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47-628: Pelham Parkway is part of Bronx Community District 11 and its primary ZIP Codes are 10461 and 10462. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department 's 49th Precinct. The road named Pelham Parkway was officially called the Bronx and Pelham Parkway since it connects Bronx Park and Pelham Bay Park . It is also an integral part of the Mosholu-Pelham Greenway. The road was established in 1911 and

94-407: A Recall Vote, the 49th Precinct Community Council, Allerton Avenue Home Owners & Tenants Association, Morris Park Community Association, Northeast Bronx Association, Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association and Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance. The CB11 district was much smaller prior to 1975. According to the 1970 census, 96.6 percent of the district was white. In the year 2000, the district had

141-552: A chair, first vice chair, second vice chair, treasurer, secretary, and sergeant at arms. The board plays an advises on land-use and rezoning matters. It is responsible for identifying community needs as part of the city's budget process and working with government agencies to coordinate and improve the delivery of municipal services. The board also handles special projects, including organizing and working with tenants', homeowners' and merchants' associations, developing graffiti removal, other cleanup projects, and other matters relating to

188-525: A low population of residents who are uninsured . In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 12%, the same as the citywide rate of 12%. The concentration of fine particulate matter , the deadliest type of air pollutant , in Pelham Parkway and Morris Park is 0.0074 milligrams per cubic metre (7.4 × 10 oz/cu ft), less than the city average. Fifteen percent of Pelham Parkway and Morris Park residents are smokers , which

235-536: A lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city as of 2018. While 32% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 24% have less than a high school education and 44% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher. The percentage of Pelham Parkway and Morris Park students excelling in math rose from 32% in 2000 to 48% in 2011, though reading achievement remained constant at 37% during

282-578: A non-fatal assault rate of 64 per 100,000 people, Pelham Parkway and Morris Park's rate of violent crimes per capita is slightly more than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 372 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole. The 49th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 71.7% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported 7 murders, 17 rapes, 273 robberies, 367 felony assaults, 133 burglaries, 611 grand larcenies, and 371 grand larcenies auto in 2022. Pelham Parkway

329-475: A population of 110,706, up from 97,842 in 1990 and 99,079 in 1980. From the year 2000, 41,839 (37.8%) were White Nonhispanic. 37,919 (34.63%) were of Hispanic origin. 20,057 (18.1%) were Black/African American Nonhispanic. 6,728 (6.1%) were Asian or Pacific Islander Nonhispanic. 3,213 (2.9%) were of Two or More Races Nonhispanic. 709 (0.6%) were Some Other Race Nonhispanic, and 241 (0.2%) were American Indian or Alaska Native Nonhispanic. In 2016, more than half of

376-593: A series of permanent locations. The current building, which opened in 1968, has been known as the Van Nest or Van Nest Pelham branch through its history. The neighborhood is served by several New York City Subway stations, as well as local bus route and an express bus to midtown Manhattan. The Pelham Parkway and Bronx Park East stations on the IRT White Plains Road Line (served by the 2 and ​ 5 trains) and Morris Park on

423-411: A survey of similar communities affirm that the area is one of few truly cohesive neighborhoods of this typology, offering an unusually compact and well-preserved stretch of these buildings. These structures have proven vital as they contain facilities to meet resident's commercial, religious, and educational needs. Bronx House, a settlement house that moved to Pelham Parkway in the 1950s is the heart of

470-522: A tandem committee that ensured both private and commercial needs would be addressed. New York would see additional epidemics in 1795, 1796, 1798, 1799, and 1800, which lead to the creation of the 'New York City Board of Health', which held its first meeting in 1805. In 1866, the New York State legislature enacted a bill establishing the 'Metropolitan Board of Health', consisting of the four Police Commissioners, four Health Commissioners appointed by

517-406: Is a beehive of activity. Their stores reflect the neighborhood's polyglot lineage with many ethnic restaurants side by side with Kosher and Italian butchers and bakeries. Today's parkway was constructed in the 1930s and is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) in length and 400 feet (120 m) wide and features wide expanses of lawn with full canopies of trees. The center of the parkway, prior to World War II,

