Concourse (Bronx)
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| Neighborhoods of the Bronx | |
Bronx Courthouse serves as Bronx Borough Hall
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 Concourse
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| Coordinates: 40°49′37″N 73°55′22″W / 40.826877°N 73.922710°WCoordinates: 40°49′37″N 73°55′22″W / 40.826877°N 73.922710°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New York
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| City | New York City |
| Borough | Bronx |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 75,371 |
| ZIP Codes | 10451, 10452, 10456 |
Concourse is 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,Yankee Stadium Area, and others.
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, Morrisania, and to the south by the Metro-North and Mott Haven.
The neighborhoods follows a street grid with avenues crossing streets. Retail is located on streets, and with the exception of Morris Avenue, the avenues are largely residential above 153rd Street. The neighborhood character becomes more industrialized along the river with the exception of park space and the Bronx Terminal Market. In addition to the Bronx Terminal Market, larger retail nodes are located on 161st Street and adjacent blocks at 161st Street, at Concourse Plaza. Smaller retail nodes are located on 165th Street and on 167th Street.
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