Eastchester (New York City, New York)

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Eastchester is a neighborhood in the northeasternmost corner of the New York City borough of the Bronx, containing a predominantly working-class African American and West Indian population. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12. The westernmost part of the neighborhood (west of Boston Road) contains the sub-neighborhood of Edenwald.

It has the same name as a modern-day town located approximately 5 miles to the north, as the neighborhood was included in the Town of Eastchester's extent until the late 1800s upon annexation by the City of New York. The modern-day city of Mount Vernon, located right across the city line and bordering the Eastchester neighborhood, was also once part of the town. While Mount Vernon has developed along similar lines as the neighborhood of Eastchester, the modern-day Town of Eastchester (i.e. north of Mount Vernon) is markedly more affluent.

233rd Street and Boston Road are the major thoroughfares in Eastchester. Intersecting both of these streets, Dyre Avenue is the neighborhood's main commercial strip. The New York City Parks Dept. recently rehabilitated a nature preserve in the area called Seton Falls Park.
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Coordinates:   40°53'4"N   73°49'58"W
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