Highbridge, Bronx

Highbridge
Neighborhood of The Bronx

Looking north from 161st Street pedestrian overpass at Major Deegan Expressway
Highbridge
Highbridge
Highbridge

Location in New York City

Coordinates: 40°50′14″N 73°55′45″W / 40.8372222°N 73.9291667°W / 40.8372222; -73.9291667Coordinates: 40°50′14″N 73°55′45″W / 40.8372222°N 73.9291667°W / 40.8372222; -73.9291667
Country  United States
State  New York
City New York City
Borough Bronx
Area[1]
 • Total 1.57 km2 (0.605 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 37,727
 • Density 24,000/km2 (62,000/sq mi)
Economics
 • Median income $25,860
ZIP codes 10452
Area code 718, 347, 646
The High Bridge, part of the old Croton Aqueduct
PS 11, 1257 Ogden Avenue
Sacred Heart School, 1248 Nelson Avenue

Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of the Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 4. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, East 161st Street to the south, and the Harlem River to the west. Ogden Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Highbridge. ZIP codes include 10452. The area is patrolled by the 44th Precinct[3] located at 2 East 169th Street. NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue in the Melrose section of the Bronx.

Demographics

Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Highbridge was 37,727, an increase of 3,883 (11.5%) from the 33,844 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 373.14 acres (151.00 ha), the neighborhood had a population density of 101.1 inhabitants per acre (64,700/sq mi; 25,000/km2).[2]

The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 32.9% (12,397) African American, 1.2% (462) White, 0.2% (69) Native American, 0.5% (176) Asian, 0.0% (2) Pacific Islander, 0.3% (103) from other races, and 0.7% (253) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 64.3% (24,265) of the population.[4]

Prior to the 1960s, Highbridge was a predominately Irish American neighborhood.[5] Today the vast majority of residents in the area are of Dominican, Puerto Rican and African American descent. Almost half of the population lives below the federal poverty line.[6][1]

Land use and terrain

Highbridge is dominated by townhouses and 5 and 6-story apartment buildings. The total land area is roughly one square mile. The terrain is elevated and very hilly. Stair streets connect areas located at different elevations.

Low income public housing projects

  1. Highbridge Gardens; six, 13-story buildings.
  2. Highbridge Rehabs (Nelson Avenue); three, 5 and 6-story rehabilitated tenement buildings.
  3. Highbridge Rehabs (Anderson Avenue);

History

The neighborhood takes its name from the High Bridge built in 1848 by Irish immigrants[8] to carry Croton Aqueduct water across the Harlem River. Up until the late 1960s, the residents of Highbridge were predominantly of Irish, Italian and Eastern European Jewish descent. They have since been replaced by large numbers of Hispanics and African Americans.[5]

Education

Public

Parochial

Transportation

References

  1. 1 2 "Highbridge neighborhood in New York". Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010, Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "44th Precinct". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010, Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Bronx Irish Americans: American Irish History in the Bronx". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Bronx Community District 4
  7. ↑ NYCHA
  8. ↑ Winant, Edward (1996). The Hydraulics Revolution: Science and Technical Design of Urban Water Supply during the Enlightenment. West Virginia University.
  9. ↑ Sacred Heart School
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