Yankee Stadium / Concourse
161st Street and River Avenue. B/D/4 to 161st. Grand Concourse runs north from here. New stadium opened in 2009 across the street from the old site.
Borough
The Bronx
Only borough on the mainland. Stadium, zoo, Arthur Avenue, and a beach that still gets called the Bronx Riviera.
Places
Mott Haven / Port Morris
South Bronx waterfront. Bruckner Boulevard and the Third Avenue corridor. 6 train to 138th Street. Warehouses, new housing, and the Bronx Kill waterfront.
Fordham / Belmont
Fordham Road is the shopping strip. Fordham University sits on the west side. Belmont is the next neighborhood east, where Arthur Avenue starts.
Arthur Avenue
Belmont’s main food street between 184th and 187th. Markets, bakeries, and restaurants. Often called the Bronx Little Italy. B/D to Fordham Road, then walk east.
Bronx Zoo / Botanical Garden
Side by side in Bronx Park. Zoo entrance on Southern Boulevard. Garden entrance on Kazimiroff Boulevard. 2/5 to East Tremont or Metro-North to Botanical Garden.
Riverdale / Kingsbridge
Northwest Bronx along the Hudson. 1 train to 231st or 242nd. Wave Hill is the public garden on the river. Henry Hudson Parkway is the main north-south road.
City Island / Orchard Beach
City Island is the small fishing town off the Eastchester Bay. Orchard Beach is the man-made beach in Pelham Bay Park. Bx29 bus from the 6 at Pelham Bay.
Hunts Point
Southeast Bronx peninsula. Produce, meat, and fish markets. The Point is the community arts center. 6 train to Hunts Point Avenue.
Woodlawn / Norwood
North Bronx near the Yonkers line. Woodlawn Cemetery is the landmark. 4 train to Woodlawn. Norwood sits around the last stop on the D, 205th Street.