The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. It is coterminous with Bronx County of the State of New York. It is the northernmost and only borough of New York City on the North American mainland, located south of Westchester County. It also includes several small islands in the East River and Long Island Sound. ⁶. The Harlem River separates The Bronx from the island of Manhattan. A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Political highlights of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. ... Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... Long Island Sound near Guilford, Connecticut Long Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various rivers in the United States. ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the borough of Manhattan from the Bronx. ... Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...

The Bronx takes its name from Bronck's Farms, after an early settler (1641) in the area, Swedish immigrant Jonas Bronck, whose 500 acre (2 km²) farm lay between the Harlem River and the Aquahung, which now bears his name. The borough's name is officially The Bronx, but the county's name is officially just Bronx, without the definite article. According to a 2003 census estimate, the population of Bronx County was approximately 1,363,198. Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... Jonas Bronck or Jonas Jonson Brunk (1600-1643) was a Danish/Faroese immigrant to the United States. ... An acre is an English unit of area. ... The Bronx River is a river, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in southeast New York in the United States. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

History

The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, an original county of New York State. The present Bronx County was contained in four towns: Westchester, Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, was created by secession from Westchester; in turn, in 1855, the town of Morrisania seceded from West Farms. In 1873, the town of Kingsbridge seceded from Yonkers. Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Morrisania is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the Bronx in New York City. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1874, the western portion of the present Bronx County, consisting of the towns of Kingsbridge, West Farms, and Morrisania, was transferred to New York County, and in 1895 the Town of Westchester and portions of Eastchester and Pelham, were transferred to New York County. City Island, known as New York City's only nautical community, voted to secede from Westchester County and join New York County in 1896. In 1914, those parts of the then New York County which had been annexed from Westchester County were constituted the new Bronx County. New York City had also annexed the present-day Bronx County. 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Morrisania is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the Bronx in New York City. ... For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... City Island is a small island approximately 1. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

During the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s, many of the Bronx's apartment buildings were burned in an arson. Due to the heavy drug trafficing in the area, addicted tenants took advantage of the city's policies toward burn-out victims and the fact that Section 8 checks were addressed to tenants, not landlords (although some did burn their own buildings to collect on fire insurance). One reason for this was insurance companies' and banks' decision to stop offering their products in the South Bronx and other lower income areas -- a process known as redlining -- and landlords' subsequent decision to burn their buildings before their insurance policies expired and were not renewed. This era all but ended, after the destruction of nearly half of the buildings in the South Bronx, during the tenure of Mayor Ed Koch. The 1960s, or The Sexy Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Arson is the crime of setting a fire with intent to cause damage. ... A confidence trick, confidence game, or con for short, (also known as a scam) is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the mark) usually with the goal of financial or other gain. ... Section 8 is an American sponsored public housing program divided into two programs, tenant-based and project-based. ... Ed Koch Edward Irving Koch, LL.B (born December 12, 1924) was the Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. ...

Landmarks

Yankee Stadium is home to the New York Yankees

The Bronx's attractions include Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees baseball club of the American League; the Bronx Zoo, Bronx High School of Science, Walton High School, Morris Park, the New York Botanical Garden, Wave Hill, Little Italy on Arthur Avenue, Fordham University and Manhattan College. It includes two of the largest parks in NYC, Pelham Bay Park and Van Cortlandt Park. Pelham Bay Park also has a large man made public beach called Orchard Beach created by Robert Moses. Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, 2000, by Rick Dikeman File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ... The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ... The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... The Bronx Zoo is a world-famous zoo in The Bronx, New York. ... The Bronx High School of Science, commonly called Bronx Science, is a public high school in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, New York City. ... Walton High School is a large comprehensive secondary school located in the Bronx borough of New York. ... One of the premiere botanical gardens in the United States, the New York Botanical Garden [located at East 200th Street & Kazimiroff Boulevard] spans some 240 acres (1 km²) in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City. ... Wave Hill is a 28 acre (113,000 m²) botanical garden in New York Citys Riverdale neighborhood, situated in the Bronx. ... Arthur Avenue in the Bronx is the site of one of New York Citys Little Italies, in the Fordham section of the Bronx. ... Arthur Avenue in the Bronx is the site of one of New York Citys Little Italies, in the Fordham section of the Bronx. ... Fordham University is a private, co-educational university located in the Bronx in New York City (but with campuses also in Manhattan — at Lincoln Center — and Westchester). ... Manhattan College is a Catholic college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City. ... Pelham Bay Park, located in the northeast corner of the The Bronx, is the largest public park in New York City, more than three times the size of Manhattans Central Park. ... Orchard Beach is a public beach in the borough of The Bronx, in the City of New York. ... Robert Moses. ...

