expensive if you want good sea food. There is public transportation a bus goes there but I recommend driving because you would see Pelham bay park for all the beautiful views plus you may see deers wondering around.
Currently I'd say areas around St. Mary's Park would be good start for apartment hunting. Close to the #2 subway at Jackson Avenue and takes 10-15 minutes to get to midtown Manhattan most times. Thai restaurants in the 'hood! And the park is where Bernie "feel the burn" Sanders spoke at a YUUUUUGGGE rally there some years back.
Norwood. The area is known as being apart of the Battle of New York with Gun Hill Road representing a major historical element of the neighborhood Many of the streets: Knox, Gates, Dekalb, Kingsbridge, Bainbridge for example call back to the Revolutionary War. Hope this is helpful.
Being a Fordham University student I will add that Belmont the Zoo and the Botanz (NYBG) are all more or less grouped in as “Fordham” because they were all in the Town/Village of Fordham before it was merged into the Bronx and then NYC. Also Belmont houses a lot of Fordham students and also gets that extra layer of being roped in.
When I watched Fort Apache The Bronx back in the early 80's and a few times driving on the BQE to Long Island and always seeing stripped and burned cars on the shoulder, it really gave me pause about NYC. I love it now.
Thank you for being almost too thorough! It was good information even for me who has been residing here in Bedford Park, sharing Mosholu Parkland/parkway with another neighborhood across from us called Norwood. --- both these very diverse communities share the parkland and several playgrounds. I'm sure you must have walked around Mosholu Parkway getting around, especially to the NYBG.
Thank you, forgiving my borrow a great recognition the Bronx was always known for negativity in the south section of the Bronx but they are other places that are great for tourist. Besides the Yankees Pelham Parkway, Riverdale Claassen point a wonderful place to live.
I grew up in northwest Bronx (Spuyten Duyvil area, Marble hill housing projects). Most people who live in Riverdale do not claim it as part of the Bronx, because they are too "high class". The "improvements" of the area of The South Bronx is it being gentrified with high rise luxury waterfront living that is non affordable to the current families who have lived in these areas that were neglected and ignored for years. Now Mott Haven is renamed to the Piano District and being filled with coffee shops, lounges and luxury living, again unaffordable to all the previous people who have lived in these poorly maintained and overlooked communities. The Bronx is the last borough to be gentrified as east Harlem and Dumbo area (Brooklyn). Thabks for the video, loved the representation of all the areas of the Bronx.
@@kbye2321I’m originally from BK and and the transplants have been pushing to rename Bed-Stuy, Stuyvasant Heights. I was looking through Zillow and seen listings.
I am from Mott Haven. Is name after John Mott, an American industrialist who owned an iron company in the neighborhood. The best part of living in Mott Haven is that is next to Port Morris, which is accessible to many restaurants and bars. Talavera Cantina has the best Mexican food! Is also home to the Bronx Brewery. Both neighborhoods are undergoing gentrification at this moment. Enjoy your stay!
Didn't know that hunts point was a Southside have my son in 1980 in Lincoln hospital been gone for a long time and now I l live in the Catskill my son well b 44 in March thank u soooooo MUCHO 4this video
A little biased because I lived there for 12 years but the Northwest Bronx is the best. Definitely more of a Westchester county vibe. And while it's not connected to the subway (except Kingsbridge), it has ample express bus and Metronorth service into downtown.
At one point I lived, worked and studied in the Bronx. Never needed to leave the borough for years, I lived in Fordham Heights, 183rd and Ryer (Pls don’t visit for tourism lol), then lived in upper middle class Harding Park after landing a job in my career (it’s a hidden gem).
Funny how she did not mention the Highbridge being the oldest bridge in NYC and how Manhattan achieved water through that bridge. It’s beyond historic!
