Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.bronx.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.bronx.com/files.php?file= http://www.bronx.com/ http://www.bronx.com/Local/Attractions/Sightseeing/597.html Sightseeing Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:49:00 -0400 The Villa Charlotte Bronte is Riverdale's iconic early co-op. Built in 1926 in the style of an Italian villa with 17 units, this extraordinary apartment house sits on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River. http://www.bronx.com/Local/Attractions/Sightseeing/442.html Sightseeing Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:31:00 -0400 Little Italy in the Bronx generally refers to Arthur Avenue and East 187th Street (map). Although the historical and commercial center of Little Italy is Arthur Avenue itself, the area stretches across East 187th Street from Arthur Avenue to Prospect Avenue, and is similarly lined with delis, bakeries, cafes, and various Italian merchants. http://www.bronx.com/Local/Attractions/Sightseeing/417.html Sightseeing Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:14:00 -0400 This building should not be confused with the Bronx County Courthouse, or the Mario Merola Building, the present home of the Bronx Supreme Court, County Clerk, Sheriff, Public Administrator, District Attorney, and Bronx Borough President. http://www.bronx.com/Local/Attractions/Sightseeing/381.html Sightseeing Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:00:00 -0400 Lehman College is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, USA. Founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College, the school became an independent college within the City University in 1968. http://www.bronx.com/Local/Attractions/Sightseeing/380.html Sightseeing Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:05:00 -0400 The College of Mount Saint Vincent is a Catholic liberal arts college located in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, New York. It was founded by the Sisters of Charity of New York. http://www.bronx.com/Local/Attractions/Sightseeing/379.html Sightseeing Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:54:00 -0400 Fonthill Castle was built in 1852 for Edwin Forrest, one of this country's leading nineteenth-century actors. The site, with its breathtaking view of the river, was the consummate setting for the castle that he and his wife intended to build for their country residence. http://www.bronx.com/Local/Attractions/Sightseeing/377.html Sightseeing Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:54:00 -0400 Located on 161st and 162nd Streets between Sherman and Morris Avenues, the Hall of Justice is a visually dynamic glass building where judicial transparency is not only a metaphor but also quite literal. With forty-seven courtrooms, seven grand jury rooms, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Probation, and the Bronx District Attorney's office, it is one of the largest courthouses in the country. http://www.bronx.com/Local/Attractions/Sightseeing/378.html Sightseeing Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:17:00 -0400 The Bronx Housing Court at 118 Grand Concourse is one of the few contemporary buildings to appear on the avenue in an area known for its concentration of Art Deco and Art Moderne apartment buildings. Forced by a narrow site to rise considerably above the ordinary building line, it makes amends by trimming its southern wing to the height of an older six-story apartment house alongside, and tucking in its north frontage to match that of its other neighbor. http://www.bronx.com/Local/Attractions/Sightseeing/384.html Sightseeing Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:58:00 -0400 The Eighth Regiment Armory, also known as the Kingsbridge Armory, was constructed between 1912 to 1917 in Bronx, New York. The Armory was built to house the National Guard's Eighth Coastal Artillery Regiment unit which relocated from Manhattan in 1917. http://www.bronx.com/Local/Attractions/Sightseeing/363.html Sightseeing Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:39:00 -0400 The Van Cortlandt House Museum, the oldest building in The Bronx, New York City, was built by Frederick Van Cortlandt (1699 - 1749), a merchantile family prominent in New York affairs, established a grain plantation and grist mill on the property, in 1748, a mansion for the Van Cortlandt family built in Yonkers, of fieldstone, in Georgian style. The Bronx Times & Bronx.com