This article features a list of neighborhoods in the Bronx

The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...

, one of five boroughs of New York City

New York City

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When using this article, note that names of many (but not all) neighborhoods in the Bronx are popular based on their historical pedigree and the livability factor. However, this is not true for all neighborhoods in the Bronx; while someone living at East 213th Street & White Plains Road might prefer to describe their location simply as "Gun Hill Road" (a nearby thoroughfare) rather than "Williamsbridge", Riverdale, Throgs Neck, and others have greater popularity. Riverdale known for its aristocracy (John F. Kennedy resided there once), large mansions, and amenities (subway and commuter rails and views of the Hudson River) and Throggs Neck which has a bridge named after it and its waterfront beach communities located on the Long Island Sound account for their popularity respectively.

Regions of the Bronx

Generally speaking, there are two major systems of dividing the Bronx into regions which often conflict with one another. The older of the two systems (used below), which is arguably a more accurate reflection of the area's history, divides the Bronx into two major sections:

• West Bronx
  West Bronx
  The West Bronx is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The neighborhood lies west of the Bronx River and roughly corresponds to the western half of the borough....
  
  : all parts of the Bronx west of the Bronx River (NOT Jerome Avenue - this street is simply the "east-west" divider for designating numbered streets as "east" or "west." As the Bronx's numbered streets merely continue from Manhattan, on which the street numbering system is obviously based, Jerome Avenue actually represents a longitudinal halfway point for Manhattan, not the Bronx.)
• East Bronx
  East Bronx
  The East Bronx is that part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies east of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the eastern half of the borough...
  
  : all parts of the Bronx east of the Bronx River (NOT Jerome Avenue)

The Bronx River divides the borough nearly perfectly in half, putting the earlier-settled, more urban, and hillier sections in the western lobe and the newer, more suburbanesque coastal sections in the eastern lobe. It is an accurate reflection on the Bronx's history considering that the towns that existed in the area prior to annexation to the City of New York generally did not straddle the Bronx River. In addition, what is today the Bronx was annexed to New York City in two stages: areas west of the Bronx River were annexed in 1874 while areas to the east of the river were annexed in 1895.

Using this system, the Bronx can be further divided into the following regions:

• Northwest Bronx: the northern half of the West Bronx; the area north of Burnside Avenue/183rd Street and west of the Bronx River
• Southwest Bronx: the southern half of the West Bronx; the area south of Burnside Avenue/183rd Street and west of the Bronx River
• Northeast Bronx: the northern half of the East Bronx; the area north of Pelham Parkway and east of the Bronx River
• Southeast Bronx: the southern half of the East Bronx; the area south of Pelham Parkway and east of the Bronx River

The second and perhaps more common system used today divides the borough first and foremost into the following sections:

• South Bronx
  South Bronx
  The South Bronx is an area of the New York City borough of The Bronx. The neighborhoods of Tremont, University Heights, Highbridge, Morrisania, Soundview, Hunts Point, and Castle Hill are sometimes considered part of the South Bronx....
  
  : the Southwest Bronx - south of Burnside Avenue/183rd Street and west of the Bronx River
• North Bronx: all areas not in the South Bronx (Southwest Bronx) - i.e. the Northwest Bronx, Northeast Bronx, and Southeast Bronx

This system gives rise to alternate meanings to the terms "Southwest Bronx", "Southeast Bronx", and "Northeast Bronx." These alternate meanings are as follows:

• Southwest Bronx: the western portions of the South Bronx; in particular, the neighborhoods of Highbridge
  Highbridge, Bronx
  Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the Southwestern section of The Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 4. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to...
  
  , Melrose
  Melrose, Bronx
  Melrose is primarily a residential neighborhood geographically located in the SouthWestern section of the borough of The Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1. Its boundaries, starting from the North and moving clockwise are: East 161st Street to the North,...
  
  , Morrisania
  Morrisania, Bronx
  Morrisania is the historical name for the South Bronx and derives from the powerful and aristocratic Morris family, who at one time owned all of the Manor of Morrisania. Today the name is most commonly associated with the village of Morrisania, which is only a small corner of the original...
  
   Mount Eden, and Morris Heights
  Morris Heights, Bronx
  Morris Heights is a low income residential neighborhood located in the west Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 5. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: West Burnside Avenue to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the...
  
  . While the "Southwest Bronx" literally means the southwestern quadrant of the Bronx in the older system, here it refers to the southern half of the borough's western fringe.
• Southeast Bronx: the eastern portions of the South Bronx (Castle Hill
  Castle Hill, Bronx
  Castle Hill is primarily a residential neighborhood geographically located in the South Central section of the borough of The Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 9...
  
  , Pelham Bay
  Pelham Bay, Bronx
  Pelham Bay is a neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City. It is named for Pelham Bay Park, New York City's largest park which lies on the neighborhood's northeastern border.-History:...
  
