Woodlawn, Bronx
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Woodlawn (population 7,741) is a neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It is bounded by the New York City line to the north, the Bronx River to the east, Woodlawn Cemetery to the south, and Van Cortlandt Park to the west. Compared with other neighborhoods in New York and elsewhere, its boundaries are fairly obvious. In addition to being home to a large Irish-American and Irish immigrant population, it is also the site of the famous Woodlawn Cemetery.
The neighborhood extends north of the city line for a few blocks into an area of Yonkers, New York with a large Irish population as well. Though not officially part of Woodlawn, stores and pubs on McLean Avenue in Yonkers are considered to be some of the neighborhood's most notable fixtures. Woodlawn and McLean Avenue are often collectively referred to as "Wood-Lean."
According to the 2000 Census, 4,653 of Woodlawn's 7,741 residents (60.1%) were of Irish ancestry. It also has a smaller but still significant (14.6%, or 1,127 persons) Italian population. Many of the Irish immigrants are illegal immigrants and undocumented.
Woodlawn's youth have been known for their rivalry with the nearby Riverdale section of the Bronx directly across from Van Cortlandt Park. Rivalries with Yonkers have existed as well. In recent years, the neighborhood has been revived with many "20 somethings" traveling in from Ireland. In between Mclean Ave. and Katonah Ave., there are about twenty bars or so, making the area a good place for bar hopping.
St. Barnabas, a Catholic church in Woodlawn, serves as a center of Irish culture offering Irish language classes and also having an Irish Outreach program to assist Irish immigrants in finding jobs and residence in the neighborhood.
The Woodlawn Heights Library Branch has an extensive collection of Irish books.
The New York City Subway 4 line and Metro-North commuter railroad Harlem Line serve the area.
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