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Mott Haven is a primarily residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the
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borough of
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. It is generally bounded by East 149th Street to the north, the Bruckner Expressway to the east and south, and the
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to the west, although these boundaries are not precise. East 138th Street is the primary east–west thoroughfare through Mott Haven. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1, and is located within ZIP Codes 10451, 10454, and 10455. Mott Haven is patrolled by the
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's 40th Precinct. The local subway line is the
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(), operating along East 138th Street. The local buses are the . Mott Haven is served by the Triborough Bridge, the Third Avenue Bridge, the
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, the 145th Street Bridge, and the Willis Avenue Bridge. The closest
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stops are Harlem – 125th Street and Yankees – East 153rd Street.


History


Settlement by Jonas Bronck

The Bronx was named after the Swedish sea captain Jonas Bronck. In 1639, the
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purchased the land of today's Mott Haven from the
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(groups of Lenape tribe). Bronck built his farm on this land and named it "Emmanus". The house was located close to what is today the corner of Willis Avenue and 132nd Street. The peace treaty between Dutch authorities and the
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chiefs Ranaqua and Tackamuckwas was signed in Bronck's house. This event is portrayed in a painting by the American artist John Ward Dunsmore (1856–1945). Even though Bronck only lived in the area for four years, the land became known as "Broncksland" and the river that bordered his land kept the name Bronck's River. The first time the spelling "Bronx land" was used, was in 1697 in the First Legislature outlined the County of West Chester.


Development

The area that is now called Mott Haven was sold to the Morris family in 1670. A small part of the larger swath of land known as Morrisania, it was purchased by Jordan Lawrence Mott for his iron works in 1849. A vestige of the iron works can be seen just west of the Third Avenue Bridge on East 134th Street. St. Ann's Church ( ECUSA) on St. Ann's Avenue is the resting place of
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,
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and other members of that powerful colonial family, and a Registered Historic Place. As the city below grew, the area quickly developed residentially. At the same time, an upper-middle class residential area, marked by brownstones built in an elaborate and architecturally daring fashion, started to grow along Alexander Avenue by the 1890s (Doctors' Row, aka the Irish Fifth Avenue). A series of brownstones on East 134th Street, east of Willis Avenue., was known as Judges' Row. Soon after, the Bronx grew more quickly, especially with public transit into the area, including the Third Avenue Elevated Line. By the early 20th century, the population density of the area supported the construction of many tenement-style apartment buildings. From the end of the 19th century through the 1940s, Mott Haven was a mixed
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(north of East 145th Street) and
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neighborhood (south of East 145th Street), with an
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enclave west of Lincoln Ave. The first Puerto Rican settlements came in the late 1940s along the length of Brook Avenue. African-Americans came into the area when the Patterson Houses were built. It was organized by the veterans of the
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, who marched every Easter Sunday, down Willis Avenue from the Hub to East 138th Street, then west to St. Jerome's. The Star of Munster Ballroom at the northeast corner of Willis Avenue and East 138th Street was a center of Irish music for decades. It was speculated at one time that there were more bars on Willis Avenue than on any other city street, given its short length. More recorded Irish musicians lived in Mott Haven than in any place outside Ireland.


"South Bronx" and late-20th century

Mott Haven and Port Morris were the first neighborhoods to give rise to the term "South Bronx". Together, they were earlier known as the North Side or North New York. This area was part of New York City after the incorporation of Greater New York in 1898. The Chase Manhattan Bank at Third Avenue and East 137th Street was originally the North Side Board of Trade Building (1912). It later became the North Side Savings Bank, which became the Dollar Dry Dock Savings Bank, which became Chase. In the 1940s when the Bronx was usually divided into the
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and
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, a group of social workers identified a pocket of poverty on East 134th Street, east of Brown Place, and called it the South Bronx. This area of poverty would spread in part due to an illegal practice known as
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and to
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building several housing projects in the neighborhood. The poverty greatly expanded northward, following the post-war phenomenon colloquially referred to as
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, reaching a peak in the 1960s when the socioeconomic North Bronx-South Bronx boundary reached
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. At this time a wave of arson destroyed or damaged many of the residential, commercial, and industrial structures in the area. During the course of Mott Haven's growth, the communities of Wilton and North New York were incorporated into it. Later attempts to market Mott Haven as the "Piano District" and the South Bronx as "SoBro" have not found traction.Hughes, C. J. (March 6, 2020)
"The Neighborhood Name Game"
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Redevelopment