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564-552: Is a small unit of the City of New York (NYC), whose district encompasses the neighborhoods of Allerton , Indian Village, Morris Park , Pelham Gardens , Pelham Parkway (neighborhood) , Van Nest and other areas in the borough of the Bronx . Coterminous with the 49th NYPD Precinct, its district is delimited by Bronx Park East and the Bronx River Parkway to the west, Adee Avenue, Boston Road and East Gun Hill Road to

611-638: Is also located in Morris Park. Pelham Parkway is located within four ZIP Codes . South of the road named Pelham Parkway, the eponymous neighborhood is located in 10462 west of Paulding Avenue and 10461 east of Paulding Avenue. North of the road named Pelham Parkway, the neighborhood is located in 10467 west of Bronxwood Avenue and 10469 east of Bronxwood Avenue. The United States Postal Service operates two post offices nearby: Parkway Station at 2100 White Plains Road and Esplanade Station at 2488 Williamsbridge Road. Pelham Parkway and Morris Park generally have

658-523: Is lower than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 80% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", slightly higher than the city's average of 78%. For every supermarket in Pelham Parkway and Morris Park, there are 17 bodegas . The nearest large hospitals are Calvary Hospital , Montefiore Medical Center 's Jack D. Weiler Hospital, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in Morris Park. The Albert Einstein College of Medicine campus

705-580: Is lower than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods. Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 22% are between the ages of between 0–17, 30% between 25 and 44, and 24% between 45 and 64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 9% and 14% respectively. As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 11 was $ 48,018. In 2018, an estimated 21% of Pelham Parkway and Morris Park residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of

752-549: Is roughly one square mile. The terrain is relatively low laying and flat. The neighborhood has long served as home to working and middle class New York families. The six-story apartment houses in which they reside provide comfortable living at affordable prices and stand in large numbers throughout the metropolitan area. This commonality of the speculative six-story elevator apartment building has long left this type of construction under-recognized and unappreciated. Though many of these dwellings stand alone or in large concentration;

799-615: Is served by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)'s Engine Co. 90/Ladder Co. 41 fire station at 1843 White Plains Road. As of 2018, preterm births and births to teenage mothers are slightly more common in Pelham Parkway and Morris Park than in other places citywide. In Pelham Parkway and Morris Park, there were 90 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 19.7 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide). Pelham Parkway and Morris Park has

846-429: Is slightly higher than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers. In Pelham Parkway and Morris Park, 32% of residents are obese , 14% are diabetic , and 31% have high blood pressure —compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively. In addition, 23% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%. Eighty-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which

893-641: Is the department of the government of New York City responsible for public health along with issuing birth certificates, dog licenses, and conducting restaurant inspection and enforcement. The New York City Board of Health is part of the department. Its regulations are compiled in title 24 of the New York City Rules (the New York City Health Code). Since March 2022, the commissioner has been Ashwin Vasan . The department

940-585: Is why the roadbed of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway , which is now the Dyre Avenue subway line , had to be laid in a tunnel underneath the parkway. Bars and hotels are also prohibited alongside the parkway. Land in 1900 cost between $ 3,500 and $ 5,000 for one lot; near Bronx Park the prices were even higher. The neighborhood was named after the Parkway. After a late 20th-century deterioration of

987-592: The IRT Dyre Avenue Line (served by the 5 train) service the area. The following MTA Regional Bus Operations and Bee-Line bus routes serve Pelham Parkway: Two Bronx-Manhattan express buses, the BxM10 (Morris Park Avenue route) and BxM11 (White Plains Road route), provide service to Midtown Manhattan along Fifth Avenue and returns to Pelham Parkway along Madison Avenue . Bronx Community Board 11 Bronx Community Board 11 (CB11)

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1034-515: The Bronx and 20% in all of New York City. One in eight residents (12%) were unemployed, compared to 13% in the Bronx and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 55% in Pelham Parkway and Morris Park, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018, Pelham Parkway and Morris Park are considered high-income relative to

1081-726: The Governor, and the Health Officer for the Port of New York. In 1870, the legislature replaced the Board of Health with the Department of Health, with additional responsibilities including street cleaning and sanitary permits. As of December 1894, Charles G. Wilson was serving as President of the Board of Health. As a result of its consolidation with the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, it

1128-450: The Pelham Parkway reconstruction project, the opening of a New York Public Library branch on Morris Park Avenue, the revamping of zoning regulations to maintain the low-density character of the neighborhood, and establishing community groups to fight crime in Pelham Parkway and Van Nest. Additionally, Mr. Fratta was successful at making the board office more accessible to the public and surrounding neighborhood. Prior to November 1997, CB11

