University Heights, Bronx

University Heights
Neighborhood of the Bronx
Looking east on 183rd Street from Croton Aqueduct

Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°51′36″N 73°54′32″W / 40.86°N 73.909°W / 40.86; -73.909Coordinates: 40°51′36″N 73°54′32″W / 40.86°N 73.909°W / 40.86; -73.909
Country  United States
State  New York
City New York City
Borough The Bronx
Community District Bronx 5 and Bronx 7[1][2]
Area[3]
 • Total 1.03 km2 (0.397 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 25,702
 • Density 25,000/km2 (65,000/sq mi)
Economics
 • Median income $29,651
ZIP codes 10453, 10468
Area code 718, 347, 929, and 917
Website www.universityheights.nyc

University Heights is a neighborhood of the West Bronx in New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are: West Fordham Road to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, West Burnside Avenue to the south and the Harlem River to the west. University Avenue is the primary thoroughfare in University Heights. ZIP codes include 10453 and 10468. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 5 and Bronx Community Board 7.

Demographics

University Heights has a population of around 25,702.[3] There is a mix of renter-occupied as well as owner-occupied households.[4] The demographics are 23.0% African American, 2.0% White, 3.4% Asian or Pacific Islander and 72.6% Hispanic or Latino, the majority of which are of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent.

Land use and terrain

University Heights consists of 5- and 6-story buildings, older multi-unit homes, newly constructed multi-unit townhouses and apartment buildings, and co-ops. The total land area is roughly one square mile. The terrain is elevated and hilly. There are many shops along Fordham Road.

Public housing projects

  • There are ten NYCHA developments located in University Heights.[5]
  1. Harrison Avenue Rehab (Group A); a 5-story building.
  2. Harrison Avenue Rehab (Group B); four buildings, 5 and 6 stories tall.
  3. Macombs Road; two buildings, 5 and 6 stories tall.
  4. Morris Heights Rehab; three buildings, 5 and 6 stories tall.
  5. Sedgwick Houses; seven buildings, 14 and 15 stories tall.
  6. University Avenue Rehab; four 6-story buildings.
  7. West Tremont Avenue-Sedgwick Avenue Area; a 12-story building.
  8. West Tremont Rehab (Group 1); two buildings, 5 and 6 stories tall.
  9. West Tremont Rehab (Group 2); two 6-story buildings.
  10. West Tremont Rehab (Group 3); a 5-story building.

History

The neighborhood takes its name from the hill on which New York University's Bronx campus was built in 1894. The campus includes the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. In 1973 NYU sold the campus to the City University of New York, which renamed the campus Bronx Community College, but the neighborhood name has remained.[6] With the opening of the IRT Jerome Avenue line in 1917, the neighborhood began a rapid transition from a one-time farm community that had become a place where wealthy people had their mansions and suburban villas, to an urban neighborhood built almost entirely of low-rise apartment buildings housing the prosperous middle classes.[7][8]

Education

Public

Looking northwest at PS 15
  • PS/MS 15/PS 291 (Hall of Fame Terrace and Andrews Avenue North)
  • PS 33: Timothy Dwight (East 184th Street and Jerome Avenue)
  • MS 447: Creston Academy (East 181st Street and Creston Avenue)
  • PS 91: Anthony Baez (Clinton Place and Aqueduct Avenue East)
  • PS 226: Nadia J. Pagan (West Burnside Avenue and Sedgwick Avenue)
  • PS/MS 279: Capt. Manuel Rivera (Walton Avenue and East 181st Street)
  • PS 315: Lab School (2246 Jerome Avenue)
  • MS 206: Ann Cross Mersereau (West 183rd Street and Aqueduct Avenue East)
  • MS 331: The Bronx School of Science Inquiry and Investigation (West Tremont and Davidson Avenue)
  • MS 390: (West Burnside Avenue and Andrews Avenue South)
  • MS 399: Elizabeth Barrett Browning (East 184th Street and Morris Avenue)

Parochial

  • St. Nicholas of Tolentine Elementary School (2336 Andrews Avenue)
  • Holy Spirit School (Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Boulevard and University Avenue) (Closed)[9]

Transportation

The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve University Heights:[10]

The following New York City Subway stations serve University Heights:[11]

The Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line also serves University Heights via the University Heights station.

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "University Heights neighborhood in New York". Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Bronx Community District 7
  5. ↑ "NYCHA". Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ Chronopoulos, Themis. ""Urban Decline and the Withdrawal of New York University from University Heights, The Bronx." The Bronx County Historical Society Journal XLVI (Spring/Fall 2009): 4-24". Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Hughes, C.J. "University Heights, the Bronx: Anchored by a College Campus". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ Waddell, Robert. "University Heights: 'Bronx in Microcosm'". Norwood News. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ Powell, Michael. "Teachers Ask About Mission They Lived By". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Bronx Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. September 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Subway Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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