Bronx Facts

Did you know... The Bronx Borough President is Fernando Ferrer? The Bronx received the All-America City award from the National Civic League out of 128 other U.S. cities? The bronx is know as "THE BOROUGH OF UNIVERSITIES AND PARKS?" The Bronx is home to Yankee Stadium and the team with the most World Series Championships in the Major League Baseball Organization - New York Yankees? The Bronx has high residential buying power, drawing top business chain stores (K-mart, JC Penney, Home Depot, Old Navy, Modell's, Barnes & Nobel) to neighborhoods? The Bronx is a major transportation hub, providing easy road and waterway access for the delivery of goods? The Bronx has 11 interstate highways, parkways and expressways? The Bronx has over 10 bridges - Tri-boro Bridge, Willis Avenue Bridge, Madison Avenue Bridge, Thrid Avenue Bridge, Whitestone Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, 149st Bridge, Macombs Dam Bridge, Washington Bridge, University Heights Bridge and Broadway Bridge? The Bronx has waterfront access to three major rivers - East River, Harlem River, and Hudson River? The Bronx has over 8 colleges/universities - Fordham University, Lehman College, Bronx Community College, Hostos Community College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, College of Mt.Saint Vincent, Mercy College, SUNY Maritime College and Manhattan College? The Bronx has 1 beach - Orchard Beach? The Bronx has the only high school (Bronx High School of Science) with an alma mater to more Nobel Prize laureates than any other high school in the U.S? The Bronx has over 60 landmarks and historic districts? The Bronx is responsible for the cultural introduction of rap, salsa, and break-dancing? The Bronx consists of 43 square miles? The Bronx is 24% parkland? The Bronx has recreational activities like horseback riding, golfing, sailing, fishing, private tennis courts, swimming and more throughout Van Cortlandt Park, Pelham Bay Park and City Island? The Bronx has the largest Metropolitan Wildlife Park in the U.S., (The Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park) with 265 acres of land and over 4,000 animals? The Bronx has their own hiking and biking routes called The Bronx Greenway? The Bronx has their own arts ensemble (Bronx Arts Ensemble), their own opera company (The Bronx Opera Company), and their own symphony (Bronx Symphony)? The Bronx is the only borough with the word "The" placed before it ("The Bronx", originated from the name of, "The Bronx River", which received its name from an early European settler named Jonas Bronck)? *Some of the following facts are based on information from the BOEDC (Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation) and The Bronx County Historical Society.