Hip hop was born in Bronxdale projects in the Soundview section of the Bronx, Mario Halsey , his brother, DJ D and his brother Tyron the mixologist. Hollywood came to the south Bronx in 1981, made the movie Eighty Blocks from Tiffany’s. Cool Hurk was afraid to come out because of the stick up boys who terrorized the Bronx in those days. There were ten named D Js before Hurk And Bambata. They were Mario Halsey, his brother Bougieman his cousin Rounney Ron, his brother, DJ D his brother Tyron the mixologist, Spanky, Hollywood, Sinbad, and Smokie from the smoke a Tyron.
In the 4+ decades of living in "Park Versailles," I have never once used that name in any given context. I always mention the part of 'that neighborhood' south of the Cross Bronx Expressway as either Bronx River (as in the Bronx River Projects within the confines of Harrod Avenue in the east, Bronx River Avenue in the west and East 174th Street in the south) or Soundview.
It seems you didn't mention Marble Hill. This section has two identities of both the Bronx and Manhattan; it was a part of Manhattan and was made into part of the Bronx. It had a 212 area code and was changed to 718. The section receives its mail from the post office on 228th street but you must report to jury duty in Manhattan.This section is worth mention as your outline going around it might be pointed out.
I'm glad you pointed this out. I was raised in the Marble Hill projects. The development in this area from the early 90s till now has made this area nearly impossible to live in. Overly congested traffic, lack of parking and such. The history of Marble Hill getting connected to the mainland after the construction of the Harlem ship canal is something not many people in this area take the time to learn about.
The quicker the S. and W. Bronx, and N. Manhattan (- some of Harlem, Washington Hts,, Inwood) developed after the IRT came, brought widespread block after block of similar very basic apt. bldgs , into the 1920s, the faster those sections of neighborhoods declined in the late 50s and esp. 1960s on. I was born in The Bronx (1950s) but not lived there much afterwards (Inwood, some of College in CHI and lived in Jersey City, Brooklyn, now Manhattan). Feel nostalgic towards the area but not 'attached'. Riverdale is very desirable. Fine apt blgs. NY classic to 60s-70s co ops. Fieldston streets not gated, but private (no parking at night etc) and one can live in a house there as though it was the suburbs, have a car and be almost oblivious to rest of the City. Some fine houses in Riverdale on Hudson overlook the river and area is very serene and private. Lots of houses on the water S/E Bronx- ERiver and LI Sound S. of Pelham Bay Park (some of it Co op type house developments perhaps like Breezy Pt, I think).
That area on Boston Rd is basically a few blocks of houses that are technically part of the Bronx, but barely. I don’t even think they’re collectivized enough to be their own neighborhood, most of the time we just call it « Pelham » or an extension of Pelham Manor. The bridge connection south isn’t even that walkable, you’re forced to take the Bx16 or BeeLine buses to get out of there. There’s also a huge mall there mainly for Pelham Manor residents. That area isn’t that nice, it’s basically a car thoroughfare.
You're not kidding about pronunciations getting jumbled when the cross the Atlantic. There's a town in Maine called Calais after the French city. In Maine, however, it's not pronounced "Ca'lay." It's pronounced "Cal'liss."
You could elaborate on the ethnicity of the various neighborhoods and how some have changed dramatically in the last 10-20 years. I’m from Morris park/ van nest area and what was once Italian and Jewish has become Albanian and other Muslim sects, known officially as little Yemen. Mostly private houses and small multi family buildings. There are still many of the old timers holding on but as they die off, they are being replaced by younger Middle East. Arabic writing and stores catering to the Muslim population have replaced the old mom and pop stores that gave the area a sense of stability. I no longer live there but I can see the changes through Facebook
Bronx-born and raised: resided in Belmont, Co-op City, Wakefield and Baychester .......Van Nest and Park Versailles is new to me. I think most folks would regard that area as Bronx Park East ..... a future president of the Phillipines, Corazon Aquino, graduated from Mt. St. Vincent College in North Riverdale ...... Bronx supermarket prices are much cheaper compared to Manhattan supermarkets and shelves are well stocked. That's a big plus for the Da' Bronx! ....Very nice presentation btw ....