There has been a significant wave of residential redevelopment in the neighborhood especially along East 138th Street corridor with developments such as "The Joinery", the first luxury mid-rise condominium in the area, in addition to recently built affordable housing such as "Borinquen Court" and "Tres Puentes" apartment complex. Mott Haven is home to a community-supported agriculture program hosted at Brook Park. Recent development plans include two affordable rental buildings, a Hampton Inn by Monadnock Development and Signature Urban Properties, and the so-called Piano District.


Demographics

Mott Haven is a high-density and mainly low-income neighborhood. Like most neighborhoods in New York City, the vast majority of households are renter-occupied. The neighborhood is largely Puerto Rican, with smaller numbers of African Americans,
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and
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present. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Mott Haven and Port Morris was 52,413, a change of 3,383 (6.5%) from the 49,030 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 -
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Department of City Planning, February 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 1.7% (867)
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, 24.7% (12,927)
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, 0.2% (95) Native American, 0.4% (214) Asian, 0% (7)
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, 0.2% (124) from other races, and 0.6% (310) from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 72.3% (37,869) 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 -
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Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
The entirety of Community District 1, which comprises Mott Haven and Melrose, had 98,403 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 77.6 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: 28% are between the ages of between 0–17, 28% between 25–44, and 21% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 12% and 10%, respectively. As of 2017, the median
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in Community Districts 1 and 2, including Longwood, was $20,966. In 2018, an estimated 29% of Mott Haven and Melrose residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City. One in eight residents (12%) 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 58% in Mott Haven and Melrose, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51%, respectively. Based on this calculation, , Mott Haven and Melrose were considered to be low-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying.


Land use and terrain

Mott Haven is dominated by tenement-style apartment buildings and large public-housing complexes. There are three historical districts consisting of brownstone-style rowhouses. In the last two decades, construction of modern two- and three-unit rowhouses and apartment buildings has increased the percentage of owner-occupiers. The neighborhood contains one of the highest concentrations of
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(NYCHA) projects in the Bronx. The total land area is roughly one square mile. The terrain is low-lying and flat except around St. Mary's Park, where it is somewhat hilly.


Historical districts and landmarks

Three
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are located in Mott Haven: Mott Haven, Mott Haven East and the Bertine Block. * The Mott Haven Historic District is located on Alexander Avenue between East 138th and East 141st Streets. The district is primarily residential in character with four- and five-story row houses dating to the last half of the 19th century, and contains the row of brownstones known historically as Doctors' Row and Irish Fifth Avenue. It also has the 40th Precinct
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, the 1905 neo-renaissance Mott Haven Branch of the New York Public Library, and Saint Jerome's Roman Catholic Church. ''See also:'' It was listed on the
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in 1980. * The Mott Haven East Historic District is located on East 139th and East 140th Streets between Brook and Willis Avenues. The district contains rows of brownstones, designed by William O'Gorman and William Hornum in 1883, combining Dutch and Flemish architectural aspects on the north side of East 140th Street and neo-Grecian aspects on the south side of East 140th and on East 139th Streets. * The Bertine Block Historic District is located on East 136th Street between Brook and Willis Avenues. The district contains yellow-faced brick brownstones, designed by Edward Bertine between 1891 and 1895. St. Ann's Episcopal Church is located on the west side of St. Ann's Avenue, between East 139th and East 141st Streets. It is the Bronx's oldest church, having been built in 1841 and dedicated to
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's mother Ann. Notable figures buried there include
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, a signer of the Declaration of Independence; Gouverneur Morris; and former
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, R. H. Morris.


