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Grand Concourse Branch Information

Branch History

The Grand Concourse Branch of The New York Public Library is located at 173rd Street between Morris and Selwyn Avenues directly behind Bronx-Lebanon Hospital. Built in 1958, the branch is a two-story facility with adult, young adult, and children's collections. A multi-use room is available for community group meetings as well as library programs.

Collections & Services

Book collections for adults, young adults, and children available for borrowing and use in the library
Spanish-language collection
Videos and audiocassettes
Community Information collection
Personal computers and software for free public use by appointment
Internet access for free public use by appointment

Programs

Year-round recreational and educational programs for all ages
Class visits by appointment

Other Neighborhood Branches

Area Branches	Library Centers
Francis Martin High Bridge Melrose Tremont	Bronx Library Center

Community Information

Basic community services are listed below. For other local agencies, see The New York Public Library's Directory of Community Services.

Community Board
Community Board # 4		1990 and 2000 Demographic Statistics
Elected Officials - Local
NYC Council District # 14	NYS Assembly District # 86	NYS Senate District # 33	U.S. Congress District # 16
Fire and Police Departments
Fire: Engine 68, Ladder 49 1160 Ogden Avenue 10452 Engine 92, Ladder 44 1259 Morris Avenue 10456		Police: 44th Precinct 2 East 169th Street 10452 718-590-5511
Local Hospitals: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (Concourse Division) 1650 Grand Concourse 10457 718-590-1800
Parks and Playgrounds: Claremont Park Teller, Mt. Eden, Morris Avenues JHS 145 Playground Park, Clay, Teller Avenues, East 164th Street Joyce Kilmer Park Walton Avenue, Grand Concourse, East 161st-164th Streets		JHS 22 Playground Morris, College Avenues, East 166th-167th Streets John Mullaly Park Jerome, River Avenues, McClellan Street
Post Office: Tremont Station 575 East Tremont Avenue 10457 718-299-5911
Schools: Public (Community School Board Districts list)
Elementary Schools: PS 64 - Pura Belpre School (K-5) 1425 Walton Avenue 10452 718-681-8088 Region 1, District 9		PS 70 - Max Schoenfeld School (K-5) 1691 Weeks Avenue 10457 718-583-6000 Region 1, District 9
PS 88 - S. Silverstein Little Sparrow School (K-3) 1340 Sheridan Avenue 10456 718-681-6220 Region 1, District 9		PS 170 (K-2) 1594-98 Townsend Avenue 10452 718-583-0662 Region 1, District 9
PS 173 1871 Walton Avenue 10453 Region 1, District 9
Other Elementary Schools in Region 1, District 9
Intermediate School: IS 117 - Joseph H. Wade Intermediate School (6-8) 1865 Morris Avenue 10453 718-583-7750 Region 1, District 9
Other Intermediate Schools in Region 1, District 9
Intermediate/High Schools: Bronx Expeditionary Learning High School 240 East 172nd Street 10457		Bronx High School of Business 240 East 172nd Street 10457 718-293-7200
Bronx Preparatory Charter School (5-9 currently, 5-12 planned) 1508 Webster Avenue 10457 718-294-0841		High School of Medical Science 240 East 172nd Street 10457 718-293-7200
J. Levin High School for Media and Communications 240 East 172nd Street 10457 718-293-7200		The Urban Assembly Academy for History and Citizenship for Young Men 240 East 172nd Street 10457
William Howard Taft High School 240 East 172nd Street 10457 718-293-7200
Other High Schools in Region 1, District 9 Other High Schools in Region 1, District 10
Other Schools/Programs: Alternative Programs in the Bronx Charter Schools in the Bronx Special Education Programs in the Bronx
Private/Parochial
Elementary/Intermediate School: St. Margaret Mary School (Pre K-8) 121 East 177th Street 10453 718-731-5905
Jewish Schools in the Bronx (Lookstein Center for Jewish Education in the Diaspora) Parochial Schools in the Bronx (Archdiocese of New York) Private Schools listings (Independent Schools Admissions Association of Greater New York)