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Delve into Jackson Houses
The district Jackson Houses of Melrose in Bronx County (New York) is a district located in United States about 212 mi north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 12% |
Air Humidity | 51% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 15th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
21°C (69 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 17th of May 2024
22°C (71 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Luxury Suites Upper West Brownstone
The International Cozy Inn
Sugar Hill Harlem Inn
New York Renaissance Home and Guest House
Empire 120
La Maison d'Art
Opera House Hotel
Market Rentals Downtown Apartments
Market Rentals Uptown
The Sylvan Guest House
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Metro North MO Back and Forth
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Bx1 bus at East 149th Street and Grand Concourse
138th Street-bound Bx1 bus of New Flyer D60HF model arriving at, stopping, and leaving East 149th Street and Grand Concourse.
After leaving the Concourse Plaza on May 3, 2012
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Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.-Bronx Bike to Work Day 2009
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Afternoon activities on 161st St in the Bronx
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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South Bronx
The South Bronx is an area of the New York City borough of The Bronx, in the U.S. state of New York. The geographic definitions of the South Bronx have evolved and are disputed but certainly include the neighborhoods of Mott Haven and Melrose. The neighborhoods of Tremont, University Heights, Highbridge, Morrisania, Soundview, Hunts Point, Longwood and Castle Hill are sometimes considered part of the South Bronx.
Third Avenue – 149th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)
Third Avenue – 149th Street is a station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at Third Avenue and East 149th Street (also known as Eugenio Maria de Hostos Boulevard) in Mott Haven, Bronx and is served by the 2 and 5 trains, the latter of which does not stop here during late night hours. It is the second busiest station in the Bronx (161st Street – Yankee Stadium has more riders), 48th overall, with 7,525,094 passengers as of 2012.
Melrose, Bronx
Melrose is primarily a residential neighborhood geographically located in the southwestern section of the borough of The Bronx in New York City. Predominantly German-American in the 19th century it is home to the Haffen Building and was home to Haffen Brewing Company. The German population waned especially post WWII. The neighborhood until the 60s was mostly Irish and Italian. It is now primarily Latino. It adjoins the business and one-time theater area known as the Hub.
Boricua College
Boricua College is a post-secondary educational institution located in New York City in the United States. The college was designed to serve the educational needs of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics. The school employs a largely bilingual faculty of 130 full-time and 100 part-time members. It serves a student population of 1,200. The college has four campuses: at Audubon Terrace in Washington Heights, Manhattan; in North Williamsburg, Brooklyn; in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn; and in the Bronx.
Cardinal Hayes High School
Cardinal Hayes High School is a Catholic high school for boys in the Bronx, New York City. The school serves the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. It is a member of the CHSAA.
Melrose (Metro-North station)
The Melrose (also known as Melrose – East 162nd Street) Metro-North Railroad station serves the residents of the Melrose section of The Bronx via the Harlem Line. It is 6.1 miles from Grand Central Terminal and is located in an open cut beneath Park Avenue at its intersection with East 162nd Street, six tenths of a mile from Yankee Stadium. Service at Melrose is limited; trains stop every 30 minutes during rush hours, every two hours mid-days and evenings.
161st Street – Yankee Stadium (New York City Subway)
161st Street – Yankee Stadium is a New York City Subway station complex shared by the elevated IRT Jerome Avenue Line and the underground IND Concourse Line. Located at the intersection of 161st Street and River Avenue in the Bronx, it is served by the: 4 train at all times D train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction B train during rush hours Yankee Stadium is outside and many Bronx County courts, government facilities, and shopping districts are a short walk to the east.
All Hallows High School
All Hallows High School (formerly known as All Hallows Institute) is a Catholic boys' high school in The Bronx, New York, United States. Located at 111 East 164th Street, near Yankee Stadium, the school has an enrollment of approximately 650 boys, 98% of whom are men of color. Despite sitting in the poorest Congressional district in the country, All Hallows routinely places its entire graduating class in four-year colleges.
St. Pius V High School
St. Pius V High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Bronx, New York. It was located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York and operated from 1930 to 2011.
