Allerton, Bronx

Allerton
Etymology: Named after Daniel Allerton, an early settler.
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Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°51′58″N 73°51′04″W / 40.866°N 73.851°W / 40.866; -73.851
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough The Bronx
Community DistrictThe Bronx 11[1]
Economics
Ethnicity
ZIP Codes
10467
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Websitewww.allerton.nyc www.laconia.nyc

Allerton is a working-class neighborhood geographically located in the East Bronx section of the Bronx, New York City. It is named in honor of Daniel Allerton, an early Bronx settler who purchased and farmed this area with his wife Hustace.[2] It consists of two subsections called Bronxwood and Laconia. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are Adee Avenue, Boston Road, and Gun Hill Road to the northeast; the IRT Dyre Avenue Line (5 train) to the east; Waring Avenue to the south; and Bronx River Parkway to the west.[3] White Plains Road and Boston Road are the primary thoroughfares through Allerton.

The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 11, and its ZIP Code is 10467. The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 49th Precinct.[4] The local subway is the IRT White Plains Road Line, served by the 2 and ​5 trains.

  1. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bronx Neighborhood Fights for Its Spot on the Map (Published 2014)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Living in Allerton, the Bronx". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "49th Precinct". Retrieved October 24, 2015.