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Budget new york car rental and Bronx Week 2009

Bronx Week 2009 starts Saturday, June 13 and is there to celebrate the Bronx! This is an annual event that brings people from all over to celebrate the people, places, and history of the Bronx. Of course, if you happen to miss the festival, you can still explore the Bronx!

Get the down low on the Bronx

When you visit with your budget New York car rental, sometimes it can be easy to miss those things outside of Manhattan. But the Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City and is the northernmost. It is also the only borough to be situated primarily on the North American mainland. The Bronx is divided by the Bronx River, with a hillier section to the west near Manhattan and a flatter section closer to Queens and Long Island. The area is a mix of people, with the poorest Congressional District in the Country (the 16th), as well as affluent neighborhoods such as Riverdale and Country Club.

A brief history of the Bronx

When you visit with your budget New York car rental, you may learn that the area was originally called Rananchqua by the Indians. A Swedish sea-captain who was working for the Dutch entered New Netherland in 1639 and became the first recorded European settler in the area. He leased the land from the Dutch West India Company on the neck of the mainland north of Harlem on Manhattan Island. The development of the area is connected to its strategic location between New England and New York. Control over the bridges in the area plagued the era during British colonial rule. When farmers built a �free bridge�, tolls were eventually abandoned in the area. In 1898, the consolidated City of New York was created and the Bronx was one of the five boroughs. The area underwent rapid growth after World War I, and with the subway extensions in the area, it continued to grow.

Where to go

When you visit with your budget New York car rental, you will find that The Bronx has a number of distinct neighborhoods and commercial districts. Notable neighborhoods include South Bronx, Little Italy on Arthur Avenue in Belmont, and Riverdale. City Island is known for its seafood restaurants and waterfront homes. City Island has a small shopping district that is more like a small New England town rather than a large metropolitan area. South Bronx is where you can find Yankee Stadium as well as the birthplace of hip hop. When you visit with your budget New York car rental, you will find many of the most well-known areas here.

Cultural places to visit

The Bronx has many cultural institutions that you can visit with your budget New York car rental. Edgar Allen Poe spent the last years of his life here at Poe Cottage, now at Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concourse. This was a small wooden farmhouse built in 1812. There are several Off-Off-Broadway Theaters here that you can visit with your budget New York car rental. Some of the works here are new works by immigrant playwrights from Latin America and Africa. Who knows, you may see one of the works performed on Broadway or on the big screen one day!

Art in the city

The Bronx Museum of the Arts was founded in 1971 and exhibits 20th century contemporary art in 11,000 square feed of galleries. When you visit with your budget New York car rental, you will find that there are themes of particular interest to the Bronx. The collection here is made up of more than 800 works of art. There is also the Hall of Fame for Great Americans overlooking the Harlem River.

Bronx Week is a great time to visit the Bronx to learn all about its history and culture. But if you miss it, there are still plenty of other things to explore here with your budget New York car rental.

Check out the Action Car Rental location at Sheraton Newark Airport, 128 Frontage Street, Newark, NJ 07114 .