1175-483: The board - are many civic associations, which hold public meetings once a month or week throughout the year, excluding some summer or winter months. Their meetings usually feature guests from city, state or federal government offices but are not official events or meetings of the community board. Some groups currently active within the board's very diverse and minority represented district include but are not limited to The Friends of Pelham Parkway, The Citizens of CB11 Demand

1222-561: The board members were white and over the age of 50. Legislative offices which make their presence known in CB11 include City Council Districts 12, 13 and 15, the 78th, 80th, 82nd, 83rd and 87th State Assembly Districts, State Senatorial Districts 32, 33, 34 and 36 and Congressional Districts 14, 15 and 16. The city council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members. The council members and their council districts are: The housing stock throughout

1269-416: The board's fourth district manager. His term began in 2011, and in 2012, with the help of board members, staff and volunteers, he launched the board's first NYC.gov website. Also in 2012, he was allowed to preliminary select the next round of staff members, two immigrants who were hired for their language as well as technical skills. Operating within the boundaries and with no formal affiliation of or with

1316-482: The board's then-Youth Services Committee before he became a board member for the first time in 1987 and, also in 1987, assistant district manager. The board's third district manager, John Fratta, retired from CB11 after 15 years of service to the board. Prior to this, Mr. Fratta was a youth coordinator for Bronx CB7 and a clerk at the City Comptroller's Office. Notable achievements during his tenure include

1363-938: The community board is quite varied. The area around Pelham Parkway for example has a large number of multi-family buildings or apartments in comparison to the number of one and two family homes. Many of the buildings on Bronx Park East both north and south of Pelham Parkway are designed in the Art Deco / Art Moderne style. Housing in areas such as Van Nest and Morris Park, generally tend to have more one and two family homes with high concentrations of apartment or multi-family buildings on White Plains and Williamsbridge Roads, respectively. DCP City Planning CB Community boards BP Borough president CPC City Planning Commission CC City Council Mayor NYC Mayor New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (also known as NYC Health )

1410-408: The community's general welfare. Full board meetings, which are open to the public, are usually held on the fourth Thursday of the month. From 1977 until he died in 1988, the board's first district manager was Thomas "Tom" J. Brown. From 1989 until 1995, Assistant District Manager Thomas "Tom" F. Lucania took over. At the age of seventeen, Lucania, representing Saint Lucy's School, was a member of

1457-486: The employee's geographical area of employment and only while such employee is actually on duty as listed in Chapter 13 subsection (C):. DOHMH Special Officers are prohibited by New York State Law (Criminal Procedure Law) to use or carry a firearm. The New York City Police Department responds to all incidents that occur at New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene facilities. The New York City Board of Health

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1504-507: The five New York City Health and Mental Hygiene clinics is provided by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Police. New York City Health and Mental Hygiene (Police) are employed as Special Officers and who have very limited peace officer authority in connection with special duties of employment pursuant to New York State Criminal Procedure Law § 2.10(40). The exercise of these powers are very limited to

1551-411: The neighborhood had a population density of 56.6 inhabitants per acre (36,200/sq mi; 14,000/km). The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 36.2% (10,875) White , 10.7% (3,223) African American , 0.2% (59) Native American , 11.3% (3,389) Asian , 0.0% (4) Pacific Islander , 0.7% (196) from other races , and 1.5% (466) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.4% (11,861) of

1598-421: The neighborhood, coinciding with what was known as white flight from the Bronx, the Pelham Parkway neighborhood showed signs of revitalization in the new century. Many apartments have been rehabilitated and offered as rentals to the growing middle income population found in the area. A number of buildings have been converted to cooperative ownership and the business section on White Plains Road and Lydig Avenue

1645-662: The neighborhood. It is run by the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies as a community center and provides social services, support networks, English Language classes, free lunches for the elderly, and a gym for all neighborhood residents. Bronx Park is located on 718 acres (291 ha) along the Bronx River , much of which contains the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo . The remainder of

1692-571: The north, the Hutchinson River Parkway to the east, and East Tremont Avenue to the south. Like the 58 other NYC community boards, CB11 consists of up to 50 volunteers appointed by the Borough President , although at least one half of the board's membership is selected from nominees of the district's respective Council Members. Consisting of several committees, CB11 is headed by an executive board, which consists of

