Melrose, Bronx
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| Neighborhood of the Bronx | |
Looking west across St Ann's Avenue and along East 156th Street
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| Coordinates: 40°49′28″N 73°54′37″W / 40.8245450°N 73.9104143°WCoordinates: 40°49′28″N 73°54′37″W / 40.8245450°N 73.9104143°W | |
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 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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| Founded | 19th century |
| Named for | Melrose Abbey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.06 km2 (0.408 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 24,913 |
| • Density | 24,000/km2 (61,000/sq mi) |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $24,467 |
| ZIP codes | 10451, 10455, 10456 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 646 |
Melrose is primarily a residential neighborhood geographically located in the southwestern section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Predominantly German-American in the 19th century it is home to the Haffen Building and was home to Haffen Brewing Company. The German population waned especially post-WWII. The neighborhood until the 1960s was mostly Irish and Italian. It is now primarily Latino. It adjoins the business and one-time theater area known as the Hub.
The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1. Melrose is rectangular-shaped, being bordered by Prospect Avenue on the east, 149th Street on the south, Park Avenue on the west and 161st Street to the north. Melrose Avenue and Third Avenue are the primary thoroughfares through Melrose. ZIP codes include 10451, 10455 and 10456. The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 42nd Precinct located at 830 Washington Ave., the 40th Precinct located at 257 Alexander Ave. and the 44th Precinct located at 2 E. 169th Street. New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue.
Grupo TACA operates a Bronx-area TACA Satellite at 570 Melrose Avenue. Melrose is considered part of the socioeconomic South Bronx.
Melrose is a high-density neighborhood with a population of around 24,913. The neighborhood has a relatively diverse population consisting primarily of Latin Americans and African Americans. Almost half of the population lives below the federal poverty line.
Melrose is dominated by large residential housing complexes of various types, primarily public housing, and tenement style apartment buildings. Most of the original housing stock which consisted of older multi-unit homes and tenements were structurally damaged by arson during the citywide fiscal crisis and eventually razed by the city. In the last decade, construction of modern 2 and 3 unit row-houses and apartment buildings have increased the percentage of owners versus renters. The neighborhood contains one of the highest concentrations of NYCHA projects in the Bronx. The terrain is somewhat hilly.
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