About Riverdale NY

Riverdale is a residential neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx, a borough in New York City. Riverdale, which has a population of 47,850 as of the 2000 United States Census, contains the northernmost point in New York City. Riverdale's boundaries are disputed, but it is commonly agreed to be bordered by Yonkers to the north, Van Cortlandt Park and Broadway to the east, the Kingsbridge neighborhood to the southeast, either the Harlem River or the Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Riverdale Avenue is the primary north–south thoroughfare through Riverdale.

Public schools

The public schools are a part of the New York City Department of Education. The public elementary schools are the Spuyten Duyvil School (P.S. 24) and the Robert J. Christen School (P.S. 81). There is one zoned public middle and high school in Riverdale: M.S./H.S 141, the Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy. Nearby public high schools that serve the community include the Bronx High School of Science, a specialized high school; John F. Kennedy High School Campus, consisting of four separate high schools; and the IN-Tech Academy MS/HS 368, which also contains a middle school.

Private schools

Riverdale is home to three top-tier private schools: Horace Mann, Riverdale Country, and Fieldston, all members of the Ivy Preparatory School League; and two Roman Catholic colleges: The College of Mount Saint Vincent and Manhattan College. Top-ranked Jewish day schools: the SAR Academy, an elementary school, and the SAR High School, as well as the Yeshiva of Telshe Alumni, Yeshiva Ohavei Torah, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Yeshivat Maharat, Catholic elementary schools in the area are Visitation School, St. Gabriel's School, and St. Margaret of Cortona School.

The area also has several preschools. Kinneret Day School is a private Jewish day school in Spuyten Duyvil, serving grades K through 8 in addition to pre-school. Others are BedRock Preschool, the Riverdale Temple Nursery School, Spuyten Duyvil Preschool, SAR Academy (Early Learning Center), Riverdale Nursery School and Family Center, the Riverdale Presbyterian Church Nursery School, and Riverdale Montessori School.The Russian Mission School in New York is located in Riverdale on the grounds of the Russian Mission Residency.

Libraries

The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates three branches near Riverdale.The Van Cortlandt branch is located at 3882 Cannon Place. The Riverdale branch is located at 5540 Mosholu Avenue. The Spuyten Duyvil branch is located at 650 West 235th Street.

Public transportation

The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Riverdale:

Bx7: to 168th Street station, Manhattan (via Riverdale Avenue)
Bx9: to West Farms Square–East Tremont Avenue station (via Broadway)
Bx10: to Norwood–205th Street station (via Riverdale Avenue, Henry Hudson Parkway, and Johnson Avenue)
Bx20: to Inwood–207th Street station, Manhattan (via Henry Hudson Parkway, and Johnson Avenue)
BxM1: express to Midtown Manhattan (via East Side)
BxM2: express to Penn Station (via West Side)
BxM3: express to Midtown Manhattan (via Major Deegan Expressway/East Side)
BxM18: express to Lower Manhattan

The following New York City Subway stations serve Riverdale:

231st Street station (1 train)
238th Street station (1 train)
Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station (1 train)

Riverdale is also served by the following Bee-Line Bus System routes, which run to Westchester County:

Bee-Line 1: to Tarrytown, Valhalla, White Plains, or Yonkers
Bee-Line 1X: express to Westchester Community College and Westchester Medical Center
Bee-Line 2: to Port Chester: to South Westchester Executive Park or Yonkers
Bee-Line 3 Limited: to Purchase
Bee-Line 8: to Tuckahoe station

Metro-North commuter railroad service is available at two stations, both on the Hudson Line: the Spuyten Duyvil station at Edsall Avenue and the Riverdale station between West 254th and 255th Streets

Road

By car, Riverdale is commonly reached by the Henry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A) via the Henry Hudson Bridge, and by Broadway (US 9) via the Broadway Bridge

Post Offices and ZIP Codes

Riverdale is located within two ZIP Codes. The area north of Manhattan College Parkway and 239th Street is in 10471, while the area south of these two streets is in 10463. While 10471 is entirely in Riverdale, 10463 also covers the adjacent neighborhoods of Kingsbridge, Bronx, and Marble Hill, Manhattan. The United States Postal Service operates three post offices nearby: