Clason Point, Bronx
| Clason Point | |
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| Neighborhood of The Bronx | |
Houses in Harding Park
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 Clason Point
Clason Point
Clason Point
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| Coordinates: 40°48′20″N 73°50′58″W / 40.8056564°N 73.8495822°WCoordinates: 40°48′20″N 73°50′58″W / 40.8056564°N 73.8495822°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New York
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| City |
 New York City
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| Borough |
 Bronx
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| Area | |
| • Total | 0.53 km2 (0.203 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 304 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $65,176 |
| ZIP codes | 10473 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 646 |
Clason Point is a peninsula geographically located in the South Bronx, New York City. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including: Bronx River, Harding Park, Soundview-Bruckner, and Soundview. The neighborhoods are part of Bronx Community Board 9. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, White Plains Road to the east, the East River to the south, and the Bronx River to the west.
Soundview Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Clason Point. Soundview Avenue once stretched from White Plains Road and O'brien Avenue in Harding Park to Westchester and Morrison Avenues in Soundview-Bruckner before the construction of the Bronx River Parkway. It was then known as Clason's Point Road. The Bruckner Expressway which now bisects the area along the center was once known as Ludlow Avenue.
The local New York City Subway line is the IRT Pelham Line (6 <6> trains), operating along Westchester Avenue. ZIP codes include 10473. The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 43rd Precinct located at 900 Fteley Avenue. NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by PSA 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx.
As of the census of 2000, the two census tracts that make up the neighborhood have a population of 5,859. The racial makeup of the neighborhood is 6.53% White, 19.59% African American, and 2.76% from other races. 80.54% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.Puerto Ricans account for the largest ethnic group.
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