Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of

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. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east,

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to the south, and the

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to the west. Ogden Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Highbridge. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 4, and its ZIP Code is 10452. The local subway is the IND Concourse Line (), operating along the Grand Concourse, and the IRT Jerome Avenue Line (), operating along Jerome Avenue. The area is patrolled by the

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's 44th Precinct. NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue in the Melrose section of the Bronx.

History

At the time of European settlement, the southern Bronx was inhabited by the

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, a tribe of the

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confederacy. They called the hill that is now Highbridge "Nuasin", or "the land between", for its location between the Harlem River and an estuary that formerly flowed in the area of modern-day Jerome Avenue. The neighborhood takes its name from the High Bridge, built in 1848 by Irish immigrants. The structure originally carried

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water across the Harlem River. In 1864, a walkway was built across the High Bridge. Use of the structure to deliver water to Manhattan ceased in 1949. The bridge was closed to pedestrian traffic in the early 1960s, and allowed to fall into disrepair; in 2015 a reconstruction project was undertaken and completed with the opening of the bridge in 2019. In the mid-late 19th century, the area was developed as a suburban retreat for the elite, who built large homes overlooking the Harlem River. The names of these families and their estates are reflected in the names of Highbridge's north-south avenues: Ogden Avenue and Boscobel Place for

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, Merriam Avenue for Francis W. Merriam, Anderson Avenue and Woodycrest Avenue for the Anderson family, and Shakespeare Avenue for the Shakespeare Garden on the Marcher family estate. Around the turn of the 20th century, many of these estates were subdivided for urban development, however a few older houses still remain. In the early 20th century, the neighborhood was served by the Anderson–Jerome Avenues station, which connected the

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's Ninth Avenue elevated Line with the IRT Jerome Avenue Line (). In the late 1960s, the residents of Highbridge were predominantly of Irish, Italian and Eastern European Jewish descent. They have since been replaced by large numbers of Hispanics and African Americans. As of 2017, the neighborhood is undergoing gentrification.

Demographics

Prior to the 1960s, Highbridge was a predominantly

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neighborhood. Today the vast majority of residents in the area are of Dominican, Puerto Rican and

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descent. Almost 40% of families live below the federal poverty line. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Highbridge was 37,727, an increase of 3,883 (11.5%) from the 33,844 counted in

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. Covering an area of , the neighborhood had a population density of .Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010
Population Division -

Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016. In

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, the racial makeup of the neighborhood was 32.9% (12,397)

, 1.2% (462)

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, 0.2% (69) Native American, 0.5% (176) Asian, 0.0% (2)

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, 0.3% (103) from other races, and 0.7% (253) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 64.3% (24,265) of the population.Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010
Population Division -

Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016. The entirety of Community District 4, which comprises Highbridge and Concourse, had 155,835 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 78.6 years. This is lower than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 27% are between the ages of between 0–17, 29% between 25–44, and 23% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 11% and 10% respectively. As of 2017, the median

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in Community District 4 was $30,900. In 2018, an estimated 32% of Highbridge and Concourse residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City. One in eight residents (13%) were unemployed, compared to 13% in the Bronx and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 61% in Highbridge and Concourse, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, , Highbridge and Concourse are considered low-income relative to the rest of the city and not

gentrifying Gentrification is the process whereby the character of a neighborhood changes through the influx of more affluent residents (the "gentry") and investment. There is no agreed-upon definition of gentrification. In public discourse, it has been us ...

. However, , rents in Highbridge have risen more than any other neighborhood in New York City, at a rate of 22%.

Land use and terrain

Highbridge is dominated by townhouses and 5 and 6-story apartment buildings, including numerous

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landmarks built by the developer Bernard J. Noonan and the architects Horace Ginsberg and Marvin Fine.
,

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. Accessed March 8, 2018. Many older detached mansions still remain on Woodycrest Avenue and Ogden Avenue. The total land area is roughly one square mile. The terrain is elevated and very hilly. Stair streets connect the parts of the neighborhood that are located at different elevations. One particular stair street between Shakespeare and Anderson Avenues became known as the "

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", drawing tourists after the 2019 film '' Joker'' was filmed there.

Landmarks

*The Woodycrest Children's Home on Woodycrest Avenue was built as an orphanage by the American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless ''to rescue from degradation, physical and moral, the children of want, homelessness and sorrow.'' This grand Beaux Arts building was designed by William Tuthill, the architect of

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. Opening in 1902, it housed 120 children in five dormitories, and contained a chapel, a kindergarten, a hospital, a dining room and a quarantine ward for new arrivals. The building is now managed by the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center as the Highbridge-Woodycrest center, providing long-term geriatric and AIDS care. *The

style Park Plaza Apartments on Jerome Avenue, listed on the

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*The

style Noonan Plaza Apartments on West 168th Street. *The

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style Union Reformed Church of Highbridge on Ogden Avenue, with stained glass by Tiffany and Company. *The Polychrome Gothic style Public School 91, now PS11, on Ogden Avenue. *The "Lighthouse" building at Sedgewick Avenue and University Avenue has housed the H.W. Wilson Company, an educational publisher and index services provider, since 1917. The building's distinctive lighthouse was added in 1929. The company merged with

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in June 2011. HW Wilson lighthouse W162 Bx jeh

Parks

*The eponymous High Bridge, part of the former

and now a pedestrian bridge. terminates in a park in the northwest corner of the neighborhood. The High Bridge connects it to

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in Manhattan. *Merriam PlaygroundMerriam Playground

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. Accessed June 12, 2017. * Macombs Dam Park to the south is built in the footprint of the original Yankee Stadium. * Mullaly Park bounds the eastern edge of the High Bridge neighborhood. *Nelson PlaygroundNelson Playground

. Accessed July 9, 2018. *Corporal Irwin Fischer ParkCorporal Fischer Park

. Accessed July 9, 2018.

