Southern Boulevard (Bronx)

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Southern Boulevard
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Looking southwest on the street in Crotona Park East
Southern Boulevard (Bronx)
Former name(s)Dr. Theodore L. Kazimiroff Boulevard
Owner City of New York
Maintained by NYCDOT
Location Bronx, New York City
Nearest metro station IRT White Plains Road Line, IRT Pelham Line
Coordinates 40°51′08″N73°52′55″W / 40.85226°N 73.88198°W / 40.85226; -73.88198
South end Bruckner Boulevard in Mott Haven
Major
junctions
US 1.svg US 1 in Belmont
Mosholu Pkwy Shield.svg Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park
North endBronx Park East in Allerton

Southern Boulevard is a street in the Bronx, New York City, United States. It stretches from Bruckner Boulevard in Mott Haven to Bronx Park East in Allerton where it becomes Allerton Avenue. From 1981 until 2011, the portion north of Fordham Road, adjacent to the New York Botanical Garden, was also named Dr. Theodore L. Kazimiroff Boulevard. [1] In 2011, the name of Kazimiroff, a Bronx historian and a founder of The Bronx County Historical Society, was changed to an honorary designation for this portion of Southern Boulevard after the New York City Department of Transportation, having been lobbied by Fordham University, decided that the designation was little known and confusing to those unfamiliar with the area. [1]

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The 2 and 5 trains run directly above Southern Boulevard from Simpson Street to 174th Street. The 6 and <6> trains also run under Southern Boulevard from East 143rd Street to Hunts Point Avenue. The Bx9 and Bx19 also serve Southern Boulevard, with the Bx19 serving Southern Boulevard between East 149th Street and New York Botanical Garden and the Bx9 serving Southern Boulevard between East 180th Street and Fordham Road. The Bx5 and Bx26 serve short portions of the street.

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References

  1. 1 2 Grynbaum, Michael M. (April 12, 2011). "After 3 Decades, a Bronx Historian Loses His Road". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved November 19, 2022.