Public housing projects

The seventeen NYCHA developments in Mott Haven illustrate the various types of public-housing initiatives in vogue in New York City over the decades. # Dr. Ramon E. Betances I; thirteen buildings, 3, 4, 11 and 19 stories tall # Dr. Ramon E. Betances II, 13; one 6-story building # Dr. Ramon E. Betances II, 18; two buildings, 4 and 6 stories tall # Dr. Ramon E. Betances II, 9A; one 4-story building # Dr. Ramon E. Betances III, 13; two rehabilitated tenement buildings, 5 stories tall # Dr. Ramon E. Betances III, 18; one rehabilitated and three abandoned tenement buildings, 5 stories tall # Dr. Ramon E. Betances III, 9A; two rehabilitated tenement buildings, 6 stories tall # Dr. Ramon E. Betances IV; eight buildings, 3, 4 and 5 stories tall with 282 apartments # Dr. Ramon E. Betances V; six rehabilitated tenement buildings, 5 and 6 stories tall # Dr. Ramon E. Betances VI; three rehabilitated tenement buildings, 5 and 6 stories tall # Millbrook Houses; nine 16-story buildings # Millbrook Extension; one 16-story building # Mitchel Houses; ten buildings, 17, 19, and 20 stories tall # Moore Houses; two 20-story buildings # Mott Haven Houses; eight buildings, 20 and 22 stories tall # Patterson Houses; fifteen buildings, 6 and 13 stories tall # Southern Boulevard M.H.O.P. (Multi Family Homeownership Program); one 7-story rehabilitated tenement building


Media

The '' Mott Haven Herald'' is a news outlet that reports in Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris. It is produced by students at the City University Graduate School of Journalism and edited by Joe Hirsch.


Police and crime

Mott Haven and Melrose are patrolled by the 40th Precinct of the
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, located at 567 E 149th St. The 40th Precinct ranked 59th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. , with a non-fatal assault rate of 186 per 100,000 people, Mott Haven and Melrose's rate of
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s per capita was greater than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 1,214 per 100,000 people was higher than that of the city as a whole. The 40th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 60.2% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported 15 murders, 31 rapes, 559 robberies, 850 felony assaults, 365 burglaries, 753 grand larcenies, and 306 grand larcenies auto in 2022.


Fire safety

Mott Haven contains three
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(FDNY) fire stations: * Squad 41 – 330 East 150th Street * Engine Company 60/Ladder Company 17/Battalion 14 – 341 East 143rd Street * Engine Company 83/Ladder Company 29 – 618 East 138th Street In addition, FDNY EMS Station 14 is located at Lincoln Hospital at 234 East 149th Street.


Health

,
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s and births to teenage mothers were more common in Mott Haven and Melrose than in other places citywide. In Mott Haven and Melrose, there were 95 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 35.1 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Mott Haven and Melrose has a relatively high population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 14%, slightly higher than the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of
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, in Mott Haven and Melrose is , more than the city average. Fifteen percent of Mott Haven and Melrose residents are smokers, which is higher than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Mott Haven and Melrose, 42% of residents are
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, 20% are
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, and 38% have
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—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28%, respectively. In addition, 24% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Eighty-two 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 Mott Haven and Melrose, there are 25 bodegas. The nearest hospital is NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln.