1739-462: The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and is bounded by Southern Boulevard , Webster Avenue , Burke Avenue, Bronx Park East, and East 180th Street. Pelham Parkway and Morris Park are patrolled by the 49th Precinct of the NYPD , located at 2121 Eastchester Road. The 49th Precinct ranked 43rd safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010. As of 2018, with

1786-551: The population. The neighborhood has a significantly diverse population including Albanians (the largest concentration in New York City), Arabs, African Americans, Bosnians, Dominicans, Filipino, Germans, Guyanese, Indians, Irish, Italians, Jamaicans, Jews, Muslims, Pakistanis, Puerto Ricans, and Russians. Hispanics of various races account for 45% of the community; 38% of the community are non-Hispanic White and 20% non-Hispanic Black. Like most neighborhoods in New York City,

1833-458: The rest of the city and not gentrifying . Pelham Parkway is dominated by 6 and 7-story elevator apartment and coop buildings but the residential streets are lined with a vibrant blend of housing types including detached houses and larger Art Deco and Tudor Style apartment buildings. In the last decade, construction of modern 2 and 3 unit row-houses and apartment buildings have increased the percentage of owners versus renters. The total land area

1880-504: The same as the citywide average of 75%. Christopher Columbus High School is in the neighborhood, on the north side of Pelham Parkway, in 2014 it permanently closed. CUNY Prep High School is in the southwest part of the neighborhood. The Albert Einstein College of Medicine is also nearby. The New York Public Library (NYPL)'s Pelham Parkway-Van Nest branch is located at 2147 Barnes Avenue. The branch opened in 1912 as one of NYPL's "Travelling Libraries", and between 1917 and 1968, moved to

1927-416: The same time period. Pelham Parkway and Morris Park's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is slightly higher than the rest of New York City. In Pelham Parkway and Morris Park, 23% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year , a little more than the citywide average of 20%. Additionally, 74% of high school students in Pelham Parkway and Morris Park graduate on time, about

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1974-654: The vast majority of households are renter occupied. However, there is a large community of co-op owners in the area. There is significant income diversity on a block by block basis, spanning from low wage immigrant households to solid upper middle class . While the poverty rate for The Bronx as a whole is 28%, the poverty rate in the neighborhood, at less than 20%, is much closer to the overall New York City rate of 15%. The entirety of Community District 11, which comprises Pelham Parkway, Allerton, and Morris Park, had 116,180 inhabitants as of NYC Health 's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 79.9 years. This

2021-402: Was closed off on Sunday mornings for professional bicycle racing. Today, a recreational bikeway runs alongside the westbound motor lanes of the parkway, near the north side of the Parkway. Based on data from the 2010 United States Census , the population of Pelham Parkway was 30,073, an increase of 67 (0.2%) from the 30,006 counted in 2000 . Covering an area of 531.08 acres (214.92 ha),

2068-527: Was initially set up as the Health Committee (later Commission), a quasi-governmental public health group in response to a yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia in 1793. Governor John Jay made a proclamation on 13 September 1793 to establish this to regulate the ports of the city and ensure proper quarantines. Three days later, the city, under the leadership of Mayor Richard Varick , created

2115-420: Was located on the eleventh floor of Jacobi Medical Center , which was perceived as an inconvenience to the community. At the time, Fratta cited State Senator Guy Velella as instrumental in moving the community board to its present location on Colden and Morris Park Avenues. In December 2010, Jeremy H. Warneke, an Iraq War veteran from Illinois , was unanimously selected by the board to succeed Mr. Fratta as

2162-413: Was originally only one lane, which is today's westbound lane. The parkway was one part of John Mullaly 's vision of creating a vast system of six parks along with connecting parkway roads to link them. The parkway was lined with trees on both sides and had a strict building code. Nobody was allowed to build within 150 feet (46 m) of the center. No railroads were allowed to cross over the parkway; this

2209-502: Was renamed the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on July 29, 2002. In 2021, Michelle E. Morse was named the first Chief Medical Officer of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. NYC is organized into 30 health districts (sometimes referred to as health center districts), themselves composed of 354 health areas which are sets of census tracts . NYC is also organized into 17 mental health regions . The departmental hierarchy is: On-site security services at

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