Longwood, Bronx
Neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Longwood | |
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Coordinates: 40.816°N 73.899°W / 40.816; -73.899 | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
City | New York City |
Borough | Bronx |
Community District | Bronx 2[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.27 km2 (0.489 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 26,196 |
• Density | 21,000/km2 (54,000/sq mi) |
Economics | |
• 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 |
The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community District 2, and its ZIP Codes include 10455 and 10459. The neighborhood is served by the New York City Police Department's 41st Precinct.[5] NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue in the Melrose section of the Bronx. The local subway, the 6 and <6> trains, operates along Southern Boulevard.