Van Nest, Bronx
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Van Nest is a working-class neighborhood geographically located in the East Bronx section of the Bronx, New York City. Going clockwise, its boundaries are Bronxdale Avenue to the northeast, the Amtrak tracks to the southeast, and Bronx Park to the west. Van Nest predated Morris Park by 20 years and is considered the older of the two communities. Morris Park Avenue and White Plains Road are the primary commercial thoroughfares through Van Nest.
Overlooking Van Nest towards the northeast
Van Nest family plot in Woodlawn Cemetery
Memorial Square
New York Public Library, Pelham Parkway Van Nest branch
East Bronx
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The East Bronx is the part of the New York City borough of the Bronx which lies east of the Bronx River; this roughly corresponds to the eastern half of the borough. Neighborhoods include: Baychester, Castle Hill, City Island, Co-op City, Country Club, Eastchester, Edenwald, Edgewater Park, Harding Park, Morris Park, Parkchester, Pelham Bay, Pelham Parkway, Soundview, Throggs Neck, Van Nest, Wakefield, Westchester Square, and Williamsbridge.
The neighborhood of Co-op City is the largest cooperative housing development in the world.
In 1895 the West Bronx already had many streets; the east had few
Aerial view of Bronx River and southern part of East Bronx