The Bronx also has The Hall of Fame for Great Americans: a national landmark which overlooks the Harlem and Hudson Rivers. It was designed by the renowned architect Stanford White. The Hall of Fame for Great Americans is a structure on the grounds of the New York University, completed in 1900. ... The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the borough of Manhattan from the Bronx. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ... Stanford White, 1853 - 1906 Stanford White (September 11, 1853 - June 25, 1906) was an American architect and the celebrity partner in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White, the frontrunner among Beaux-Arts firms. ...

The Bronx is also the only Borough that has a freshwater river (the Bronx River) running through it. A smaller river, the Hutchinson River, passes through the northeast Bronx to empty into Eastchester Bay. The Bronx River is a river, approximately 20 mi (32 km) long, in southeast New York in the United States. ... The Hutchinson River is a small freshwater stream in New York State. ... Eastchester Bay is a protected body of water between City Island and the mainland Bronx, New York. ...

The Bronx now has the distinction of being the Birthplace of Hip-hop music, circa 1973. Hip-Hop music is a style of popular music. ...

Famous Bronxites

Famous people who resided in The Bronx at some time in their lives include: Danny Aiello, Sholom Aleichem, Woody Allen, June Allyson, Christopher Aponte, Anne Bancroft, David Berkowitz, Joey Bishop, Red Buttons, James Caan, George Carlin, Diahann Carroll, Paddy Chayefsky, Tony Curtis, Cus D'Amato, Bobby Darin, Gray Davis, Art Donovan, Ace Frehley, Stan Getz, Marty Glickman, Cuba Gooding Jr., John Gotti, Hank Greenberg, Rahel Haile, Fat Joe, Billy Joel, Max Kellerman, Felix Lugo, Afrika Bambaataa, Edward Koch, Stanley Kubrick, Fiorello La Guardia, Jake LaMotta, Ralph Lauren, Miles Marshall Lewis, Tom Leykis, Jennifer Lopez, Linda Lovelace, Sonia Manzano, Garry Marshall, Penny Marshall, Sal Mineo, Laura Nyro, Carroll O'Connor, KRS One, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Grand Wizard Theodore, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Herc, Jerry Orbach, Al Pacino, Justin Pierce, Regis Philbin, Edgar Allan Poe, Chaim Potok, Colin Powell, Tito Puente, Big Pun, Carl Reiner, Vin Scully, Tupac Shakur, Carly Simon, Neil Simon, Elliot Spitzer, George Weah, Vanessa Williams. Daniel Louis Aiello, Jr. ... Sholom Aleichem Sholom (Sholem) Aleichem (February 18 (O.S.) = March 2 (N.S.), 1859 – May 13, 1916) was a popular humorist and Russian Jewish author of Yiddish literature, including novels, short stories, and plays. ... Woody Allen. ... June Allyson (born October 7, 1917) is an American actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Christopher Aponte is a world renowned classical ballet star. ... Anne Bancroft in The Graduate Anne Bancroft (September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress, born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in The Bronx, New York to Italian immigrant parents. ... David Berkowitz David Falco Berkowitz (born June 1, 1953) in Brooklyn, New York, better known by his nickname Son of Sam, is an infamous 1970s New York City serial killer who killed six people and wounded several others. ... Joey Bishop (born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb on February 3, 1918 in The Bronx, New York, USA) is a Jewish American actor. ... Aaron Chwatt aka Red Buttons Red Buttons (born February 5, 1919) is the stage name of American comedian and actor Aaron Chwatt. ... James Caan James Caan (born March 26, 1939, The Bronx, New York) is an American actor. ... George Carlin in the film Jersey Girl George Dennis Carlin (born May 12, 1937 in New York City) is a Grammy winning Irish American (I used to be