The neighborhood I chose to focus on is Pelham Parkway, the center of the Bronx. Within Pelham Parkway are Waring Avenue, Dyre Avenue, White Plains Road, and Bronx Park East. Pelham Parkway actually connects two parks Bronx Park and Pelham Bay Park. I chose to focus on Pelham Parkway because I have recently moved into this area and I am interested to find out things I don’t yet know. It appears very interesting to me how I have only seen one school in the area and the neighborhood is surrounded by just houses and condos. Also what did stick out are the different ethnicities that surround this neighborhood and I embraced that. As I study the neighborhood I realize the I-95 highway separates Co-op city and Pelham parkway, however it is still walking distance. Co-op city also near Bay Plaza, is where a mall was recently constructed with stores you usually would have to travel long distance to get to.

There is a variety of local businesses that are within this neighborhood, there is a bakery on one block and a pizza shop on another. The small local business I chose is Sal and Dons bakery it is an Italian bakery shop; they have been around since the late 1950’s. Everything they make is literally made from scratch and that’s something most of their competitors lack. They have the most loyal customers that have been purchasing baked goods for years. They are a well-rounded business and I was surprised to find out that they only have one single location.

A conflict brought up in the neighborhood is of the change the neighborhood has done overtime and it causing residents to move to a different location. There has been an addition of shelters and retirement homes. Residents who have lived in the area for a longtime have packed their things up and left because they didn’t agree with the changes. It’s interesting that a neighborhood that is still a very good one has pushed some residents away.