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i need some help here. i hear from people that fordham & bedford park are nice neighborhoods, but when go to them they are mostly buildings i dont even recall any private homes. could someone please gice me some info on these 2 bronx neighborhoods.
you are actually talking about 3 separate areas when you say Fordham and Bedford park
Fordham proper is probably the area between say 183rd street to Fordham Rd between Southern Blvd and Webster Avenue. It includes Fordham's Little italy
Fordham Bedford is roughly the area between say E 193rd street and E 198th between Webster Ave and Jerome Ave. There are some private homes in this area on the sidestreets and avenues but they're nothing special. I frequently bike on the sidestreets in this area off the Grand Concourse, and tho i feel safe during the day, I would not go there at night. At 5PM at the corner of Creston Avenue and E 196th street there are already gangs hanging out preparing for the night. Even during the day I am given suspicious looks by neighborhood youths as i ride by. Like WTF!!
Bedford Park proper is from Bedford Park Blvd to Mosholu Pkwy between Jerome and Webster Avenue. There are private homes here and many are quite nice. The art deco in the area is pretty interesting and one of the blocks (Perry Avenue between Bedford Park and Mosholu Pkwy) has been designated as some type of historic district. In fact right at this street is one of the best in the area
I agree with the above completely, boundaries and descriptions.
There are also a lot of nice houses in the immediate Little Italy vicinity but it is a small tight area right around Arthur Avenue and 187th st.
Bedford Park (above Bedford Park Boulevard) is a much nicer area of mostly art deco co op buildings and single or 2 family houses,lots of trees and is next to The Botanical Garden and the Northern entrance to Fordham U.The further to the East of Jerome the better. A different world from most of " Fordham" in general.
you are actually talking about 3 separate areas when you say Fordham and Bedford park
Fordham proper is probably the area between say 183rd street to Fordham Rd between Southern Blvd and Webster Avenue. It includes Fordham's Little italy
Fordham Bedford is roughly the area between say E 193rd street and E 198th between Webster Ave and Jerome Ave. There are some private homes in this area on the sidestreets and avenues but they're nothing special. I frequently bike on the sidestreets in this area off the Grand Concourse, and tho i feel safe during the day, I would not go there at night. At 5PM at the corner of Creston Avenue and E 196th street there are already gangs hanging out preparing for the night. Even during the day I am given suspicious looks by neighborhood youths as i ride by. Like WTF!!
Bedford Park proper is from Bedford Park Blvd to Mosholu Pkwy between Jerome and Webster Avenue. There are private homes here and many are quite nice. The art deco in the area is pretty interesting and one of the blocks (Perry Avenue between Bedford Park and Mosholu Pkwy) has been designated as some type of historic district. In fact right at this street is one of the best in the area
Disagree with your Fordham boundaries. You're describing Belmont.
Lower Fordham or South Fordham or Fordham Heights w.e it is is the area bordered to the south by E 183rd (or E. Burnside), to the west by Jerome, to the east by Webster and to the north by E. Fordham rd. Once you pass Webster...you're in Belmont.
And Fordham-Bedford is a ghetto neighborhood to the OP. Lots of drug acitvities. Very similar to the hoods south of Fordham rd. Much worse than Bedford park.
Disagree with your Fordham boundaries. You're describing Belmont.
Lower Fordham or South Fordham or Fordham Heights w.e it is is the area bordered to the south by E 183rd (or E. Burnside), to the west by Jerome, to the east by Webster and to the north by E. Fordham rd. Once you pass Webster...you're in Belmont.
And Fordham-Bedford is a ghetto neighborhood to the OP. Lots of drug acitvities. Very similar to the hoods south of Fordham rd. Much worse than Bedford park.
LOL. Another(typical) disagreement about Bronx neighborhood boundaries and names ! At least we are all in general agreement about the character of the different areas.
Disagree with your Fordham boundaries. You're describing Belmont.
Lower Fordham or South Fordham or Fordham Heights w.e it is is the area bordered to the south by E 183rd (or E. Burnside), to the west by Jerome, to the east by Webster and to the north by E. Fordham rd. Once you pass Webster...you're in Belmont.
And Fordham-Bedford is a ghetto neighborhood to the OP. Lots of drug acitvities. Very similar to the hoods south of Fordham rd. Much worse than Bedford park.
what are belmont's boundaries? little italy is belmont, right?
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what are belmont's boundaries? little italy is belmont, right?
Yes,Little Italy is actually in Belmont but these days Belmont and Little Italy are all considered part of " Fordham" to most people.
I think of Belmont as South of Fordham Rd,West of Bronx Park(the zoo, Southern Blvd),North of 183rd St and East of 3rd Ave.
When I think of Fordham I think of Valentine & 183rd, 184th & Creston etc etc...the blocks sorrounding Ryer ave and the 46th Precinct.
lol creston ave and 184th my old hang out spot.....what a piece of ____ that block was....there was no such thing as a pooper-scooper law on creston from 184th to 188th. when i got off the D train, if i didnt walk down the concourse and i walked down creston instead, i used to walk in the street.
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