Irish Catholic, now Im an American. ... Diahann Carroll, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Diahann Carroll (born July 15, 1935) is an American actress and singer. ... Sidney Paddy Chayefsky (January 29, 1923 - August 1, 1981) was an acclaimed dramatist who transitioned from the golden age of American live television in the 1950s to have a successful career as a playwright and screenwriter for Hollywood. ... Tony Curtis Tony Curtis is the stage name of Bernard Schwartz (born June 3, 1925 in The Bronx, New York to Jewish immigrants from Hungary), an actor who has appeared in over 100 films since 1949. ... Cus DAmato (b. ... Bobby Darin in concert. ... Joseph Graham Davis Jr. ... Arthur Donovan, Jr. ... Ace Frehley Paul Daniel Frehley (born April 27, 1951 in The Bronx, New York) aka Ace Frehley, is best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band KISS. // Biography Frehley joined Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss in January 1973 as lead guitarist for Wicked Lester. ... Stanley Getz, better known as Stan Getz (February 2, 1927 - June 6, 1991) was an American jazz musician. ... Marty Glickman (1917 - January 3, 2001), American athlete and sports announcer, born in The Bronx, New York. ... Cuba Gooding Jr. ... John Gotti John Gotti (October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) (also known as The Dapper Don and The Teflon Don) was the boss of the Gambino crime family, one of the most feared of New Yorks mafia families. ... For the insurance mogul nicknamed Hank Greenberg, see Maurice R. Greenberg Henry Benjamin Hank Greenberg (January 1, 1911 - September 4, 1986), nicknamed Hammerin Hank, was an American player in Major League Baseball. ... Fat Joe. ... Billy Joel was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. ... Max Kellerman (born August 6, 1973) is a sports talk radio host in New York City. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Afrika Bambaataa (born April 10 or October 4, 1960, though his birthdate is hotly debated; he himself refuses to comment on his age) is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who in the late 1970s, was instrumental in the early development of hip hop. ... Ed Koch, a Democrat, speaks at the 2004 Republican National Convention in support of the re-election of President George W. Bush. ... Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director. ... Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (December 11, 1882–September 20, 1947) was the Mayor of New York from 1934 to 1945. ... Giacobbe La Motta (born July 10, 1921), better known as Jake LaMotta, aka The Bronx Bull, is a former boxer who was world middleweight champion and whose life was as controversial outside the ring as it was inside it. ... Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lipschitz, October 14, 1939, Bronx, New York) is a world-famous fashion designer. ... Miles Marshall Lewis (born December 18, 1970) is an African American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist. ... Tom Leykis Tom Leykis (born August 1, 1956 in The Bronx, New York) is a radio talk show host, syndicated nationally and internationally (USA and formerly in Canada) by Westwood One. ... Jennifer Lynn López (also known as J. Lo, born July 24, 1969) is a well-known American actress, singer, fashion designer, dancer and all-around cultural icon of Puerto Rican descent. ... Linda Susan Boreman, better known by her stage name Linda Lovelace (January 10, 1949 – April 22, 2002), was a pornographic actress in the 1972 film Deep Throat. ... Sonia Manzano (born 1950) is an actress who is most famous for her role of Maria Figueroa Rodriguez on Sesame Street. ... Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor/director/writer/producer. ... Penny Marshall (October 15, 1942) is an American actress, producer and director. ... Sal Mineo Salvatore Mineo, Jr. ... Laura Nyro Laura Nyro (born Laura Nigro on October 18, 1947 in The Bronx, New York, died April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. ... John Carroll OConnor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an Irish-American actor, famous for his portrayal of the character Archie Bunker in the television sitcoms All in the Family (1971-1979) and Archie Bunkers Place (1979-1983). ... KRS One (born Lawrence Krisna Parker on August 20, 1965, but known throughout his career by several monikers including Kris Parker, The Blastmaster, and The Teacha) is a rapper from the Bronx, New York City. ... DJ Grandmaster Flash was one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ... Melle Mel (born Melvin Glover in New York City, New York) is a hip-hop musician, one of the pioneers of old school hip hop as a member of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five with his brother Kid Creole. ... Grand Wizard Theodore is an African American hip hop DJ, known for his innovations in scratching and needle drops, which he invented (AMG), and other techniques. ... Grandmaster Caz AKA Grandmaster Casanova Fly whose real name is Curtis Fisher was born in the Bronx, New York and was a part of the hip hop group The Cold Crush Brothers. ... Categories: People stubs | Hip hop musicians | Hip hop DJs | 1955 births ... Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe in Law & Order Jerome Bernard Jerry Orbach (October 20, 1935 – December 28, 2004) was an American actor best known for his starring role as the street-smart, wisecracking NYPD Detective Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and for his musical theater roles. ... Al Pacino, pictured at the age of 21. ... Justin Pierce (March 21, 1975–July 10, 2000) was a British actor active in the United States from 1995. ... Regis Philbin Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931), is an experienced American talk show host whose career has included stints as a game show host and all-purpose television personality. ... This daguerreotype of Poe was taken less than a year before his death at the age of 40. ... Rabbi Dr. Chaim Potok (February 17, 1929 - July 23, 2002) was an American author and rabbi. ... Colin Luther Powell, (pronounced koh-lihn, born April 5, 1937) was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving from January 20, 2001 to January 26, 2005 under President George W. Bush. ... Tito Puente (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000) was an influential Latin jazz and mambo musician. ... Big Punisher (Big Pun for short, born Christopher Lee Rios) (November 10, 1971 - February 7, 2000) was a Puerto Rican rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in the Bronx in the late 1990s. ... Carl Reiner (born March 20, 1922) is an American actor, movie director, producer, writer and comedian. ... Vin Scully publicity photo, © Los Angeles Dodgers Vincent Edward Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball games. ... Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996) was a highly influential, best-selling American hip hop artist, considered by many to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. ... Carly Elizabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom. ... Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is an American playwright and screenwriter. ... Eliot Spitzer Eliot Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is the Attorney General for the State of New York. ... George Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born October 1, 1966 in Monrovia) is a Liberian former football (soccer) player. ... Vanessa Lynn Williams This article is about Vanessa Williams the actress and singer, for the actress on Melrose Place see Vanessa Williams (actress). ...

