Longwood, New York City

Name: Longwood
Address: New York City, United States

#1985 among attractions in New York City

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Longwood is a mixed-use neighborhood geographically located in the southwest Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are East 167th Street to the north, the Bronx River and the Bruckner Expressway to east, East 149th Street to the south, and Prospect Avenue to the west. Southern Boulevard is the primary thoroughfare through Longwood. ()

Area: 0.49 mi²Coordinates: 40°49'2"N, 73°53'57"W

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West Bronx (Longwood)New York City United States

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Longwood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Barretto Point Park, Starlight Park, Church of St. Anselm and St. Roch, Printers Park.

1 miSE
Park
Barretto Point Park, New York City
26 min walk • Barretto Point Park is a waterfront public park on the East River located in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx. New York City. Its namesake is Francis J. Barretto, a 19th-century merchant and State Assemblyman who lived in the area.
1.5 miNE
Park
Starlight Park, New York City
40 min walk • Starlight Park is a public park located along the Bronx River in the Bronx in New York City. Starlight Park stands on the site of an amusement park of the same name that operated in the first half of the 20th century.
~1760 ftW
Church, Neoclassical architecture, Neo-byzantine architecture
Church of St. Anselm and St. Roch, New York City
9 min walk • The Church of St. Anselm is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 685 Tinton Avenue in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. It was established in 1891 and is staffed by the Order of Augustinian Recollects.
0.7 miNE
Park
Printers Park, New York City
17 min walk • Printer's Park is a small park on Hoe Avenue between Aldus Street and Westchester Avenue, in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. The park is run by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The park's name honors Richard March Hoe, who invented the Rotary printing press.
1.3 miNE
Romanesque architecture, Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture
Chevra Linas Hazedek Synagogue of Harlem and the Bronx, New York City
34 min walk • Chevra Linas Hazedek Synagogue of Harlem and the Bronx was a synagogue located at 1115 Ward Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.
0.7 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Sunnyslope, New York City
17 min walk • Sunnyslope is a historic home located in Hunts Point in the South Bronx in New York City. It was built about 1860 by Peter Hoe, brother of Richard March Hoe, on their family estate.
1.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York City
37 min walk • The Bronx Museum of the Arts, also called the Bronx Museum of Art or simply the Bronx Museum, is an American cultural institution located in Concourse, Bronx, New York.
0.8 miSW
Park
St. Mary's Park, New York City
21 min walk • St. Mary's Park is a public park in the Mott Haven neighborhood in the South Bronx section of the Bronx, New York City. The park has sporting facilities and an indoor recreation center.
1.4 miNW
Monuments and statues, Park
Joyce Kilmer Park, New York City
37 min walk • The Lorelei Fountain, also known as the Heinrich Heine Memorial, is a monument located on East 161st Street in the Concourse section of the Bronx, New York City, near the Bronx County Courthouse.
0.5 miE
Park
Julio Carballo Field, New York City
14 min walk • Julio Carballo Fields is a park in the Hunt's Point section of The Bronx, New York City. Originally called Manida Park, it was renamed in 1997 to honor Julio Carballo, who ran a neighborhood youth baseball program in the 1970s and 1980s.
0.8 miNE
Church, Italianate architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
St. John Chrysostom's Church, New York City
21 min walk • St. John Chrysostom's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, in the Morrisania section of the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Which popular attractions are close to Longwood?

Nearby attractions include Playground 52, New York City (6 min walk), Church of St. Anselm and St. Roch, New York City (9 min walk), South Bronx Greenway, New York City (12 min walk), Julio Carballo Field, New York City (14 min walk).

How to get to Longwood by public transport?

The nearest stations to Longwood:

Metro

Longwood Avenue • Lines: 6 (5 min walk)
Prospect Avenue • Lines: 2, 5 (6 min walk)

Bus

East 149th Street & Trinity Aveue • Lines: Bx19 (17 min walk)
East 163rd Street & 3rd Avenue • Lines: Bx13, Bx6 (18 min walk)

Train

Melrose (26 min walk)