Melrose is a section of the South Bronx in New York City. It is north of Mott Haven and west of Hunts Point. The Melrose station of the Metro-North Railroad provides transportation into Manhattan; average commuting time is 18 minutes. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... Mott Haven is the southernmost neighborhood in the South Bronx. ... Hunts Point is a peninsula and a neighborhood in the Bronx borough of New York City. ... Marble Hill station Metro-North (officially MTA Metro-North Railroad) is a suburban commuter railroad running service from New York City to the northern suburbs in New York State and Connecticut. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ...

Melrose was the site of the fictional South Bronx Law Center on the TV series The Sopranos. Meadow Soprano volunteered at the law center, supposedly located at 161st Street and Brook Avenue, a few blocks east of Yankee Stadium. The Sopranos is a television drama produced by HBO. It first aired in 1999 and is expected to be concluded at the end of the upcoming sixth season in 2006, although several of the cast members have hinted that further seasons may occur. ... This article is about a fictional character from The Sopranos. ... Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ...

The actual name "Melrose" is not commonly used by locals.