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University Heights

University Heights is a neighborhood of the West Bronx in . Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are: West Fordham Road to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, West Burnside Avenue to the south and the to the west.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 27,900 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Bronx, New York City
  • Also known as: “Fordham Heights” and “University Heights, Bronx”

Places of Interest

Highlights include University Heights station and St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church.

Railway station
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is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, serving the University Heights neighborhood of , New York City.

Church
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St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Church is a parish in the Archdiocese of New York, located at Fordham Road at University Avenue, in the Bronx, . The substantial stone twin-towered church has been dubbed "The Cathedral of the Bronx."…

Metro station
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The is a local station on the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of 183rd Street and Jerome Avenue in the University Heights and neighborhoods of , it is served by the 4 train at all times.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fordham and Tremont.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located in the western , New York City. is roughly bordered by East 196th Street to the north, the Harlem River to the west, Road to the south, and Southern Boulevard to the east.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood in the West Bronx, . Its boundaries are East 181st Street to the north, Third Avenue to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the south, and the Grand Concourse to the west.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood located in the West Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: West Burnside Avenue to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the south, and the to the west.

University Heights

Latitude
40.8601° or 40° 51′ 36″ north
Longitude
-73.9093° or 73° 54′ 34″ west
Population
27,900
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
Open location code
87G8V36R+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158827454
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5141963
Wiki­data ID
Q3551341
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“University Heights” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “大学高地”
  • Chinese: “大學高地”
  • French: “University Heights”
  • German: “University Heights”
  • Japanese: “ユニバーシティ・ハイツ (ブロンクス)”
  • Turkish: “University Heights, Bronx”
  • Turkish: “University Heights”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aqueduct Walk (West 181st to West 183rd) and University Heights Presbyterian Church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “University Heights”. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.