  , Westchester Heights) and/or the eastern outskirts of the Southeast Bronx (Ferry Point Park, Throgs Neck
  Throgs Neck
  Throggs Neck is a narrow spit of land in the southeastern portion of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It demarcates the passage between the East River , and Long Island Sound...
  
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• Northeast Bronx: the eastern portions of the North Bronx; in the older system, this term refers to the northern portions of the East Bronx, or more simply, the literal northeastern quadrant of the Bronx. In effect, the definition of "Northeast Bronx" in this system is the equivalent of the term "East Bronx" in the former.

Below is a list of neighborhoods in the Bronx, organized primarily by the older and more appropriate system of regional classification.

Northwest Bronx

• Riverdale
  Riverdale, Bronx
  Riverdale is an affluent residential neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx in New York City. Riverdale contains the northernmost point in New York City.-History:...
  
  
  • Fieldston
    Fieldston, Bronx
    Fieldston is a section of the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York City. It is bounded by Manhattan College Parkway to the south, Henry Hudson Parkway to the west, 250th Street to the north and Broadway to the east....
    
    
  • Spuyten Duyvil
    Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx
    Spuyten Duyvil is the name of a subsection of the Riverdale section of the Bronx in New York City. The area is named after Spuyten Duyvil Creek, a Dutch name with various historical spellings and meanings, the most plausible of which is "Spinning Devil", "Devil's Whirlpool", or "Devil's Spate"...
    
     / South Riverdale
  • Marble Hill
  • Central Riverdale
  • North Riverdale
    North Riverdale, Bronx
    North Riverdale is the northernmost part of the Riverdale section of the Bronx borough of New York City, particularly above 254th Street. It has many German, Irish residents and is home to the College of Mount Saint Vincent. North Riverdale shares its north border with Yonkers....
    
    
• Kingsbridge
  Kingsbridge, Bronx
  Kingsbridge is a working class residential neighborhood geographically located in the northwest Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 8. Its boundaries are Van Cortlandt Park to the north, Goulden Avenue to the east, West 225th Street to the south, and Irwin...
  
  
  • Kingsbridge Heights
    Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx
    Kingsbridge Heights is a working class residential neighborhood geographically located in the northwest Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 8. Its boundaries are Van Cortlandt Park to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Kingsbridge Road to the south, and the...
    
    
  • Van Cortlandt Village
• Marble Hill
  Marble Hill, Manhattan
  Marble Hill is the neighborhood which makes up the northernmost part of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States. Although it is politically part of Manhattan and New York County, because of the re-routing of the Harlem River, it is located on the North American mainland contiguous...
  
   (part of Manhattan, but often associated with the Bronx due to its mainland location)
• Woodlawn
  Woodlawn, Bronx
  Woodlawn is a neighborhood at the very north end of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Unlike some neighborhoods in New York City, its boundaries are fairly well-defined, as it is bounded by McLean Avenue to the north, which is approximately the New York City / Westchester County line, the...
  
   (also called Woodlawn Heights)
• Norwood
  Norwood, Bronx
  Norwood is a working class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx, New York City. As of the census of 2000, the seven census tracts that make up the neighborhood have a population of 40,748...
  
   (formerly Bainbridge)
• Bedford Park
  Bedford Park, Bronx
  Bedford Park is a residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx between the New York Botanical Garden and Lehman College. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Mosholu Parkway to the north, Webster Avenue to the east, East 198th Street to the south, and Jerome Avenue...
  
  
• Fordham
  Fordham, Bronx
  Fordham is a neighborhood of New York City, United States, located in the West Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 5. It is bordered by Fordham Road to the north, Webster Avenue to the east, East 183rd Street to the south, and Jerome Avenue to the west...
  
  
  • Belmont
    Belmont, Bronx
    Belmont is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the west Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 6. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Fordham Road to the north, Bronx Park to the east, East 183rd Street to the south, and the Third...
    
     (Arthur Avenue)
• University Heights
  University Heights, Bronx
  University Heights is a residential neighborhood of the West Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 5 and Bronx Community Board 7. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are: West 190th Street to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, West...
  
  

South Bronx

South Bronx

The South Bronx is an area of the New York City borough of The Bronx. The neighborhoods of Tremont, University Heights, Highbridge, Morrisania, Soundview, Hunts Point, and Castle Hill are sometimes considered part of the South Bronx....

 (Southwest Bronx)

• Downtown Bronx (Courthouse/Yankee Stadium area)
  • Concourse Village^†
• Mott Haven
  Mott Haven, Bronx
  Mott Haven is a primarily residential neighborhood in the Southwestern section of The Bronx in New York City. Zip codes include 10451, 10454, and 10455. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1...
  
