- Fordham Road
Fordham Road is a major street in
The Bronx borough ofNew York City . It is also location of the longest retail strip in the borough of the Bronx. It runs through east-west from theHarlem River toBronx Park . This street runs through the neighborhood of University Heights, divides Fordham from Fordham-Bedford and finally runs along the northern border of Belmont. It begins at its eastern point as a continuation ofPelham Parkway and at its western point, continues over theUniversity Heights Bridge into Manhattan, where it runs as West 207th Street. It is a two-way, four-lane road. East ofWebster Avenue Fordham Road runs concurrent with US 1 in what was "Old Fordham Village ".Fordham Road is divided into east and west by
Jerome Avenue following after the Manhattan grid, with address numbers for both the East Fordham Road and West Fordham Road increasing away from Jerome Avenue.hopping
There are many stores along Fordham Road between Jerome and Webster Avenues. Most of the stores are inexpensive and Hip-Hop oriented.
Transportation
Beyond Webster Avenue and directly across from
Fordham University , at Fordham Plaza, is a major hub for buses and a stop on theMetro-North Railroad 's Harlem and New Haven lines. The Hudson Line also stops at the University Heights station.The many bus lines in the area include the Bx55, Bx15, Bx17, Bx41, Bx19, Bx9 and Bx22 routes.
The Bx12 runs along the entire length of Fordham Road.
Notable landmarks
* Rose Hill Campus of
Fordham University at 441 East Fordham Road.
*New York Botanical Garden at the eastern terminus of Fordham Road inBronx Park .
* TheBronx Zoo also at the eastern terminus of Fordham Road in Bronx Park.
*St Nicholas of Tolentine Church is a prominent landmark on West Fordham Road at University Avenue in University Heights.External links
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fordham+Road,+Bronx,+NY&ie=UTF8&ll=40.855695,-73.898163&spn=0.032719,0.036049&om=1 Google Map]
* [http://newyorkphotography.mikkostamm.com/thebronx_fordham.htm Photographs of Fordham Road]
* [http://fordhamroadbid.org= Stores]
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