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I'm still searching for affordable living, possibly in the Bronx. I just checked craigslist and found that there are one-bedroom apartments listed for roughly $800. Hmmmm... Sounds too good to be true, and the pics are very nice. So, what's the neighborhood like? Is it relatively safe? Clean? Parks nearby? Culturally diverse? Anything you can tell me would be a great help. Thank you.
Very nice neighborhood.Mosholu Parkway IS a park and it's right between Bedford Park and Norwood.
2 subway lines(4 and D) and Van Cortlandt Park at one end and Botanical Garden at the other.
Lots of shopping nearby too.
Also a metro north stop at the Botanical Garden end = 15 or 20 mis to Grand Central if you are in a hurry.
It was my 2nd choice neighborhood when I was moving to The Bronx.It's much like Pelham Parkway but maybe a little quieter.
It's actually the Bedford Park side of the Parkway along E Mosholu Pkwy South between the Concourse and Webster Ave that is the nicer section. Some nioce homes, co-ops over there. The Norwood side (E Mosholu Parkway north) is OK but it gets run down east of Bainbridge Avenue by 204th/205th street and over by Jerome Ave. these days
there is also the section by West Mosholu Pkwy North (west of Jerome) it's kind of run down over there by Knox/Gates Place
I'm still searching for affordable living, possibly in the Bronx. I just checked craigslist and found that there are one-bedroom apartments listed for roughly $800. Hmmmm... Sounds too good to be true,
Its an overall nice neighborhood and its relatively quiet and pretty diverse. When I was going to school (Dewitt Clinton) around there, there was a lot of Hispanics, Albanians, some Russians, Indians, and Black people. On Jerome Ave towards Van Courtlandt and Woodlawn its gets very nice and beautiful. Its an overall nice place.
When you come to check out neighborhoods in The Bronx, try to visit The Botanical Garden if you have never been there. I cannot tell you wonderful it is to live close to it.I have been going there for a walk almost every day for the last month or so and found the greenhouse an amazing refuge during the winter. Sort of like going to Florida and Arizona for a few hours and then walking back outside into the snow.
There is an amazing section of the East side of the Garden that has a section of virgin forest with rapids and waterfalls along The Bronx River!
75.00/yr membership gets you unlimited visits and 250.00 gets you a special pass to enter the grounds at sunrise(before official opening at 10) to walk,jog,bird watch or whatever.
The garden is between the Pelham Parkway neighborhood and Mosholu Parkway/Bedford Park and has entrances from both neighborhoods.
Really a great treasure if you are looking for a neighborhood with green space!
It is one of the best places in NY !
Check out the photos in the collections of the gardens and plants section of the web site.You can see photos in different seasons.There is even a 360 degree view feature. New York Botanical Garden
When you come to check out neighborhoods in The Bronx, try to visit The Botanical Garden if you have never been there. I cannot tell you wonderful it is to live close to it.I have been going there for a walk almost every day for the last month or so and found the greenhouse an amazing refuge during the winter. Sort of like going to Florida and Arizona for a few hours and then walking back outside into the snow.
There is an amazing section of the East side of the Garden that has a section of virgin forest with rapids and waterfalls along The Bronx River!
75.00/yr membership gets you unlimited visits and 250.00 gets you a special pass to enter the grounds at sunrise(before official opening at 10) to walk,jog,bird watch or whatever.
The garden is between the Pelham Parkway neighborhood and Mosholu Parkway/Bedford Park and has entrances from both neighborhoods.
Really a great treasure if you are looking for a neighborhood with green space!
It is one of the best places in NY !
Check out the photos in the collections of the gardens and plants section of the web site.You can see photos in different seasons.There is even a 360 degree view feature. New York Botanical Garden
Thanks so much bluedog. Bliss... The more I read and participate in the Bronx threads, I keep thinking that this is not the image of the Bronx I've had in mind. My goodness. Emily Dickinson's poetry garden? Who knew? What other treasures are in the Bronx?
I've lived in the area for about 6 years and like it very much. I'd agree that the southern side of Mosholu is nicer than the north - towards the eastern portion it's mostly co-ops, while I believe that on the northern side, it's rental buildings. I don't like Tracey Towers either, but it's pretty out of the way. A couple of days ago I had to go there and was surprised by how long the walk was. Usually I think of Bedford Park as being a pretty small neighborhood.
The green space is one of the best things about the neighborhood. If you're on the eastern end, the Botanical Gardens is very close. Mosholu Parkway has lots of open space. Express trains run during rush hours, so the commute is decent. I don't tend to take the metro north much - too expensive, except on weekends with the city ticket.
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actually, the "Mosholu Pkwy area"
The more I read and participate in the Bronx threads, I keep thinking that this is not the image of the Bronx I've had in mind. My goodness. Emily Dickinson's poetry garden? Who knew? What other treasures are in the Bronx?
