LOCAL HOUSING INFORMATION/ LEHMAN COLLEGE

Housing Areas:

BRONX

 

Transportation

Distance from transportation to Lehman College

Riverdale

#10 bus to Bedford Park Blvd. and Jerome Ave.

1 block

Norwood (north of Mosholu Parkway)

#10 bus to Bedford Park Blvd. and Jerome Ave

1 block

Norwood (north of Mosholu Parkway)

D train at Norwood- Bedford Park Blvd

2 blocks

University Heights

walking distance

few blocks

NYBG/South of Mosholu Parkway, north of Bedford

Park Blvd

walking distance

about 12 min. walk (easy access to

Norwood shopping on 204th street.

UPPER MANHATTAN

 

Transportation

Distance from transportation to Lehman College

Inwood

bus

 

Eastside, south of 100 Street

#4 train to Bedford Park Blvd.

1 block

Banks and Utilities:

Banks- Norwood Area (north of Pkway)

Fleetbank                     204th and Perry

Chase                           206th and Bainbridge

Northfork Bank            206th and Bainbridge

 

Utilities (Call to turn on, SSN is good but optional)

Phone:  Bell Atlantic      718-890-1550

Gas/Electric:     Con Edison      718-409-7100

                        310 East Kingsbridge (off Fordham, Grand Concourse)

Furniture Rental:

Furniture and Houseware Rental (minimum 1 month rental)

Cort/is Furniture Rental Corp.

3010 Westchester Ave.

Purchase, NY 10577

49 West 23 St., NY, NY 10010

1-800-881-6434

                       

Housing Realtors:

(charge 1-1.5 month fee):

            Riverdale:

            Trebach Realty (Pamela Trebach)

            3801 Greystone Ave. at West 238th Street

            718-543-7174

           

            Eldridge Properties

            505 W. 236th

            Riverdale, NY

                        Linda Frank

                        ph: 718-796-7550

                        fax: 718-601-3419

Furnished Rooms for rent: (singles/ no children) (Norwood Section, north of Mosholu          

1. Margaret Prenty:       718-364-3388

2987 Perry Ave.           $100/week

2. Lilian Fonscea:          718-933-5012             (At her store, 718-562-6642)

3015 Perry Ave.           $100/week

3. Rosemary Gasgin      718-904-8577 (H)

                                    718-365-8800 (Work)

3047 Perry Ave. (women on 1 floor; 1 extra room for males)

Apartment Buildings:

1. University Heights section-

2825 Webb Ave.         Saxon Realty 28-11 Zulette Ave. (Tremond/Westchester Ave. /over Hutchinson River Parkway)

                                                718-828-0261

                                                Fax: 718-828-0326

2. NYBG

2989 Marion Ave.        Supt.: Antonio; wife, Miriam     718-220-4895 (after 6 pm)

                                                Perry Gault Realty

                                                2130 Williamsbridge Rd. (off Pelham)

                                                718-892-6001

Apartments in Private Houses:

1.Christine Kulcsar       718-654-2711 nice 2 BR apt in Norwood area.;          3081 Decateur Ave.

 

MISC Realty Contacts:

1.         Jacques Graham           office: 4460 Baychester Ave., Bronx 10466

                                                718-994-3100

            (Lehman scholar, class of ‘91, recommended by Anne Perryman)

 

MISC Individual Contacts:

1.         Bee (Beatrice), The New York Botanical Garden          718-817-8626

            bgunn@nybg.org

2.         Anne Perryman, Lehman College Dept. of Public Relations        718-960-8226?

 

 

Newspapers

to check for ads:

Riverdale Press: Riverdale housing

The New York Times: all of New York City and NY metropolitan area

            See "Classified Ads":   

Newsday

New York Post

Daily News

 

 

 

 

 

 

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