As someone from the Williamsbridge, Park Versailles is one of those names where it’s only used by officials, but Van Nest is 100% a name used by Bronxites. I’ve never heard of anyone saying Bronx Park East except for the station.
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My borough finally getting its flowers. Parkchester will forever be my home ❤️
Love to see my borough finally get some love. I’m near Belmont and as someone who works in Manhattan I can honestly say that whatever influx of tourists Little Italy has experienced, it’s still night and day compared to downtown. Come visit if you want a genuine experience with a variety of cuisine, baked goods and unique grocery items.
Though Little Italy in Manhattan rules for fame and attractions like the San Genaro festival around Labor Day, the Bronx Little Italy across from Fordham University centered on Arthur Avenue is more accessible with wider streets and better possibilities for vehicle parking considering NYC conditions, but its a better bet for tourists to hire a lyft or uber for drop off and pickup especially if it festival time. There are numerous bakeries and restaurants as well as an entire city block of an indoor retail/wholesale "Market Pasticcerria" featuring any imaginable Italian cuisine with enough to do to visit for a few hours long stroll. Manga !
How do we still call « Little Italy » an area that has close to zero Italian-American redisents ???
@@thedarkestcloud because of the businesses
My favorite part of The Bronx is City Island, it's a gem, especially if you like seafood! An interesting fact about Co-op City is that it used to be a theme park dedicated to American history called Freedomland USA. Freedomland was conceived and built by C. V. Wood, a Texan who was the chief developer for Disneyland. After Disneyland's opening, Wood's relationship with Walt became strained because of various disputes, and he was ousted from Disneyland management in 1956. So he set out to open his own parks under his company Marco Engineering.
This part of the Bronx was formerly marshland owned by the Webb and Knapp real estate firm, and under Marco Engineering, they worked together with Webb and Knapp and selected this site for Freedomland USA. The park opened in 1960 but didn't last long because of financial issues they faced from their 65-million-dollar construction cost. They tried adding more exhibits to generate revenue, but that too didn't work, so it closed permanently in 1964, Co-Op City was announced for the site in 1965, construction began in 1966, residents began moving in in 1968, and was completed in 1973.
Thanks for the history lesson explaining some game changing facts. The Freedomland story and connection to Disney is not well known, appreciate the education and about the rise and fall. The emergence of Co-oP City following the Cross Bronx Expressway project drastically altered the economy, sociology, and demographics of the Bronx, drawing in established upper middle class folks from the toney Grand Concourse and Riverdale, which opened opportunities for new generations of immigrants to take up residence and open enterprises in th vcated places, making the Borough what it is now. On a darker anecdote some elderly Bronx cops I knew in the 80s and 90s as business associates related that during construction of Co-oP City and later the nearby MTA bus depot off I95, the work crews discovered some grisley crime scene evidence going as far back as the Prohibition Era.
Born and raised in Baychester and went to school in Pelham Gardens. I LOVE The Bronx and love to see it shown in a positive light, as it deserves! Thank you for this video.
Awesome video! Grew up in the Bronx in Tremont and then Concourse.
North Brother Island is quite interesting! North Brother Island was home to Riverside Hospital that housed patients with quarantinable diseases like tuberculosis. The place is haunted because of Mary Mallon, nicknamed Typhoid Mary who lived and died there. After its buildings were abandoned in the 1960s, different kinds of shorebirds started thriving there. Because of the abandoned buildings and the shorebirds, they don't allow visitors between March and September due to shorebird breeding season, and even during the time you technically can, they still won't let you unless you have "compelling academic and scientific purposes that are a benefit to NYC Parks".
Hart Island is also interesting. Hart Island has been the location of a Union Civil War prison camp, a psychiatric institution, a tuberculosis sanatorium, a potter's field used for both individual and mass burials, a homeless shelter, a boys' reformatory and workhouse, a jail, a rehabilitation center, and even Nike defense missiles during the Cold War. More than one million people were buried there, from the Civil War to the 2020s pandemic.
