Visiting Bronx for a Game?

The primary gateway for Bronx-bound sports fans is LaGuardia Airport (LGA), located roughly 9 to 10 miles from the Fordham Road area of the Bronx. By rideshare (Uber or Lyft), the trip typically runs 25 to 45 minutes and costs $40 to $80 depending on traffic and surge pricing. For a budget option, take the Q70 Select Bus Service from LGA to the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue subway hub, then transfer to a northbound subway line into the Bronx, with the total journey running around 60 to 75 minutes for roughly $2.90 in subway fare.

The Bronx is well served by the MTA subway and bus network, and for most sports fans visiting Rose Hill Gym, a car is unnecessary. The 4 and D subway lines both stop at Fordham Road, placing you within about a 12-minute walk of campus, and Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line stops at Fordham station directly adjacent to the Rose Hill campus. Uber and Lyft are widely available throughout the Bronx for late-night returns after games.

The Belmont neighborhood, directly adjacent to Fordham's Rose Hill campus, is the most convenient base for fans attending games at Rose Hill Gym, putting you within a short walk of the arena and the famous Arthur Avenue dining strip. The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bronx Zoo Area and the Sleep Inn Bronx-Belmont (on E 185th Street, a 6-minute walk to Fordham) are the closest mid-range options, typically ranging from $120 to $200 per night. Fans who prefer more hotel variety or livelier nightlife can stay in Midtown Manhattan and reach Rose Hill Gym in under 30 minutes via the D train, often at comparable or lower nightly rates. Book early for home game weekends, as Bronx-area hotel inventory is limited.

The Bronx is one of America's most storied sports boroughs, and while Rose Hill Gym is an intimate, historic venue for Fordham Rams basketball, a trip to the Bronx is almost always combinable with a Yankees game at Yankee Stadium just a few miles southwest. Fordham competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference, bringing recognizable mid-major opponents like Saint Louis, Dayton, and Richmond to the gym throughout the winter season. The Arthur Avenue corridor near campus, the Bronx's 'Little Italy,' is a genuine pre- or post-game destination, with old-school Italian delis, bakeries, and restaurants packed with local regulars rather than tourists. The Bronx's dense transit connections also make it easy to bounce between multiple New York-area venues in a single trip, including Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan.