Port Morris, Bronx

Port Morris
The Clock Tower, former factory now serving residential and commercial tenants
Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°48′6″N 73°54′35″W / 40.80167°N 73.90972°W / 40.80167; -73.90972
Country United States
State New York
CityNew York City
BoroughThe Bronx
Community DistrictBronx 1
Area
  Total
1.92 km2 (0.742 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
3,523
  Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Economics
  Median income$38,834
Ethnicity
  Hispanic and Latino Americans72.3%
  African-American24.7%
  White1.7%
  Asian0.4%
  Others1%
ZIP Codes
10451, 10454
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Websitewww.portmorris.com

Port Morris is a neighborhood geographically located in the southwest corner of the Bronx, New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1. Its boundaries are the Major Deegan Expressway and Bruckner Expressway to the north, East 149th Street to the east, the East River to the southeast, the Bronx Kill to the south, and the Harlem River (Park Avenue stub) to the west. Its ZIP Codes are 10451 and 10454. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 40th Precinct.

Throughout its history, Port Morris primarily served as an industrial and manufacturing district well known for its piano factories. The now-filled Mott Haven Canal and Port Morris Branch provided freight access to the neighborhood. Since the late 1990s, aided by city rezoning, the neighborhood has experienced widespread residential and commercial redevelopment.

Oak Point, the southern tip of the West Bronx, is in Port Morris; it contains the Oak Point Yard. The area is also traversed by the Bruckner Expressway, a major freeway. Most of the neighborhood is within walking distance from several stations of IRT Pelham Line (6 train).