Pelham Gardens
Pelham Gardens 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 from the north and moving clockwise are: East Gun Hill Road to the north and east, Pelham Parkway to the south, and Laconia Avenue to the west. Eastchester Road is the primary thoroughfare through Pelham Gardens. The local subway is the 5 line; operating alongside Esplanade. Zip codes include 10469. The area is patrolled by the 49th Precinct located at 2121 Eastchester Road in Morris Park.
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Land use and terrain
Pelham Gardens is dominated by private homes. The total land area is roughly one square mile. The area is low laying and flat.
Demographics
Pelham Gardens has a population under 10,000. The neighborhood is predominantly non-Hispanic White, many if not most of which are Italian American.[1]
Transportation
- Bx12 Local and Select Bus Service: to Bay Plaza Shopping Center and Inwood-207th St station (via Fordham Road-Pelham Parkway)
- Bx25/26: to Co-op City and Lehman College (via Bedford Park Blvd-Allerton Av)
- Bx28: to Co-op City and Fordham (via East Gun Hill Road)
- Bx31: to Woodlawn and Westchester Square station (via Eastchester Road)
- Pelham Parkway station
- Gun Hill Road station
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