Longwood is a subsection of the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, New York. It is the area of Hunts Point northwest of the Bruckner Expressway. Considered to be part one of the neighborhoods constituting the notorious South Bronx, Hunts Point has some of New York City's highest crime rates.
Colin Powell grew up on Kelly Street in the Longwood section of Hunts Point.
Bronx county is the fifth most populous county in the NewYork Metropolitan Area.
In 1874 the western portion of the present Bronx County, consisting of the towns of Kingsbridge, West Farms, and Morrisania, was transferred to NewYork County, and in 1895 the Town of Westchester and portions of Eastchester and Pelham, were transferred to NewYork County.
Extensions of the NewYork City Subway contributed to the increase in population as thousands of immigrants flooded the Bronx, resulting in a major boom in residential construction.
By that, he means a sports-oriented district centered on the stadium, with a new Metro-North station, a new ferry landing, a hotel and convention center, a high school for sports-industry careers and a Yankee hall of fame.
With more space, a bold new image, and an executive director plucked from the downtown art scene, the museum is poised to be a symbol of the borough's revitalization.
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