Concourse, Bronx

Concourse
Neighborhood of the Bronx
Bronx Courthouse serves as Bronx Borough Hall
Concourse
Coordinates: 40°49′37″N 73°55′22″W / 40.826877°N 73.922710°W / 40.826877; -73.922710Coordinates: 40°49′37″N 73°55′22″W / 40.826877°N 73.922710°W / 40.826877; -73.922710
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Bronx
Population (2010)
• Total	75,371
ZIP Codes	10451, 10452, 10456

Concourse is a neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the borough of the Bronx. Anchored by the Bronx Courthouse, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and Yankee Stadium, the neighborhood serves as the civic center of the Bronx. The neighborhood can broadly be divided into three subsections West Concourse, East Concourse, and Concourse Village. 78 properties within the neighborhood constitute the Grand Concourse Historic District. The neighborhood has a variety of aliases including Downtown Bronx, the Capital District, Courthouse District, Bronx Center, and the Yankee Stadium Area.

The neighborhood is in the southwestern part of the borough and is considered to be in the South Bronx. The neighborhood centers on the intersection of Grand Concourse and 161st Street at the Bronx Courthouse. As with many Bronx neighborhoods, Concourse has no defined boundaries, and many Bronxites do not use a neighborhood's name on a daily basis. However and broadly speaking, the neighborhood is bordered to the west by Highbridge and the Harlem River; to the north by Mount Eden; to the east by Claremont Village, Melrose, and Morrisania; and to the south by Mott Haven.

The neighborhoods follows a street grid with avenues crossing east/west streets. Retail is located on streets, and with the exception of Morris Avenue, the avenues are largely residential above 153rd Street. The neighborhood character is more industrialized along the river with the exception of park space and the Bronx Terminal Market. Other large retail nodes are located on 161st Street and adjacent blocks, at Concourse Plaza. Smaller retail nodes are located on 165th Street and on 167th Street.

The elevation varies from sea level at the Harlem River short to its highest point of elevation of 110 feet (34 m) in Franz Siegel Park. In fact, George Washington and his troops utilized some of these elevations during the American Revolutionary War as vantage points to monitor activity along the Harlem River. Elevation can vary quickly with the Grand Concourse 20 feet higher than adjacent avenues in some instances.