Jerome Park

This article is about the public park in the West Bronx. For the neighborhood in the Bronx, see Jerome Park, Bronx. For the former racecourse in the West Bronx, see Jerome Park Racetrack.

Jerome Park is a municipal park in the West Bronx of New York City. The park, along with the surrounding neighborhood of the same name, are both on land that was once Jerome Park Racetrack, which was founded by Leonard W. Jerome, grandfather of Winston Churchill. The park occupies a long and narrow strip of land between Jerome Park Reservoir and Goulden avenue. Neighboring the park are two "Education Mile"^[1] institutions: The Bronx High School of Science, and DeWitt Clinton High School. Harris Park, another New York City Department of Parks and Recreation property, is another neighbor. The Jerome Park Reservoir and its surroundings (including the park) were further developed under the federal Works Progress Administration.^[2] The park opened on April 4, 1940.^[3]

Jerome Park
Gatehouse No. 5 in Jerome Park.
Type	Public park; municipal park
Location	The Bronx, NY, US
Coordinates	40.88468°N 73.89104°W / 40.88468; -73.89104
Area	4.36 acres (1.76 ha)
Opened	April 4, 1940
Etymology	Leonard W. Jerome; Jerome Park Racetrack
Operated by	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Status	open all year
Public transit access	Subway: at Bedford Park Boulevard–Lehman College station Bus: Bx1, Bx2
Park ID	X137
Website	www.nycgovparks.org/parks/jerome-park/

In June 2022, the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York (City) proposed relocating a public observatory to the park at the suggestion of The Bronx High School of Science. The proposed observatory was previously in use at Nassau Community College for more than 40 years.^[4] The 12-foot tall, 6-foot diameter observatory has enough space for 3 people.^[5]