Post offices and ZIP Codes

Mott Haven is covered by multiple ZIP Codes. The section west of Third Avenue is part of 10451, while the sections east of Third Avenue are part of 10455 (north of 145th Street). The section south of 145th Street is part of 10454. The
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operates three post offices in Mott Haven: * Bronx Station – 558 Grand Concourse * Mott Haven Station – 517 East 139th Street * Hub Station – 633 St. Ann's Avenue * Uptown Parcel Annex Station – 845 East 136th Street


Education

Mott Haven and Melrose generally had a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city, . While 16% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 41% have less than a high school education and 43% 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 Mott Haven and Melrose students excelling in math rose from 18% in 2000 to 37% in 2011, though reading achievement decreased slightly from 25% to 24% during the same time period. Mott Haven and Melrose's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is more than the rest of New York City. In Mott Haven and Melrose, 32% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per
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, higher than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 62% of high school students in Mott Haven and Melrose graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75%.


Schools

Public: * South Bronx Classical Charter School II (East 135th Street and Alexander Avenue) * P.S. 18 John Peter Zenger School (East 148th Street and Morris Avenue) * P.S. 277 Dr. Evelina Lopez Antonetty (East 147th Street and St. Ann's Avenue) * P.S 25 Bilingual School (811 East 149th Street) * P.S. 30 Wilton School (East 141st Street and Brook Avenue) * P.S. 40 Mott Haven Village (East 140th Street and Brook Avenue) * P.S. 43 Jonas Bronck School (East 136th Street and Brown Place) * P.S. 49 Willis Avenue School (East 139th Street and Willis Avenue) * P.S. 65 Mother Hale Academy (East 141st Street and Cypress Avenue) * I.S. 139 A. Burger Intermediate School (East 143rd Street and Brook Avenue) * I.S. 162 Lola Rodriguez de Tio (East 149th Street and St. Ann's Avenue) * M.S. 223: The Laboratory School of Finance and Technology (East 145th Street and Willis Avenue) * P.S. 154 Johnathan D. Hyatt School (East 135th Street and Alexander Avenue) * I.S. 183 Paul Robeson School (East 140th Street and Morris Avenue) * P.S. 754 School for Career Development/Foreign Language Academy of Global Studies (East 147th Street and Jackson Avenue) * P.S. 221 South Bronx Preparatory: A College Board School (East 144th Street and Willis Avenue) * P.S. 369 Young Leaders Elementary School (East 140th Street) * Leaders of Excellence, Advocacy and Discovery (639 St. Ann's Avenue) * South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts * The Bronx Charter School for Children * The Bronx Academy of Letters * Bronx School for Law Government and Justice * Health Opportunities High School * Community School for Social Justice * Family Life Academy Charter School II * Dream Charter School (K-12 Campus: Mott Haven Elementary School, Mott Haven Middle School, Mott Haven High School) * New York City Montessori Charter School * Mott Haven Academy Charter School * Samuel Gompers High School (closed) *
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Academy Elementary School *
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Academy Middle School * Success Academy Bronx 1 * Eugenio María de Hostos Community College of The
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(CUNY) * Hostos Lincoln Academy (600 St. Anns Ave) Parochial: * Saint Luke School * Saint Pius V School * Saint Pius V High School * St. Anselm's School


Library

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operates the Mott Haven branch at 321 East 140th Street. The branch, a Carnegie library, opened in 1905 and is a
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.


Transportation

The following
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stations serve Mott Haven: * 138th Street–Grand Concourse () * Third Avenue–138th Street () * Brook Avenue () * Cypress Avenue () * East 143rd Street–St. Mary's Street () * 149th Street–Grand Concourse () * Third Avenue–149th Street () The following
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bus routes serve Mott Haven: * : to Riverdale (via Grand Concourse) * : to Kingsbridge Heights (via Grand Concourse) * : to Westchester Square (via Westchester Avenue) * : to Fordham Plaza (via Prospect and Crotona Avenues) * : to
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or Bronx Park (via 149th Street and Southern Boulevard) * : to Westchester Square – East Tremont Avenue () (via Boston Road and Morris Park Avenue) * : to VA Hospital (via Morris Avenue and Jerome Avenue) * : to
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or Port Morris, Bronx (via 138th Street) * (including Select Bus Service): to Williamsbridge (via Melrose and Webster Avenues) * : to The Hub or
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(via Willis Avenue and 125th Street) The 145th Street Bridge and
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eastward and the Willis Avenue Bridge northward from
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lead to Mott Haven and are maintained by the
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. The Triborough Bridge, which also ends in Mott Haven, is maintained by the
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, and is tolled.


