Mott Haven, Bronx
Mott Haven | |
|---|---|
East 139th Street, between Willis and Brook Avenues, facing east | |
| Nickname: "The Boogie Down Bronx" | |
Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′36″N 73°55′34″W / 40.81°N 73.926°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | The Bronx |
| Community District | Bronx 1 |
| Founded | 1849 |
| Named after | Jordan Lawrence Mott |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.06 km2 (1.180 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 54,163 |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $25,325 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hispanic | 68.8% |
| • Black | 28% |
| • White | 1.9% |
| • Asian | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| ZIP Codes | 10451, 10454, 10455 |
| Area codes | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| Website | www |
Mott Haven Historic District | |
40th Precinct Police Station, July 2010 | |
| Location | An irregular pattern along Alexander Ave. and E. 138th St., New York, New York |
| Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Queen Anne, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002586 |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1980 |
Mott Haven is a primarily residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is generally bounded by East 149th Street to the north, the Bruckner Expressway to the east and south, and the Harlem River 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 New York City Police Department's 40th Precinct.
The local subway line is the IRT Pelham Line (6 and <6> trains), operating along East 138th Street. The local buses are the Bx1, Bx2, Bx17, Bx19, Bx21, Bx32, Bx33, M125. Mott Haven is served by the Triborough Bridge, the Third Avenue Bridge, the Madison Avenue Bridge, the 145th Street Bridge, and the Willis Avenue Bridge. The closest Metro-North Railroad stops are Harlem – 125th Street and Yankees – East 153rd Street.