Great content! Can you do videos like this for other 4 boroughs please ?
Similar videos about Manhattan and Brooklyn can be found on their channel
omg hey girl!!! you still making vids?!! i randomly decided to learn about the bronx years after using your videos to teach me about ny before moving back. i live here now and its so good to see you’re still talking about ny. you look amazing
Ohh I need this lesson as I am most unfamiliar with BX! (As a Brooklynite) Thanks for your always useful info🤗
Thanks! Hope it's useful.😊
The Bronx is the friendliest/ kindest borough in my opinion. First time I visited I got lost and so many people went out of their way to help me. Any first timers I recommend the NYBG and Belmont Arthur ave for a perfect day 😊
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There's actually a waterfall in the Bronx River. I believe 180th St. and West Farms Square.
Well, almost. That's West Farms and Bronx River. Calling that a falls is a stretch. There is a weir at (R4J8+WV3 New York) by the new pedestrian bridge, but it's underwater currently because the Bronx River is very high right now. On maps you can't even see it. There are 2 falls, one at the Zoo at the Asia gate. One near the famous Lorillard Pavilion (stone mill) in the Botanical gardens.
Don’t forget the Joker stairs in Highbridge!
Little Italy in the Bronx is so much better than the one in Manhattan, which is getting smaller and smaller every year.
You should do a video on Wave Hill in Riverdale, it is one of the most underrated places in all of New York City!
There’s a really pretty little waterfall in the New York Botanical Gardens at a place called Snuff Mill.
THANKK YOU SO MUCH❤ I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT THE BRONX HERE😂 I LIVE IN THE BRONX HERE MY SELF. NEVER KNEW AND WAS CONFUSED BUT NOW I KNOW I LIVE IN SOUTHWEST BRONX THANK UU
I was born in Manhattan, 84+ years ago. Went to grammar school there, But my 14th summer was spent with my dad enjoying grandstand shows in various cities, which was one of the many showbiz things he earned a living doing. When I returned home, I lived in the Bronx! Mon hated Harlem, where I was born, but she wanted me to be able to complete grammar school where I started. Who knows what weirdness lucks in the minds of mothers. I remained a Bronxite for 7 years, until I married a Brooklyn girt and moved there. My older brother lived in Staten Island after release from the military during the Korean war; he was a military bar tender in the officers' clubs, so was not particularly threatened by the gun fire, except perhaps from drunken officers;)
A brief intro from a fellow (actually female) worker, who lived in Queens, to her similar to my age sister, rounded out my complete NYC boroughs experiences. I've lived in many other cities and suburbs since than, but no other experience has matched being a New Yorker.
Can you do the same County neiborhoods for NJ? Bergen, Hudson, and Staten Island, NY across the Hudson River.
Tremont is pronounced, Treemont. south Bronx repping
Great vid, I'm from the Bronx (Co-op City) but live in Queens now.
I'm from Wakefield in the Bronx, lived just on the Bronx/Yonkers/Mount Vernon borders. It wasn't until I left the Bronx that I found out that Riverdale in the Bronx is the richest neighborhood in NYC. All this time I thought the richest part of NYC was in Manhattan. Riverdale also has the most expensive and exclusive private high school in the entire United States, the Horace Mann School - also something I never knew growing up in the Bronx. The Bronx also has the most green areas in NYC.
Thank you for doing my home Borough!! I grew up in mostly in the south bronx in Morrisania and Concourse neighborhoods. My grandmother and my Dad lived in Mott Haven. From the outside, most people see The Bronx's very violent and a dangerous place to be. There are some places that are like that, but Bronx is beautiful. I've always gone to parks and it's the only Borough that has a lot of parks. I went to the Van Cortlandt Park Pelham Park Bronx Park and Bronx zoo. You name it. And there's always very nice areas of the Bronx. The Bronx will always have a special place in my heart!! Every time I come to the Bronx, I always feel at home!! #BXAllDay!!