  
  • Port Morris
    Port Morris, Bronx
    Port Morris is a neighborhood in the southwest Bronx, New York City. It is a heavily industrial neighborhood. Its boundaries are the Major Deegan Expressway and Bruckner Expressway to the north, East 149th Street to the east, the East River to the southeast, the Bronx Kill south, and the Harlem...
    
    
  • North New York (defunct)
• Melrose
  Melrose, Bronx
  Melrose is primarily a residential neighborhood geographically located in the SouthWestern section of the borough of The Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1. Its boundaries, starting from the North and moving clockwise are: East 161st Street to the North,...
  
  
• Morrisania
  Morrisania, Bronx
  Morrisania is the historical name for the South Bronx and derives from the powerful and aristocratic Morris family, who at one time owned all of the Manor of Morrisania. Today the name is most commonly associated with the village of Morrisania, which is only a small corner of the original...
  
  
  • East Morrisania
    East Morrisania, Bronx
    Crotona Park East, also known as Crotona , is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the southwest Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 3...
    
    
  • Crotona Park East
• Hunts Point
  Hunts Point, Bronx
  Hunts Point is a low-income neighborhood located on a peninsula in the South Bronx in New York City. It is the location of one of the largest food distribution facilities in the world. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 2. Its boundaries are the Bruckner Expressway to the west and...
  
  
  • Longwood
    Longwood, Bronx
    Longwood is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the southwest Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 2. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East 167th Street to the north, the Bronx River & the Bruckner...
    
    
• Highbridge
  Highbridge, Bronx
  Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the Southwestern section of The Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 4. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to...
  
  
• Morris Heights
  Morris Heights, Bronx
  Morris Heights is a low income residential neighborhood located in the west Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 5. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: West Burnside Avenue to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the...
  
  
• Mount Eden
• Tremont
  Tremont, Bronx
  Tremont is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the west Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 5. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East 183rd Street to the north, Webster Avenue to the east, the...
  
   / East Tremont
  East Tremont, Bronx
  East Tremont is a low income residential neighborhood geographically located in the west Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 6. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East 183rd Street to the north, Crotona Avenue to the east, the...
  
  
  • Mount Hope
• Concourse
• The Hub
  The Hub, Bronx
  The Hub is the retail heart of the South Bronx, located where four roads converge: East 149th Street, Willis, Melrose and Third Avenues. It is primarily located inside the neighborhood of Melrose but also lines the northern border of Mott Haven. The Hub has been called "the Broadway of the Bronx."...
  
  

Northeast Bronx

• 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...
  
  
• Williamsbridge
  Williamsbridge, Bronx
  Williamsbridge 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, Boston...
  
  
  • Allerton
    Allerton, Bronx
    Allerton is a working class neighborhood geographically located in the east Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. It is named in honor of Isaac Allerton, a passenger on the Mayflower, who is listed at the memorial at Plymouth Rock. It consists of both the Bronxdale and Laconia...
    
    
  • Olinville
    Olinville, Bronx
    Olinville is a disused neighborhood name in the New York City borough of the Bronx. Designating the area around Olinville Avenue, it is today considered to be part of the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx which shares the 10467 ZIP code. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12.It is...
    
    
• Edenwald
  Edenwald, Bronx
  Edenwald located in the northeast section of The Bronx, a borough of New York City, is the area north of Baychester, south of Wakefield, east of Bronxwood, and west of Boston Post Road and "the valley", a sub-neighborhood of Eastchester...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
  • Co-op City
    Co-op City, Bronx
    Co-op City , located in the Baychester section of the Borough of the Bronx in northeast New York City, is one of the largest cooperative housing developments in the world. Situated at the intersection of Interstate 95 and the Hutchinson River Parkway, the community is part of Bronx Community Board 10...
    
    ^†
  • Bronxdale
• Pelham Parkway
  Pelham Parkway, Bronx
  Pelham Parkway is primarily a residential neighborhood geographically located in the center of the Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 11. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Pelham Parkway to the...
  
  
• Pelham Gardens
  Pelham Gardens, Bronx
  Pelham Gardens is a working class neighborhood geographically located in the Northeast section of Bronx, a borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 11. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East Gun Hill Road to the...
  
  
• City Island
• Belden Point
  Belden Point
  Belden Point is the southernmost section of City Island, located in the New York City borough of The Bronx.Belden Point is named for William Belden, a developer who opened an amusement park and resort in the area in 1887. In the early part of the 20th century, the area was a favored recreation...
  
  

Southeast Bronx

• Morris Park
  Morris Park, Bronx
  Morris Park is a neighborhood in the Bronx borough of New York City . The neighborhood is part of Community Board 11 in the East Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Pelham Parkway to the north, the Amtrak Northeast Corridor tracks to the east and south, and...
  