Law and government

Like the other counties which are contained within New York City, the Bronx is nominally presided over by a borough president. The borough is also served by various county courts, as well as a district attorney (public prosecutor). This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Democratic Party, founded in 1792, is the second-oldest political party in the world (after the Tories of the United Kingdom). ... Presidential election results map. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... The election was held on November 8, 1988. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... This article is about courts of law. ...

As a part of New York City, Bronx County contains no other political subdivisions. It is located at 40°42'15" North, 73°55'5" West (40.704234, -73.917927)¹. The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 148.7 km² (57.4 mi²). 108.9 km² (42.0 mi²) of it is land and 39.9 km² (15.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 26.82% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ...

The Bronx has four large low peninsulas or "necks" of low-lying land that jut into the waters of the East River and were once saltmarsh: Hunt's Point, Clason's Point, Screvin's Neck and Throg's Neck. In the northeast corner of the Bronx, Rodman's Neck lies in Long Island Sound. Rodmans Neck is a peninsula of land in the Bronx, New York. ...

Many of the Bronx's streets are numbered, but unlike the street numbering systems in Brooklyn and Queens, the Bronx's system is a continuation of the Manhattan street grid. Because of this, the lowest numbered street in the borough is 132nd Street, and the highest is 263rd Street in the Riverdale section. The numbered street grid is far from perfect as some numbers are just skipped altogether in Riverdale. 200th Street is also missing, since it was renamed Bedford Park Boulevard in 1906 (although many local businesses, people and other places have continued to call it 200th Street since the renaming [like the New York Botanical Garden] and the USPS recognizes E 200 ST addresses as an alternative address). A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... Queens Borough in New York City Queens, the most ethnically diverse county in the United States, is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ...

A store awning on the assumed 200th Street

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Street Layout

Interestingly 200th Street is also missing in Manhattan, although in this case there was never a "200th Street" until the Independent Subway System(IND) used numeric tiling in the Dyckman Street station calling it 200th Street (or DYCKMAN-200TH ST), this unofficially designated Dyckman Street as "200th Street" (the USPS somehow also recognizes W 200 ST addresses even though it never existed officially). In addition, some north-south throughfares also continue from Manhattan into the Bronx; examples include Third Avenue — above which a famous elevated line once ran (in Manhattan until 1955 and in the Bronx until 1973), Park Avenue, and Broadway. Like Manhattan, the streets are designated either "East" or "West", with the divider being Jerome Avenue (the divider in Manhattan is Fifth Avenue). The two boroughs also formerly shared the same Postal Code format, as mail addressed to either bore the designation "New York XX, New York," with a one- or two-digit number between the two "New Yorks" (this number being from 1 to 49 for Manhattan addresses and 50 or higher for the Bronx). When five-digit ZIP Codes replaced the postal codes in 1963, the Bronx was assigned the three-digit prefix "104" while Manhattan got "100" (Manhattan later added "101" and "102"). 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Mr. ... Mr. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Numerous subway lines run through the Bronx, many of them above ground. In addition, three Metro-North Railroad commuter railroad lines run through the Bronx. The borough has 12 Metro North stations. The New York City Subway is a large rapid transit system in New York City, New York, United States. ... Marble Hill station The Metro-North Railroad (officially the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and usually abbreviated as Metro-North) is a suburban commuter railroad service between New York City to its northern suburbs in New York State and Connecticut. ...

Three major expressways crisscross the Bronx: The Major Deegan Expressway, which runs along the western edge of the Harlem River, the Bruckner Expressway, which runs through the eastern part of the Borough, and the Cross Bronx Expressway, which crosses the borough's south-central section and serves as a major connection to the George Washington Bridge. Interstate 87 is a 346 mile (558 km) intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York. ... The Bruckner Expressway is a freeway in The Bronx. ... The Cross-Bronx Expressway is a highway in New York City. ... The George Washington Bridge The George Washington Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Hudson River, connecting the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan Island in New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey. ...

Neighborhoods

See List of Bronx neighborhoods for a comprehensive listing of the Bronx's various neighborhoods and their descriptions. This is a list of neighborhoods in the Bronx, one of five boroughs of New York City. ...

The borough is politically divided into 12 community boards :

• 1 : Mott Haven, Port Morris, and Melrose
• 2 : Hunts Point, Longwood, and Morrisania
• 3 : Crotona Park, Claremont Village, Concourse Village, Woodstock, and Morrisania
• 4 : Highbridge, Concourse, Mount Eden, and Concourse Village
• 5 : Fordham, University Heights, Morris Heights, Bathgate, and Mount Hope
• 6 : Belmont, Bathgate, West Farms, East Tremont, and Bronx Park South
• 7 : Norwood, University Heights, Jerome Park, Bedford Park, Fordham, and Kingsbridge Heights
• 8 : Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Van Cortlandt Village, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, Fieldston, and Marble Hill
• 9 : Parkchester, Unionport, Soundview, Castle Hill, Bruckner, Harding Park, Bronx River and Clason Point
• 10 : Co-op City, City Island, Spencer Estates, Throgs Neck, Country Club, Zerega, Westchester Square, Pelham Bay, Eastchester Bay, Schuylerville, Edgewater, Locust Point, and Silver Beach
• 11 : Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Pelham Gardens, Allerton, Bronxdale, Laconia, and Van Nest
• 12 : Edenwald, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn, Fish Bay, Eastchester, Olinville, and Baychester

Bronx Community Board 1 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Melrose, and Port Morris in the borough of the Bronx. ... Bronx Community Board 2 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Longwood in the borough of the Bronx. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 1,332,650 people, 463,212 households, and 314,984 families residing in the borough. The population density is 12,242.2/km² (31,709.3/mi²). There are 490,659 housing units at an average density of 4,507.4/km² (11,674.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 29.87% White, 35.64% Black or African American, 0.85% Native American, 3.01% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 24.74% from other races, and 5.78% from two or more races. 48.38% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.5% of the population are Whites, not of Hispanic origins. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or relating to a Spanish-speaking culture. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

Based on sample data from the same census, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 47.29% of the population 5 and over speak only English at home. 43.67% speak Spanish at home, either exclusively or along with English. Other languages or groups of languages spoken at home by more than 0.25% of the population of the Bronx include Italian (1.36%), Kru, Ibo, or Yoruba (1.07%), French (0.72%), and Albanian (0.54%). The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Igbo is a language spoken in Nigeria by about 18 million speakers (the Ibo), especially in the southeastern region once identified as Biafra. ... Yoruba (Yorúbà) is a language or dialect continuum of sub-Saharan Africa. ...

Some main European ancestries of Bronx residents, 2000 (percentage of total borough population):

• Italian : 5.67%
• Irish : 3.69%
• German : 1.50%
• English : 0.53%

According to an estimate by the Census Bureau, the population increased to 1,365,536 in 2004. British Americans are citizens of the British or partial British ancestry. ...

There are 463,212 households out of which 38.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% are married couples living together, 30.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% are non-families. 27.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.78 and the average family size is 3.37. Marriage is a legal, social, and religious relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...

In the borough the population is spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 80.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough is $27,611, and the median income for a family is $30,682. Males have a median income of $31,178 versus $29,429 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $13,959. 30.7% of the population and 28.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 41.5% of those under the age of 18 and 21.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Despite the stereotype that The Bronx is a typical poor urban area of New York City, it is not necessarily true of the entire borough, or even a majority of it. The Bronx has much affordable housing (as compared to most of the rest of the New York metropolitan area, as well as upscale neighborhoods like Riverdale and, Throgs Neck and Country Club. The metropolitan area of New York City, also called Greater New York or Greater New York City is defined by the U.S. Census as the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT Metropolitan Statistical Area based on broad social and economic integration, which is divided into... Riverdale is a well-to-do residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx in New York City. ... Throgs Neck, shown in red, in the Bronx, New York City Throgs Neck (sometimes spelled Throggs Neck) is a narrow spit of land in the southeastern Bronx in New York City. ... A country club is a private club that offers a variety of recreational sports facilities to its members. ...

Trivia

• In 1997, the Bronx was designated an "All America City" by the National Civic Council.
• The Bronx cheer and a popular cocktail were both named after this borough.
• "Bronx" has become synonym for violent or messy area. For instance, in casual French, "c'est le Bronx" stands for "what a mess".
• Bronx is also the name of a character on the Walt Disney animated series Gargoyles (named after the New York borough).
• The Bronx is referred to in slang as "The Boogie Down BX," or just "The Boogie Down."

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See also

• New York City Fire Department > Bronx firefighters
• Jonas Jonson Bronk

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External links

• Bronx on the Web from New York Public Library
• Weekly Bronx Report from Inner City Press
• I Love The Bronx
• Discovering The Bronx
• NYC MTA Transit Bus Map of The Bronx
• Bronx population

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• The Bronx: A Swedish Connection
• The Bronx River Alliance
• The Bronx Zoo
• The New York Botanical Garden
• Bronx River Art Center
• Forgotten New York: Relics of a Rich History in the Everyday Life of New York City
• Wave Hill: New York Public Garden and Cultural Center
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