Melrose, Bronx
Melrose | |
|---|---|
Looking west across St Ann's Avenue and along East 156th Street | |
Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°49′30″N 73°54′36″W / 40.825°N 73.91°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | The Bronx |
| Community District | Bronx 1 |
| Founded | 19th century |
| Named after | 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, 929, and 917 |
| Website | www |
Melrose is a mostly residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It adjoins the business and one-time theater area known as The Hub. Melrose is rectangular-shaped, being bordered by Saint Anns Avenue on the east, 149th Street on the south, Park Avenue on the west, and 163rd Street to the north. Melrose Avenue and Third Avenue are the primary thoroughfares through Melrose.
The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1, and its ZIP Codes include 10451, 10455, and 10456. The area is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 40th Precinct. New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue.
Predominantly German American in the 19th century it was home to Haffen Brewing Company. The German population waned especially post-World War II. The neighborhood until the 1960s was mostly Irish and Italian. It is now primarily Latino.
Grupo TACA operates a Bronx-area TACA Satellite at 570 Melrose Avenue. Melrose is considered part of the socioeconomic South Bronx.