  
  • Indian Village
• Van Nest
  Van Nest, Bronx
  Van Nest is a working class neighborhood geographically located in the east Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 11. Its boundaries, starting clockwise are as follows: Bronxdale Avenue to the northeast, the Amtrak tracks and part of...
  
   (predated Morris Park by 20 years developed in 1893)
• Westchester Heights (colloquially called "Westchester Square", after the public intersection which serves as the neighborhood's focal point)
• Castle Hill
  Castle Hill, Bronx
  Castle Hill is primarily a residential neighborhood geographically located in the South Central section of the borough of The Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 9...
  
  
  • Zerega
• Parkchester
  Parkchester, Bronx
  Parkchester is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the south central Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 9...
  
  ^†
• Pelham Bay
  Pelham Bay, Bronx
  Pelham Bay is a neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City. It is named for Pelham Bay Park, New York City's largest park which lies on the neighborhood's northeastern border.-History:...
  
  
  • Country Club
    Country Club, Bronx
    Country Club is a neighborhood located in the East Bronx in New York City. It shares the 10465 ZIP code with Throggs Neck, although it is part of Pelham Bay. The neighborhood's boundaries are Pelham Bay Park to the north, Eastchester Bay to the east, Layton Avenue to the south, and the New England...
    
    
  • Hunter Island
  • Twin Island
    Twin Island, New York
    Twin Island is part of Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, also part of the Hunter Island Marine Sanctuary. It is located east of Hunters Island and north of Orchard Beach.It is wooded with exposed bedrock with glacial grooves....
    
    
    • Spencer Estates
• Throggs Neck (also spelled Throggs Neck)
  • Ferry Point Park
  • Schuylerville
  • Edgewater Park
  • Locust Point Beach
    Locust Point, Bronx
    Locust Point is a small, peninsular neighborhood in the south eastern portion of the New York City Borough of the Bronx. It is bounded by Harding Avenue on the north, the Throggs Neck Bridge to the east, and Eastchester Bay. The area comprises single-family houses, populated by ethnically Irish,...
    
    
  • Silver Beach
    Silver Beach, Bronx
    Silver Beach is a neighborhood in the Throgs Neck section of the new York City borough of the Bronx.Silver Beach is a predominantly Irish, German, and Italian neighborhood in the southeastern Bronx, lying on a bluff on the southern shore of Throggs Neck. The land was used as a lockout during the...
    
    
• West Farms
  West Farms, Bronx
  West Farms is a residential neighborhood in a west central part of The Bronx, New York City, also known as the northeast corner of the South Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 6...
  
  
• Harding Park
  Harding Park, Bronx
  Harding Park is a working class residential neighborhood geographically located in the south central Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 9. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: Lacombe Avenue to the north, Pugsley's Creek to the...
  
  
• Soundview
  Soundview, Bronx
  Soundview is primarily a residential neighborhood geographically located in the South Central section of the Borough of The Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 9...
  
  
  • Clason Point
    Clason Point, Bronx
    Clason Point is a peninsula geographically located in the south central Bronx. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including: Bronx River, Harding Park, Soundview-Bruckner, and Soundview. The neighborhoods are part of Bronx Community Board 9...
    
    
  • Bronx River
  • Bruckner

†Large scale housing developments

Islands

• Pelham Islands - historical name for a group of islands uninhabited
  • The Blauzes
  • Chimney Sweeps Islands
    Chimney Sweeps Islands
    The Chimney Sweeps Islands are a pair of small islands located within New York City in the northern part of City Island Harbor in the borough of The Bronx. The islands, along with High Island, New York, divide City Island Harbor from Pelham Bay. The islands are entirely made out of bedrock...
    
    
  • City Island - only one inhabited
  • Hart Island
  • High Island
  • Rat Island
• North Brother Island
  North Brother Island
  North Brother Island is an island in the East River situated between the Bronx and Riker's Island. Its companion, South Brother Island, is a short distance away. Together, the two Brother Islands, North and South, have a land area of .-History:...
  
  
• South Brother Island
  South Brother Island
  South Brother Island is one of a pair of small islands in the East River situated between the Bronx and Riker's Island, New York City and containing of land. The other island, larger and better known, is North Brother Island. It is uninhabited. Until 1964, South Brother Island was part of Queens...
  
  
• Rikers Island
  Rikers Island
  Rikers Island is New York City's main jail complex, as well as the name of the island on which it sits, in the East River between Queens and the mainland Bronx, adjacent to the runways of LaGuardia Airport. The island itself is part of the borough of the Bronx, though it is included as part of...
  
   – location of New York City's prison

See also

• List of Brooklyn neighborhoods
• List of Manhattan neighborhoods
• List of Queens neighborhoods
• List of Staten Island neighborhoods