I never knew that neighborhood was actually called Concourse. I hung out a lot in New York, but never lived there, and my knowledge is limited to where my friends lived, usually Manhattan and Queens.
#UrbanCaffine: As a life-long resident of the Unionport section, my 42 years on God's Green Earth have taught me to listen to my elders.
You actually pronounced the area of Park Versailles correctly the first time. The name is a holdover from the 1800's when The Bronx was still a set of villages prior to the 1898 consolidation of the 5 boroughs.
In fact, the folks at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company built Parkchester. The main thoroughfare of Metropolitan Avenue was named for the company. The designers came up with the name Parkchester due to the bordering neighborhoods. PARK for Park Versailles to the west. CHESTER for the Westchester Square area to the east.
Another fun fact:
The neighborhood name of Morrisania was actually in honor of the Revolutionary War landowner John Morris. He was actually one of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Yup, The Bronx has a direct connection with the founding of our great nation!❤
The neighborhood immediately West of Parkchester was once known as Stratton Park. It was once part of Park Versaille; name changed in the 1920s. Boundaries for Stratton Park - West -Bronx River Parkway/Noble Ave; North-East Tremont Ave; East-White Plains Road; South- West bound service road of Cross Bronx. Stratton Park was Home to the O'Leary Flats, 2 blocks of apartment buildings built in the late 1920s/early 1930s!
I don’t even live in continental America but I still love watching your videos 👍
Same. I’m from the UK and love this channel too. It really helped me out big time when I visited NY last year.
Very nice description of all the bronx neighborhoods! Will definitely check more of that borough when I visit in November! Have a wonderful day beautiful lady😘😘😘 xox
Great video as always. 56th liked 👍 I'm always learning something new from your awesome channel. I never realized Pelham Bay Park was bigger than Central Park. My sister used to live in Pelham Bay. Now she's living on City Island. I never knew that was part of the Bronx. My sister also lived in Throgs Neck in the 80's. I just ordered your Bronx map for my sister. Thanks again for the great history of the Bronx 😎👍
Edit: I noticed one mispronounced word 4:44 was "Tremont" It's pronounced "Tree-mont" not "Traymont"
I wouldn't mark it as a defined boundary, more like a gradient that radiates out from a center or defined point, like a signal that starts at the source and gets weaker as it radiates out.
Co-op City mentioned!!!!! My home!
What's good!
Been a Bronx native my whole life, but Highbridge has been where I've lived most of my life (16 years strong)
You did a fine job on this. I live in Wilmington DE now, but I grew up in Norwood/Bainbridge and it’s great to see someone acknowledge both names. The neighborhood has a few of its own “green spaces“ that pretty much define the boundaries of the neighborhood ; Mosholu Parkway, Reservoir Oval (aka Williamsbridge Oval or just Oval Park/ The Oval) and then Bronx Park, which was and still is 5 baseball fields where the neighborhood Little League played the majority of their games and a small recreation center area. We referred to it as Allerton Fields or French Charlie’s
I’m from London, England. I visited City Island some years ago, and would recommend it as being worth a visit. Easy to reach by Subway to Pelham Bay Park and then a bus, can’t remember the route number. I also looked across to Hart Island, but obviously couldn’t get onto it. Have heard that access could be easier in future. Maybe a memorial garden could be created on part of the island.,
City island is known for sea food restaurants. Best time to go is in the Spring and summer time. They’re a mixture of restaurants that are very affordable to restaurants that are more expensive if you want good sea food. There is public transportation a bus goes there but I recommend driving because you would see Pelham bay park for all the beautiful views plus you may see deers wondering around.
