Crotona Park East | |
|---|---|
 Ranch style homes along Charlotte Street | |
 Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′20″N 73°53′42″W / 40.839°N 73.895°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City |  New York City |
| Borough |  Bronx |
| Community District | Bronx 3[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.27 km2 (0.491 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 37,075 |
| • Density | 29,000/km2 (76,000/sq mi) |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $26,509 |
| Ethnicity[3] | |
| • Hispanic | 65.3% |
| • Black | 32% |
| • White | 0.9% |
| • Asian | 0.6% |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| ZIP Codes | 10459, 10460 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Crotona Park East, also known as Crotona or East Morrisania, is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the southwest Bronx in New York City. Crotona Park East is considered part of the South Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, the Bronx River to the east, East 167th Street to the south, and Crotona/Prospect Avenues to the west. Southern Boulevard is the primary thoroughfare through the area. The neighborhood is adjacent to, but distinct from, the nearby park named Crotona Park.
The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 3, and its ZIP Codes include 10459 and 10460.[1] The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 42nd Precinct.[4] NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue in the Melrose section of the Bronx.
- ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Crotona Park East neighborhood in New York". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Center for Urban Research". Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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