Longwood, Bronx
Longwood | ||
---|---|---|
Median income $26,300 | | |
Ethnicity[4] | ||
• Hispanic and Latino Americans | 74.6% | |
• African-American | 22.4% | |
• White | 1.5% | |
• Asian | 0.5% | |
• Others | 1.1% | |
ZIP Codes | 10455, 10459 | |
Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Longwood is a mixed-use neighborhood in the southwest Bronx in New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are East 167th Street to the north, the Bronx River and the Bruckner Expressway to east, East 149th Street to the south, and Saint Anns Avenue to the west. Southern Boulevard is the primary thoroughfare through Longwood.
The neighborhood is part of
History
The Bronx initially began to urbanize with the construction of a streetcar network. Eventually, the expansion of the elevated and subterranean rapid transit lines from Manhattan rapidly accelerated development. Solid rows of 5 and 6 story, walk-up and larger elevator, apartment buildings were built to the sidewalk and dominated the landscape of Upper Manhattan, the West Bronx and in walking proximity of the elevated lines in the East Bronx. Commercial corridors quickly developed in close proximity to rapid transit stations and primary thoroughfares. Early in this construction boom, Longwood was one of the most dense and developed Bronx neighborhoods. For much of the first half of the 20th century, the Bronx was overall home to a predominantly middle-class population of European and Jewish descent hailing from diverse nationalities, including immigrants directly from the corresponding countries of varying socioeconomic statuses.[6]
Beginning in the 1950s, the older, more developed parts of the Bronx experienced a socioeconomic shift due to a number of factors. The construction of the
The wave of arson eventually ended with the help of community groups such as Banana Kelly CIA, Inc. and SEBCO (South East Bronx Community Organization), who worked to bring recognition and protect the remaining apartment buildings in the greater South Bronx.
Some of the first federal funding in decades for new investment began in 1986 under the
Demographics
The neighborhood predominantly consists of
Based on data from the
The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 1.5% (382)
The entirety of Community District 2, which comprises Longwood and Hunts Point, had 56,144 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 78.9 years.[14]: 2, 20 This is lower than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.[15]: 53 (PDF p. 84) [16] Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 28% are between the ages of between 0–17, 29% between 25–44, and 21% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 12% and 10% respectively.[14]: 2
As of 2017, the median
Land use and terrain
Longwood is dominated by pre-war, 5- and 6-story apartment buildings. Starting in the 1990s, a construction boom has resulted in a number of modern apartment buildings and row houses. Much of the original housing stock was structurally damaged by arson and eventually razed by the city between mid and late 1980s.[11]
The total land area is roughly 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2). The terrain is somewhat hilly.
Southern Boulevard Business Improvement District
The Crossings
The Crossings is a two-level 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m2) mall at the intersection of Hunts Point Avenue and
Longwood Historic District
The landmarked Longwood Historic District is located south of Longwood Avenue along Beck, Kelly, Dawson Streets and Hewitt Place. The district largely consists of semi-detached row houses, most of which were designed by one architect, Warren C. Dickerson.[24][25]
Low-income public housing projects
There are four NYCHA developments located in Longwood.[26]
- West Farms Square Rehab; four rehabilitated tenement buildings, 6 stories tall
- East 165th Street-Bryant Avenue; five buildings, 3 stories tall
- Longfellow Avenue Rehab; two 5-story rehabilitated tenement buildings
- Stebbins Avenue-Hewitt Place; two 3-story buildings
Media
In 2006, an online news outlet The Hunts Point Express began reporting on Hunts Point and Longwood. It is written by students at Hunter College, edited by journalism professor Bernard L. Stein, and also appears in a print edition that is available for free at community centers, clinics, and stores throughout the neighborhood.
