19 Facts About Riverdale Bronx

Riverdale Bronx's boundaries are disputed, but it is commonly agreed to be bordered by Yonkers to the north, Van Cortlandt Park and Broadway to the east, the Kingsbridge neighborhood to the southeast, either the Harlem River or the Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood to the south, and the Hudson River to the west.

Early in its residential development, Riverdale Bronx was a 19th-century estate district where many of Manhattan's moguls built their country estates; for example, in northern Riverdale Bronx, what is Fieldston was part of the estate of Major Joseph Delafield, who purchased 250 acres in 1829, and named it after his family's estate in England.

Riverdale Bronx had tracks laid along the north side of the Harlem River so that trains coming south from Albany could join with the Harlem and New Haven lines and come into Manhattan down the Park Avenue main line, along modern-day Park Avenue, into his new Grand Central Depot.

Riverdale Bronx is home to the modernist landmark Saul Victor house, designed by Ferdinand Gottlieb in 1967.

Since 2005, Central Riverdale Bronx has experienced a building boom with the addition of many mid- and high-rise condominium buildings.

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Since 2005, Central Riverdale Bronx has experienced a building boom with the addition of many mid- and high-rise condominium buildings that contrast with the older brick style.

Pulitzer-Prize-winning weekly newspaper, the Riverdale Bronx Press brings news of interest to residents of the neighborhood.

Riverdale Bronx is part of 34th district of the New York State Senate, represented by Democrat Alessandra Biaggi, and the 81st Assembly district, represented by Democrat Jeffrey Dinowitz.

Riverdale Bronx is patrolled by the 50th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 3450 Kingsbridge Avenue.

Riverdale Bronx is known for having some of the lowest crime rates in New York City.

Riverdale Bronx contains a New York City Fire Department fire station, Engine Co.

Riverdale Bronx has a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured.

Riverdale Bronx generally has a similar rate of college-educated residents to the rest of the city as of 2018.

Riverdale Bronx is home to three top-tier private schools: Horace Mann, Riverdale Bronx Country, and Fieldston, all members of the Ivy Preparatory School League; and two Roman Catholic colleges: The College of Mount Saint Vincent and Manhattan College.

An increase in the Jewish population of the neighborhood in the late twentieth century led to Riverdale Bronx now being home to top-ranked Jewish day schools, the SAR Academy, an elementary school, and the SAR High School, as well as the Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni, Yeshiva Ohavei Torah, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Yeshivat Maharat.

Riverdale Bronx is served by the 1 train of the New York City Subway, at the following stations:.

Riverdale Bronx is served by the following Bee-Line Bus System routes, which run to Westchester County:.

Riverdale Bronx has often been cited in literature, film and television.

Exteriors of many of Riverdale Bronx's locations have been used in both television and movie production.