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As a premier shopping destination, Fordham is comprised of both locally owned shops and national and regional chains. Off the commercial corridors, the neighborhood is primarily composed of residential buildings and educational facilities. Since the 1920s, the Fordham Road-Grand Concourse intersection has been a great commercial nexus and a center of tree-lined avenues, with luxurious homes and apartment buildings designed in the latest Art Deco and modernist styles. Fordham also boasts iconic office buildings whose tenants add immense value to the neighborhood character, providing support for residents and small businesses, along with direct access to community-based organizations, government agencies, healthcare, non-profit, and social service offices.
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More than just a commercial district, Fordham’s major educational and cultural institutions continue to make Fordham a trendy, walkable shopping district that is both accessible for shoppers and home to a growing blend of vibrant trends and fashion.
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Fordham is a dense and demographically and socioeconomically diverse community of approximately 80,000 residents, which is demonstrated through the variety of unique businesses present in the commercial district. The neighborhood is home to both large Hispanic/Latino (about 70%) and Black/African-American (about 19%) communities, a sizeable foreign-born population, as well as a large undergraduate student population at Fordham University, all of whom contribute to the social and economic life of the commercial district.
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Recent area investments, including the addition of street lighting along Fordham Road from University Avenue to Southern Boulevard and the redevelopment of Bryan Park and Fordham Plaza have provided much needed quality of life improvements to the neighborhood, including beautifying public spaces for community activities, and modifying streets to alleviate traffic congestion.
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Fordham remains in a strong position to build upon its existing strengths and investments for subsequent years to come. New partnerships between community-based organizations and universities in the area are working to address safety issues and other shared challenges. These initiatives have further brought economic opportunities to Fordham to create a promising future.
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