Fordham Heights

Understanding Fordham Heights

Fordham grew from farmland as the college, railways and later transport connections expanded. The city’s assessment traces Fordham Road’s role as an east-west shopping corridor and the apartment streets around the Grand Concourse.

The small white cottage at Poe Park was Edgar Allan Poe’s final home. It was moved into the park in 1913, so its present setting should not be mistaken for the original rural plot.

Places to explore

• Fordham Road

  Main east-west shopping corridor

  Choose the stretch and stores you want to explore. The source describes the corridor’s retail role; individual opening hours and current tenants require their own checks.

• Poe Park and Cottage

  Nearby, at Grand Concourse and Kingsbridge Road

  See the cottage from the park, then check the cottage’s current literary events or visit arrangements before expecting an interior tour. The operator is changing the house’s program.

  Read the NYFE place guide

• Grand Concourse junction

  Fordham Road and Grand Concourse

  The junction helps explain the relationship between the shopping street and the apartment boulevard. This is an exterior streetscape stop, not a promise of access to private buildings.