Riverdale

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Riverdale (population: 47,850, according to the 2000 U.S. Census) is a large affluent residential neighborhood in the northwestern most portion of the Bronx in New York City. Riverdale contains the northernmost point in New York City.

Riverdale was a 19th-century estate district where many of Manhattan's moguls built their country estates. At the turn of the century, the new popularity of rail commuting meant that wealthy businessmen made Riverdale their year-round residence. The Hudson Hill neighborhood retains many of its historic mansions. Riverdale's elite private schools and historic churches also reflect this past.

The subsections of Riverdale are:
(1) Spuyten Duyvil / South Riverdale (Riverdale below West 232nd Street)
(2) Central Riverdale (The "downtown" of Riverdale – from Manhattan College Parkway to West 232nd Street and from the Henry Hudson Parkway to Riverdale Avenue and Waldo Avenue)
(3) Fieldston (Riverdale south and east of the Henry Hudson Parkway, north of Manhattan College Parkway and west of Tibbett Avenue)
(4) North Riverdale (Riverdale above West 254th Street)

The leafy, scenic enclave of Fieldston, a private community,is a particularly intact example of a turn-of-the century upper class suburb. It was designated as an historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 2006.