Fordham Plaza, New York City

Name: Fordham Plaza
Address: New York City, United States

#1395 among attractions in New York City

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Fordham Plaza, originally known as Fordham Square, is a major commercial and transportation hub in the Fordham and Belmont sections of the Bronx in New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the south side of Fordham Road at Third and Webster Avenues, at the eastern end of the commercial strip along Fordham Road that runs past Grand Concourse and Jerome Avenue to about Grand Avenue, and to the west of the Bronx's Little Italy district on Arthur Avenue in Belmont. ()

Coordinates: 40°51'40"N, 73°53'28"W

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West Bronx (Fordham Heights)New York City United States

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Fordham Plaza – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New York Botanical Garden, Bronx Park, Paradise Theater, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage.

0.7 miE
Bronx garden refuge covering 250 acres
New York Botanical Garden, New York City
19 min walk • The New York Botanical Garden is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A.
0.8 miE
Park
Bronx Park, New York City
22 min walk • Bronx Park is a public park along the Bronx River, in the Bronx, New York City. The park is bounded by Southern Boulevard to the southwest, Webster Avenue to the northwest, Gun Hill Road to the north, Bronx Park East to the east, and East 180th Street to the south.
0.4 miW
Theater
Paradise Theater, New York City
11 min walk • The Paradise Theater, formerly Loew's Paradise Theatre, is a movie palace-type theater located at 2417 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, New York.
~1900 ftNW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, New York City
10 min walk • The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe. It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, a short distance from its original location, and is now in the northern part of Poe Park.
0.5 miNE
Botanical garden
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, New York City
14 min walk • The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is a greenhouse at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York, United States. The conservatory was designed by Lord & Burnham Co. in the Italian Renaissance style.
0.8 miE
Botanical garden
Lorillard Snuff Mill, New York City
20 min walk • The Lorillard Snuff Mill now known as the Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill, is the oldest existing tobacco manufacturing building in the United States. It was built around 1840 next to the Bronx River to supplement an earlier building of the same function. The schist that makes up its walls was quarried locally.
0.6 miNW
Bridge
Kingsbridge Armory, New York City
15 min walk • The Kingsbridge Armory, also known as the Eighth Regiment Armory, is a decommissioned armory at Jerome Avenue and West Kingsbridge Road in the Kingsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City.
0.5 miSE
Street
Arthur Avenue, New York City
12 min walk • Arthur Avenue is a street in the Belmont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, which serves as the center of the Bronx's "Little Italy".
0.4 miNW
Park
Saint James Park, New York City
12 min walk • St. James Park is a public park in Fordham, Bronx, New York City. It is located in between Jerome Avenue and Creston Avenue. New York City purchased the land on September 13, 1897, graded it, and created the park. It is named after the neighboring St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House.
~1610 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Fordham University Church, New York City
8 min walk • The Fordham University Church is a Catholic church located at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York City. Originally constructed in 1845, the church was initially used as a seminary for the community, and later became part of the university in 1859.
0.7 miNE
Library
LuEsther T. Mertz Library, New York City
20 min walk • The LuEsther T. Mertz Library is a research library located at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York City. Founded in 1899 and renamed in the 1990s for LuEsther Mertz, it is the United States' largest botanical library, and was the first library whose collection focused exclusively on botany.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fordham Plaza?

Nearby attractions include William D. Walsh Family Library, New York City (3 min walk), Our Lady of Mercy's Church, New York City (4 min walk), Bronx Library Center, New York City (6 min walk), Fordham University Church, New York City (8 min walk).

How to get to Fordham Plaza by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fordham Plaza:

Train

Fordham (2 min walk)
Botanical Garden (17 min walk)

Bus

East Fordham Road & 3rd Avenue • Lines: Bx9 (2 min walk)
Webster Avenue & East Fordham Road • Lines: Bx41 (2 min walk)

Metro

Fordham Road • Lines: 4, B, D (12 min walk)
Kingsbridge Road • Lines: 4, B, D (13 min walk)