Police and crime
Longwood and Hunts Point are patrolled by the 41st Precinct of the NYPD, located at 1035 Longwood Avenue.[5] The 41st Precinct ranked 67th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.[27] As of 2018[update], with a non-fatal assault rate of 151 per 100,000 people, Longwood and Hunts Point's rate of violent crimes per capita is greater than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 1,036 per 100,000 people is higher than that of the city as a whole.[14]: 8
The 41st Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 65% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported 5 murders, 31 rapes, 303 robberies, 426 felony assaults, 159 burglaries, 399 grand larcenies, and 231 grand larcenies auto in 2022.[28]
The 41st Precinct was located at 1086 Simpson Street until 1993.[7] During the 1960s, crime reached such a level that the Simpson Street building became known by the police as "Fort Apache", as was later immortalized in a 1981 movie named for it.[7][29] The Simpson Street building currently houses the Bronx Detectives Bureau.[30]
Fire safety
Longwood contains a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire station, Engine Co. 73/Ladder Co. 42, at 655 Prospect Avenue.[31][32]
Health
As of 2018[update], preterm births and births to teenage mothers are more common in Longwood and Hunts Point than in other places citywide. In Longwood and Hunts Point, there were 101 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 36.2 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).[14]: 11 Longwood and Hunts Point has a relatively high population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 14%, slightly higher than the citywide rate of 12%.[14]: 14
The concentration of
Eighty-two percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 72% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", lower than the city's average of 78%.[14]: 13 For every supermarket in Longwood and Hunts Point, there are 20 bodegas.[14]: 10
The nearest hospital is NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in Melrose.[33]
Post office and ZIP Codes
Longwood is covered by multiple ZIP Codes. The area north of Longwood Avenue is part of 10459 and the area south of Longwood Avenue is part of 10455.[34] Though there are no post offices located in Longwood's borders, the United States Postal Service operates the Hunts Point Station at 800 Manida Street in Hunts Point.[35]
Education
Longwood and Hunts Point generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city as of 2018[update]. While 16% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 41% have less than a high school education and 43% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher.[14]: 6 The percentage of Longwood and Hunts Point students excelling in math rose from 24% in 2000 to 26% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 28% to 32% during the same time period.[36]
Longwood and Hunts Point's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is more than the rest of New York City. In Longwood and Hunts Point, 35% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per
Schools
Public:
- PS 62: Inocencio Casanova (Leggett Avenue and Fox Street)
- PS 75: School of Research and Discovery (Faile Street and Bruckner Boulevard)
- PS 130: Abram Stevens Hewitt (East 156th Street and Prospect Avenue)
- PS 150: Charles James Fox (East 167th Street and Fox Street)
- PS 333: The Museum School (East 163rd Street and Rev. James A. Polite Avenue)
- PS 335: The Academy of the Arts (East 163rd Street and Rev. James A. Polite Avenue)
- MS 302: Luisa Dessus Cruz (Kelly Street and Avenue St. John)
- Bronx Regional High School (East 165th Street and Rev. James A. Polite Avenue)
- South Bronx Classical Charter School (Westchester Avenue and Fox Street)
- Bronx Lighthouse Charter School/Bronx Lighthouse College Preparatory Academy
- Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists
- Banana Kelly High School
- Girls Prep Bronx Elementary (Kelly St.)
- Longwood Preparatory Academy (Formerly Banana Kelly High School)
- Success Academy Bronx Middle School (BXMS)
Parochial:
- St. Athanasius School[37]
Libraries
The New York Public Library operates two branches near Longwood. The Woodstock branch, a two-story Carnegie library building opened in 1914, is located at 761 East 160th Street.[38] The Hunts Point branch, a two-story Carnegie library building opened in 1929, is located at 877 Southern Boulevard.[39] The Hunts Point library, designed by Carrère and Hastings in the Italian Renaissance style, was the last Carnegie library built for the New York Public Library system and is a New York City designated landmark.[40]
Transportation
The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Longwood:[41]
- trains) (via Westchester Avenue)
- trains) (via Westchester Avenue and Metropolitan Oval)
- Bx5: to Co-op City and Bay Plaza Shopping Center(via Bruckner Blvd, and Story Avenue)
- Bx6 SBS: to Hunts Point or Riverside Drive, Manhattan(via 161st and 163rd Streets)
- Bx17: to Fordham Plaza or Port Morris(via Prospect and Crotona Avenues)
- )
- Bx27: to Clason Point(via Rosedale Avenue)
- George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal(via 167th Street)
- (via Longwood Avenue and Tiffany Street)
The following New York City Subway stations serve Longwood:[42]
- Whitlock Avenue (6train)
- trains)
- trains)
- <6> trains)
- trains)
- Longwood Avenue (6train)
- East 149th Street (6train)
- trains)
Notable natives
- Colin Powell lived on both Kelly Street and Fox Street, and attended Morris High School.[43]
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