During the summer time there it's very hard finding a place to park your car especially on weekends
just found out i'm moving to the bronx this summer so this came at a great time. thanks
Great Video
I don't know the Bronx too well, so this video was a great help. Thanks so much!
break down city island!! i love going there growing up
Love the video but you cut my neighborhood, Norwood off a little it was supposed the last streets that intersect gun hill road and moshulu pkwy
Currently I'd say areas around St. Mary's Park would be good start for apartment hunting. Close to the #2 subway at Jackson Avenue and takes 10-15 minutes to get to midtown Manhattan most times. Thai restaurants in the 'hood! And the park is where Bernie "feel the burn" Sanders spoke at a YUUUUUGGGE rally there some years back.
Happy to see my borough in a video!
That’s amazing !!!
It’d be amazing to have a gigantic nyc map will all the neighbourhoods like you did with the Bronx !
Good idea! When I finally finish all the boroughs. 😅
@@UrbanCaffeine I’ll gladly wait all the time that it’d take
great overview, thank you. I love living in the Bronx.
Appreciate the video! Much love from the Morrisania section!
Soundview! Great information
All over, spent significant time in Fordham, Tremont, Hunts Point, and Pelham.
I would like if you explained the socio economic and cultural differences between each neighbourhood
Rikers Island is actually apart of Queens 👑 actually has a Qns address , but the court system is part of the Bronx.
Legally and politically Rikers Island is in fact located in the Bronx although its mailing address is in the East Elmhurst zip code 11370.
Im from Brooklyn..Remember in the late 80s early 90s Edenwald section was referred to as The Valley
Norwood.
The area is known as being apart of the Battle of New York with Gun Hill Road representing a major historical element of the neighborhood Many of the streets: Knox, Gates, Dekalb, Kingsbridge, Bainbridge for example call back to the Revolutionary War. Hope this is helpful.
Woodlawn cemetery is literally like an eight minute walk from the 241st train station
I only wish that some of the street names were shown, but you can't have everything. Other than that, excellent presentation!
Being a Fordham University student I will add that Belmont the Zoo and the Botanz (NYBG) are all more or less grouped in as “Fordham” because they were all in the Town/Village of Fordham before it was merged into the Bronx and then NYC. Also Belmont houses a lot of Fordham students and also gets that extra layer of being roped in.
When I watched Fort Apache The Bronx back in the early 80's and a few times driving on the BQE to Long Island and always seeing stripped and burned cars on the shoulder, it really gave me pause about NYC. I love it now.
My grandpa grew up in Tremont, way back during the Great Depression.
Thank you for being almost too thorough! It was good information even for me who has been residing here in Bedford Park, sharing Mosholu Parkland/parkway with another neighborhood across from us called Norwood. --- both these very diverse communities share the parkland and several playgrounds. I'm sure you must have walked around Mosholu Parkway getting around, especially to the NYBG.
Great video. I thought I was from Norwood, but it sounds like I was just across the border in Jerome Park. Back then at least we never called it that.
Great Video, But You Forgot To Mention To Your Audience That The Bronx Is The Only Borough That Is Part Of The United States!!!
You mean the only borough connected to the mainland USA. All five boroughs are part of the USA.
@davidfrischknecht8261 Yup That's What I Meant Bro.
@davidfrischknecht8261 what do you guys mean?
Riker's Island is in Queens, not the Bronx.
late but, rikers island is actually part of the bronx but uses queens zip codes
Thank you, forgiving my borrow a great recognition the Bronx was always known for negativity in the south section of the Bronx but they are other places that are great for tourist. Besides the Yankees Pelham Parkway, Riverdale Claassen point a wonderful place to live.
I grew up in northwest Bronx (Spuyten Duyvil area, Marble hill housing projects). Most people who live in Riverdale do not claim it as part of the Bronx, because they are too "high class". The "improvements" of the area of The South Bronx is it being gentrified with high rise luxury waterfront living that is non affordable to the current families who have lived in these areas that were neglected and ignored for years. Now Mott Haven is renamed to the Piano District and being filled with coffee shops, lounges and luxury living, again unaffordable to all the previous people who have lived in these poorly maintained and overlooked communities. The Bronx is the last borough to be gentrified as east Harlem and Dumbo area (Brooklyn). Thabks for the video, loved the representation of all the areas of the Bronx.