Community gardens

The neighborhood has dozens of community gardens occupying lots that were left vacant between the 1970s and 1990s, including: *Las Casitas Community Garden *La Isla Garden *Mosaic Success Garden * Taqwa Community Farm *Target Bronx Community Garden, renovated by the New York Restoration Project *Woodycrest Community Garden

Public housing

There are three NYCHA developments located in Highbridge: *Highbridge Gardens; six, 13-story buildings. *Highbridge Rehabs (Nelson Avenue); three, 5 and 6-story rehabilitated tenement buildings.

Politics

Highbridge is part of New York's 15th congressional district, the United States' smallest congressional district by area. The district is represented by Democrat Ritchie Torres. Highbridge is part of

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District 29, represented by José M. Serrano. Highbridge is divided between two districts of the

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. The 77th District is represented by Latoya Joyner, while the 84th District is represented by Carmen E. Arroyo. Highbridge is part of

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District 8. As of 2017, it is represented by Diana Ayala.

Police and crime

Highbridge and Concourse are patrolled by the 44th Precinct of the

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, located at 2 East 169th Street. The 44th Precinct ranked 39th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. , with a non-fatal assault rate of 123 per 100,000 people, Highbridge and Concourse's rate of

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s per capita is greater than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 813 per 100,000 people is higher than that of the city as a whole. The 44th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 77.3% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported 19 murders, 36 rapes, 713 robberies, 1,048 felony assaults, 421 burglaries, 934 grand larcenies, and 396 grand larcenies auto in 2022.

Fire safety

High Bridge is located near two

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(FDNY) fire stations. Engine Co. 50/Ladder Co. 19/Battalion 26 is located at 1155 Washington Avenue, while Engine Co. 68/Ladder Co. 49 is located at 1160 Ogden Avenue. In addition, FDNY EMS Station 17 is located at 1080 Ogden Avenue.

Health

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s and births to teenage mothers are more common in Highbridge and Concourse than in other places citywide. In Highbridge and Concourse, there were 93 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 34 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Highbridge and Concourse has a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 13%, slightly higher than the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of

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, in Highbridge and Concourse is , more than the city average. Fifteen percent of Highbridge and Concourse residents are smokers, which is higher than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Highbridge and Concourse, 34% of residents are

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, 17% are

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, and 42% have

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—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. In addition, 23% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Eighty-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 72% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", lower than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Highbridge and Concourse, there are 18 bodegas. The nearest hospital is

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in Claremont.

Post office and ZIP Code

Highbridge is covered by ZIP Code 10452. The

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operates the Highbridge Station post office at 1315 Inwood Avenue.

Education

Highbridge and Concourse generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city . While 36% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 43% have less than a high school education and 21% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Highbridge and Concourse students excelling in math rose from 17% in 2000 to 40% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 21% to 25% during the same time period. Highbridge and Concourse's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is more than the rest of New York City. In Highbridge and Concourse, 28% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per

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, higher than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 67% of high school students in Highbridge and Concourse graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75%.

Schools

Public schools include: * PS 11: High Bridge (Merriam and Ogden Avenues) * PS 73: Joseph Dellacava (West 165th Street and Anderson Avenue) * PS 114x: Luis Llorens Torres Schools (East 166th Street and Cromwell Avenue) * PS 126: Dr. Marjorie Dunbar (West 166th Street and University Avenue) * PS 199: William Shakespeare (West 172nd Street and Shakespeare Avenue) * PS/IS 218: Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School (East 167th Street and Gerard Avenue) * St Josephs of New York * IS 361
The Highbridge Green School
(200 W. 167th Street), a 2014-2015 Chancellor's Showcase School *Bronx School for Law Government and Justice Parochial schools include: * Sacred Heart School (168th and Nelson Avenue)

Libraries

The

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(NYPL) operates two branches near Highbridge. The Grand Concourse branch is located at 155 East 173rd Street. The branch is a two-story structure that opened in 1959. The High Bridge branch is located at 78 West 168th Street. The branch was opened in the early 20th century and was renovated in 2010.

Transportation

The following

stations serve Highbridge: * 161st Street–Yankee Stadium () * 167th Street () The following

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bus routes serve Highbridge: * Bx11: to Parkchester station () or

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(via 170th Street, Claremont Parkway, 174th Street) * Bx13: to

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, Boricua College, or

(via Ogden Avenue) * Bx18: to 170th Street station () (loop, via 168th Street) * Bx35: to Crotona Park East or

(via 167th Street) The

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's Hudson Line also serves Highbridge at the

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Notable residents

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(born 1995 as Artist J. Dubose), rapper and music producer * Joy Bryant (born 1974), actress and model *

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(born 1992 as Belcalis Almanzar), rapper *

DJ Kool Herc Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), better known by his stage name DJ Kool Herc, is a Jamaican-American DJ who is credited with being the founder of hip hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in 1973. Nicknamed the Father of Hip-Hop, Campbe ...

(born 1955 as Clive Campbell),

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and early

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* Don Q (rapper) (born 1990 as Le'Quincy Anderson Styles) * Carol Lynley (1942–2019), actress and model *

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(born 1968), actor and comedian *

(1805–1877), railroad magnate and first

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*Powerful Pex New York City Breakers (born 1967),

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pioneer * Carl Hancock Rux (writer, recording artist)

References

External links

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