North Riverdale, Bronx

[2] One of the geographic characteristics which gives all of Riverdale its suburban quality is that it lies on a high ridge which separates it from the rest of the city.

[3] The highest part of the ridge, at 284.5 feet (87 m) above sea level, lies in North Riverdale, near Iselin Avenue and 250th Street.

[5] Traditionally a bastion of Irish Catholics, since 2003 and the building of the Salanter Akiba Academy (SAR) High School the neighborhood has seen an influx of Orthodox Jewish families.

[9] Points of interest in the neighborhood include the Hillside Residential Enclave on Ladd Road and the James Strain House, both listed by the AIA Guide to New York City;[10][11] the Monastery of the Visitation on Arlington Avenue at West 256th Street;[11] the Riverdale Yacht Club on the Hudson River at West 254th Street, built c.1880;[11] the Passionist Fathers and Brothers Monastery on Palisades Avenue;[11] the Riverdale Neighborhood House, founded in 1920 and located at 5221 Mosholu Avenue;[11] the Russian Mission School in New York and former Diplomatic Residence of the United Nations Mission of the U.S.S.R, a 19-story apartment building designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and built in 1975;[11] and the Riverdale Branch of the New York Public Library on Mosholu Avenue at West 256th Street;[11] Just south of 254th Street, along Sycamore Avenue, lies the 15-acre Riverdale Historic District, which consists primarily of estates on landscaped sites.

81 serves elementary school children in North Riverdale,[7] and the neighborhood is home to the College of Mount Saint Vincent.