Melrose, Bronx

Melrose
Neighborhood of the Bronx
Looking west across St Ann's Avenue and along East 156th Street
Looking west across St Ann's Avenue and along East 156th Street
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Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°49′30″N 73°54′36″W / 40.825°N 73.91°W / 40.825; -73.91
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough The Bronx
Community DistrictBronx 1[1]
Founded19th century
Named forMelrose Abbey
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.06 km2 (0.408 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
24,913
 • Density24,000/km2 (61,000/sq mi)
Economics
 • Median income$24,467
ZIP Codes
10451, 10455, 10456
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Websitewww.melrose.nyc

Melrose is a mostly residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It adjoins the business and one-time theater area known as The Hub. Melrose is rectangular-shaped, being bordered by Saint Anns Avenue on the east, 149th Street on the south, Park Avenue on the west, and 163rd Street to the north. Melrose Avenue and Third Avenue are the primary thoroughfares through Melrose.

The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1, and its ZIP Codes include 10451, 10455, and 10456. The area is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 40th Precinct.[3] New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue.

Predominantly German American in the 19th century it was home to Haffen Brewing Company. The German population waned especially post-World War II. The neighborhood until the 1960s was mostly Irish and Italian.[4] It is now primarily Latino.

Grupo TACA operates a Bronx-area TACA Satellite at 570 Melrose Avenue.[5] Melrose is considered part of the socioeconomic South Bronx.

  1. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Melrose neighborhood in New York". Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYPD 40th Precinct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Jackson, Nancy B. (March 6, 2005). "LIVING IN/Melrose Commons, the Bronx; The Sound of Construction". The New York Times. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "TACA Offices." Grupo TACA. Retrieved on January 27, 2009.