The Bronx, New York

Stay away from the South Bronx where there is low quality of life. The rest of the Bronx (Riverdale, Country Club, Schuylerville, Pelham etc) is better than Queens and Brooklyn New York.

The area around Yankee Stadium is not exactly the greatest looking place. The streets are lousy looking. Dirt and pollution are around. The subways are filthy. The only bright spot is right near the stadium where the grounds are clean. But when you go away from the stadium, the place begins to look horrible.

People go there because of the Yankees. But these are diehard fans.

Fordham Bronx is home to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden. I have been to both places several times with and without my children and I loved it. The Botanical Garden is so romantic in the spring time. If you are into old architecture and style there is a part of Fordham that is called "Old Fordham Village" that still have cottages and buildings dating back to the colonial times in New England.

City Island has a very big nautical community. There are a number of yacht clubs, boatyards, and marinas. Majority of the restaurants here are seafood and or Italian restaurants. When I visited I found out that there is only one hotel here which is La Refuge Inn. During the summer time and holidays City Island can get a little crowded from people coming in to enjoy the great food and the beautiful sunset that can be witnessed from here. The Island is compiled with great shopping areas, and water views.

Co Op city is the biggest residential housing in the U.S. It is a mixture of 236 townhouses and 35 high rises. Co Op city is like a city inside of New York City; it contains 3 shopping malls, 3 grade schools, 2 middle schools, a high school, corporate buildings, and an educational park that runs 25 acres. There are strict rules to becoming a resident here, you cannot have a felony conviction, have a credit score of 650, cannot be on section 8, and no other primary services. I recommend this place to older people and wealthy business people.

I’ve lived in the Bronx for 12 years now. I have lived in many different places in the Bronx…I am currently living on Edson Avenue.

I lived in my neighborhood for under 3 years now and I have to say that it’s changing daily. The closest busy street to me would have to be Boston Road & Baychester. On Boston Road you can catch any bus you like from the City buses heading towards The Bronx Zoo or you can catch the Westchester Buses going to New Rochelle or White Plains, NY. Also, if I walk 5 blocks from my house I can take the number 5 train heading to Manhattan or heading uptown. The Bronx has changed a lot, now Bay Plaza which is 15 minutes away from me has added more and more stores making shopping easier. Edson Ave has added new stores right next door to train station making it easier for people to grab something to eat before getting out or going into the train station.

There are a plethora of low income neighborhoods in the Bronx, and this happens to be one of them. There are a lot of housing projects here, and the area has been known to suffer from some poverty and crime problems. Like most neighborhoods in the city, though, these bad news statistics are lower just about every year. This isn’t exactly a place where anyone in their right mind would love to send their children to school, either, and it’s highly unlikely that anyone who can afford to live somewhere else would stay here. That being said, there are certainly better places to live in the city if you have the option.

CLOSE TO THE CROSS BRONX EXPRESSWAY, GIVING ACCESS TO I95 WHICH CAN GET YOU TO I87 TO THE 278 THEN TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AND INTO QUEENS IN AROUND 20 MINUTES WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC, BUT GREAT PLACE FOR SPANISH CARRIBIAN FOODS.