Notable residents

People who were born, raised, or live in Mott Haven include: * A.G., rapper of the duo Showbiz and A.G. was raised in the Patterson Houses. *
Danny Aiello Daniel Louis Aiello Jr. () (June 20, 1933 – December 12, 2019) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous motion pictures, including ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974), ''The Front'' (1976), ''Once Upon a Time in America'' (1984), ''Hide in ...
(1933–2019), actor who lived on Bergen Avenue and attended Monroe High School *
Nate Archibald Nathaniel "Tiny" Archibald (born September 2, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent 14 years playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA), most notably with the Cincinnati Royals/ Kansas City–Omaha King ...
(born 1948), former NBA player, was raised in the Patterson Houses. *
Iran Barkley Iran Barkley (; born May 6, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1999. He held triple champion, world championships in three weight classes, including the World Boxing Council, WBC middleweight title from 1988 ...
(born 1960), former boxer was raised in the Patterson Houses. * Jonas Bronck (died 1643), sea captain who was the borough's first European settler and after whom the Bronx is named. *
Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed Pop music, pop, Swing music, swing, Folk music, folk, rock and roll, and country music. Darin started ...
(1936–1973), singer who lived at 629 East 135 Street and attended P.S. 43. * ESG, band, are from the Moore Houses. * Pedro Espada Jr. (born 1953), former member of the
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, who was convicted on federal corruption charges in May 2012 and sentenced to five years in prison. * Guy Fisher (born 1947), former drug lord is from the Patterson Houses. * Edward J. Flynn (1891–1953), politician who served as chairman of the
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from 1940 to 1943. * Kase2 (1958–2011), graffiti artist, is from the Moore Houses. * Jonathan Luna (1965–2003) lawyer who served as Assistant United States Attorney in Baltimore. *
French Montana Karim Kharbouch (Moroccan Arabic, Arabic: IPA pronunciation, æɾiːm χɑɾbuːʃ born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he immigrated to New York ...
(born 1984), rapper, is from the Mott Haven Houses. * Percee P (born 1969), rapper, was raised in the Patterson Houses. * Johnny Pacheco (1935–2021), musician, arranger, composer, producer and bandleader of Cuban music, who coined the term "salsa" to denote the genre."1960's – 1980's"
Bronx Music Heritage Center. Retrieved October 15, 2018. "The leaders in this genre were the Fania record label, which was founded by a former lawyer and cop from Brooklyn, Jerry Masucchi, and a Dominican musician who grew up in Mott Haven, Johnny Pacheco."
* Luis Antonio Ramos (born 1973), actor, is from the Patterson Houses. *
Prince Royce Geoffrey Royce Rojas (born May 11, 1989), known professionally as Prince Royce, is an American singer. At an early age, Royce took an interest in music, and in his teenage years began experimenting with music and writing poetry. By age nineteen ...
(born 1989), singer, is from the Patterson Houses. * José E. Serrano (born 1943), United States Congressman, representing the Bronx, was raised in the Millbrook Houses. * Rod Strickland (born 1966),
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player, was raised in the Mitchel Houses.


References


External links


''The Mott Haven Herald''
- produced by the
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Mott Haven in Forgotten NY


* ttp://www.livingplaces.com/NY/Bronx_County/Bronx_Borough/Mott_Haven_Historic_District_Map.html Mott Haven Historic District Map (Living Places.com) {{National Register of Historic Places listings in the Bronx Neighborhoods in the Bronx