Who in hell calls Mott Haven the Piano District though? Did the name change all of the sudden?
@@kbye2321I’m originally from BK and and the transplants have been pushing to rename Bed-Stuy, Stuyvasant Heights. I was looking through Zillow and seen listings.
thanks for this video I now live in the southwest section of the bronx
I am from Mott Haven. Is name after John Mott, an American industrialist who owned an iron company in the neighborhood. The best part of living in Mott Haven is that is next to Port Morris, which is accessible to many restaurants and bars. Talavera Cantina has the best Mexican food! Is also home to the Bronx Brewery. Both neighborhoods are undergoing gentrification at this moment. Enjoy your stay!
Didn't know that hunts point was a Southside have my son in 1980 in Lincoln hospital been gone for a long time and now I l live in the Catskill my son well b 44 in March thank u soooooo MUCHO 4this video
A little biased because I lived there for 12 years but the Northwest Bronx is the best. Definitely more of a Westchester county vibe. And while it's not connected to the subway (except Kingsbridge), it has ample express bus and Metronorth service into downtown.
At one point I lived, worked and studied in the Bronx. Never needed to leave the borough for years, I lived in Fordham Heights, 183rd and Ryer (Pls don’t visit for tourism lol), then lived in upper middle class Harding Park after landing a job in my career (it’s a hidden gem).
I was born in the Belmont section. We were within walking distance of the zoo. We moved to Queens when I was around 4 years old.
Good video.
My teenage home - the Bronx. And I'm a Bronx Community College alumna.
Thanks!
I appreciate it. Thanks!
I see the power broker on the bookshelf. I am curious what are some of the other titles that are on that shelf?
Funny how she did not mention the Highbridge being the oldest bridge in NYC and how Manhattan achieved water through that bridge. It’s beyond historic!
" Tree- mont"!not Tre love the video
as a fordham student its so odd to see that belmont is technically in the souther division since its definitely intertwined with the fordham area lol
Hip hop was born in Bronxdale projects in the Soundview section of the Bronx, Mario Halsey , his brother, DJ D and his brother Tyron the mixologist. Hollywood came to the south Bronx in 1981, made the movie Eighty Blocks from Tiffany’s. Cool Hurk was afraid to come out because of the stick up boys who terrorized the Bronx in those days. There were ten named D Js before Hurk And Bambata. They were Mario Halsey, his brother Bougieman his cousin Rounney Ron, his brother, DJ D his brother Tyron the mixologist, Spanky, Hollywood, Sinbad, and Smokie from the smoke a Tyron.
I grew up in Highbridge and lived there since I was just a little boy
Morris Heights!! From 174 to Burnside down to Jerome..
I'm just here for the comments about the pronunciation of pronunciation.
Fieldstone resident!
The most bucolic part of The Bronx is Fieldston, without doubt.
In the 4+ decades of living in "Park Versailles," I have never once used that name in any given context. I always mention the part of 'that neighborhood' south of the Cross Bronx Expressway as either Bronx River (as in the Bronx River Projects within the confines of Harrod Avenue in the east, Bronx River Avenue in the west and East 174th Street in the south) or Soundview.
It seems you didn't mention Marble Hill. This section has two identities of both the Bronx and Manhattan; it was a part of Manhattan and was made into part of the Bronx. It had a 212 area code and was changed to 718. The section receives its mail from the post office on 228th street but you must report to jury duty in Manhattan.This section is worth mention as your outline going around it might be pointed out.
I'm glad you pointed this out. I was raised in the Marble Hill projects. The development in this area from the early 90s till now has made this area nearly impossible to live in. Overly congested traffic, lack of parking and such. The history of Marble Hill getting connected to the mainland after the construction of the Harlem ship canal is something not many people in this area take the time to learn about.
