Edenwald located in the northeast section of The Bronx

The Bronx

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, a borough

Borough (New York City)

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 of New York City

New York City

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, is the area north of Baychester

Baychester, Bronx

Baychester is a working class neighborhood geographically located in the northeast Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East 222nd Street to the north, the New...

, south of Wakefield

Wakefield, Bronx

Wakefield is a working-class section of the northern borough of the Bronx in New York City, bounded by the New York city line with Westchester County or 243rd street to the north,and 222nd Street to the south, and the Bronx River, Bronx River Parkway and Metro-North Railroad tracks to the west...

, east of Bronxwood, and west of Boston Post Road

Boston Post Road

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 and "the valley", a sub-neighborhood of Eastchester

Eastchester, Bronx

Eastchester is a working class neighborhood in the northeast Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12...

. Edenwald includes the Edenwald Projects, the largest housing development in the Bronx as well as the Baychester Projects, and the area north to Edenwald Avenue. Edenwald is also home to the 47th precinct of the New York City Police Department

New York City Police Department

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, and Cardinal Spellman High School

Cardinal Spellman High School (New York City)

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.

Edenwald Houses, is the largest New York City Housing Authority

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 development in the Bronx, with forty buildings, 3 and 14-stories tall on 48.88 acres (197,810.5 m²). It has 2,036 apartments housing about 5,300 people. Completed on October 15, 1953 it is bordered by Grenada Place, East 225th Street, Baychester and Laconia Avenues.

The Edenwald Projects is divided into two parts, the northside and the southside, which are split by East 229th street. Bordering the southside is the Edenwald Community Center, which provides afterschool care and programs for the youth. During the summer, the center hosts a summer program for kids and jobs for pre-teens.

Schools

Edenwald students from Pre-Kindergarten to fifth grade attend one of three schools, P.S.68, P.S 111 or P.S. 112. Sixth grade to eight grade students attend John Philip Sousa School Middle School 142

John Philip Sousa School (Bronx)

John Philip Sousa Middle School is a middle school located on Baychester Avenue in the Edenwald section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City, New York. The school was named after John Philip Sousa and opened its doors in 1958...

. There are no public high schools in the area, however many students attend Harry S. Truman High School

Harry S. Truman High School (New York City)

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 in neighboring Co-op City. Those seeking a parochial education may attend Cardinal Spellman High School (co-ed) or either Mount Saint Michael Academy

Mount Saint Michael Academy

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 (all boys) in Wakefield or St. Barnabas High School

St. Barnabas High School

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 (all girls) in Woodlawn.

Transportation

The area is served by the Bx16, Bx30 and Bx31 bus routes. The 5 (New York City Subway service)

5 (New York City Subway service)

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 subway line also serves the area with the closest station being Baychester Avenue

Baychester Avenue (IRT Dyre Avenue Line)

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External links

• Edenwald branch of the New York Public Library
  New York Public Library
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• John Philip Sousa Middle School official website
• Cardinal Spellman High School official website
• Unofficial community website