Thank you ! I was born and raised there as well for 29 years
Jury duty for Marble Hill is in the bronx not manhattan. I did it twice while living in the projects
Melrose/Morrisania/FordhamHeights/Kingsbridge
The quicker the S. and W. Bronx, and N. Manhattan (- some of Harlem, Washington Hts,, Inwood) developed after the IRT came, brought widespread block after block of similar very basic apt. bldgs , into the 1920s, the faster those sections of neighborhoods declined in the late 50s and esp. 1960s on.
I was born in The Bronx (1950s) but not lived there much afterwards (Inwood, some of College in CHI and lived in Jersey City, Brooklyn, now Manhattan). Feel nostalgic towards the area but not 'attached'.
Riverdale is very desirable. Fine apt blgs. NY classic to 60s-70s co ops. Fieldston streets not gated, but private (no parking at night etc) and one can live in a house there as though it was the suburbs, have a car and be almost oblivious to rest of the City. Some fine houses in Riverdale on Hudson overlook the river and area is very serene and private. Lots of houses on the water S/E Bronx- ERiver and LI Sound S. of Pelham Bay Park (some of it Co op type house developments perhaps like Breezy Pt, I think).
You should do Queens next
It’s “Park Ver-sails”.
My great-grandparents lived there over a century ago; I've been told their brownstone still stands and I'm hoping to get out there to see it.
That's a lot of neighborhoods! You must have done your research to try to get most of them right!
I’m from Morris Heights living in NC now
I am from mott haven/portmorris and the apartments are giving manhatten prices all of a sudden
I grew up walking the entire Bronx.
FYI there are airplane parts in BCC under the walk of fame.
One thing rings true. The bronx is much friendlier than manhattan. Not sure of the other boroughs
what is the bump on the northeast part of the Bronx?
That area on Boston Rd is basically a few blocks of houses that are technically part of the Bronx, but barely. I don’t even think they’re collectivized enough to be their own neighborhood, most of the time we just call it « Pelham » or an extension of Pelham Manor. The bridge connection south isn’t even that walkable, you’re forced to take the Bx16 or BeeLine buses to get out of there. There’s also a huge mall there mainly for Pelham Manor residents. That area isn’t that nice, it’s basically a car thoroughfare.
im suprised to left out gunhill road
You're not kidding about pronunciations getting jumbled when the cross the Atlantic. There's a town in Maine called Calais after the French city. In Maine, however, it's not pronounced "Ca'lay." It's pronounced "Cal'liss."
Bedford Park!
You could elaborate on the ethnicity of the various neighborhoods and how some have changed dramatically in the last 10-20 years. I’m from Morris park/ van nest area and what was once Italian and Jewish has become Albanian and other Muslim sects, known officially as little Yemen. Mostly private houses and small multi family buildings. There are still many of the old timers holding on but as they die off, they are being replaced by younger Middle East. Arabic writing and stores catering to the Muslim population have replaced the old mom and pop stores that gave the area a sense of stability. I no longer live there but I can see the changes through Facebook
I Lived In Soundview
Wakefield 🥰🥰
0:34 you wrote southwest instead of southeast.
Great. Now, all that’s left is Richmond & Western Queens. Maybe include Eastern Queens as well.
Bronx-born and raised: resided in Belmont, Co-op City, Wakefield and Baychester .......Van Nest and Park Versailles is new to me. I think most folks would regard that area as Bronx Park East ..... a future president of the Phillipines, Corazon Aquino, graduated from Mt. St. Vincent College in North Riverdale ...... Bronx supermarket prices are much cheaper compared to Manhattan supermarkets and shelves are well stocked. That's a big plus for the Da' Bronx! ....Very nice presentation btw ....
As someone from the Williamsbridge, Park Versailles is one of those names where it’s only used by officials, but Van Nest is 100% a name used by Bronxites. I’ve never heard of anyone saying Bronx Park East except for the station.
Parkchester!!!
yessir PC BX all day
I Lived In Westchester Ave