The Hub, Bronx
The Hub is at the retail, theater, and restaurant heart of the South Bronx, New York. It is located where four roads converge: East 149th Street, Willis, Melrose and Third Avenue. It is primarily located inside the neighborhood of Melrose but also lines the northern border of Mott Haven. The Hub has been called "the Broadway of the Bronx". It is the site of both maximum traffic and architectural density.
East 161st Street (Bronx)
East 161st Street is a short, major thoroughfare in the southern portion of the Bronx. The road is 1.6 mile (2.57 kilometres) long and is the best access to the Yankee Stadium. The road begins at an intersection with Jerome Avenue, a major thoroughfare in the Bronx, and Woodycrest Avenue, a one-way street in the Bronx. The road is one of the widest in the Bronx, until the Sheridan Avenue intersection, where the divided highway merges. East 161st Street ends at Elton Avenue.
Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice
The Bronx School for Law Government and Justice is a high school in the Bronx, New York City. The school was founded in September 1997 and covers grades 6-12. It has a lot of programs not offered in area high schools such as law-based mathematics and criminal procedure courses. The schools name is usually shortened to LGJ by teachers and students, and the school's motto is "Champions of the Charge".
Bronx Museum of the Arts
The Bronx Museum of the Arts is a cultural institution located in the New York City borough of The Bronx. The museum focuses on contemporary and 20th century works created by American artists, and it has hosted exhibitions of art and design from Latin America, Africa and Asia. Its permanent collection consists of more than 800 paintings, sculptures, photographs and works on paper.
149th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)
149th Street was an express station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line, at "The Hub". The station was originally opened on June 16, 1887. It was built three tracks and two island platforms. The next stop to the north was 156th Street. The next stop to the south was 143rd Street. When the line south of here was closed on May 12, 1955, 149th Street station became the southern terminus of the Third Avenue Line.
161st Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)
161st Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It originally opened on August 7, 1887 and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 166th Street. The next stop to the south was 156th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.
156th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)
156th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It originally opened on July 1, 1887 and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 161st Street. The next stop to the south was 149th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.
Bronx County Hall of Justice
The Bronx County Hall of Justice is a courthouse at 265 East 161 Street, between Sherman and Morris Avenues in the Bronx in New York City. The 10-story building has 775,000 square feet and includes 47 Supreme and Criminal Court rooms, seven grand jury rooms, and office space for the Department of Corrections, Department of Probation, and the District Attorney. The steel and glass building was designed by Rafael Viñoly and topped off in 2003 and opened in 2007.
Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School is a vocational high school in the Melrose section of South Bronx, Bronx, New York. It was originally built in the early 20th Century as the "Bronx Continuation School" for students who left the school system. The school eventually became a vocational high school in the 1920s. The school was named after the former New York governor and Democratic nominee for president, Alfred E. Smith in 1965. Its address is 151 E. 151 Street.
Morrisania Air Rights
Morrisania Air Rights is New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) public housing project consisting of three buildings, 19, 23, and 29-stories tall. There are 843 apartments housing some 1,952 residents. It was designed by the architectural firm, The Eggers Partnership also known as Eggers & Higgins. The projects were completed in 1980 over Metro-North Railroad tracks, taking advantage of the air rights above the tracks.
St. Angela Merici's Church (Bronx, New York)
The Church of St. Angela Merici is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 917 Morris Avenue, Bronx, New York City. It was established in 1899. It has been staffed by the Apostles of Jesus since 2000.
SS. Peter and Paul's Church (Bronx, New York)
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 833 St. Ann's Avenue, Bronx, New York City. The parish was established in 1897. According to Bronx Catholic, the church dates from 1932. The architect was Robert J. Reiley. It is one of the parishes in the Bronx that is home to communities of the Neocatechumenal Way.
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (Bronx, New York)
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 150th Street at Melrose Avenue, Bronx, New York City, in the Melrose neighborhood of the South Bronx. The parish was established in 1853. It is staffed by the Redemptorist Fathers. The church boasts the highest steeple in the Bronx.
St. Adelbert's Church (Bronx, New York)
The Polish Church of St. Adalbert is a former Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at East 156 Street near Elton Avenue since 1899 in Melrose, Bronx, New York City.
Bronx Opera House
The Bronx Opera House is a theatre built in 1913 at 436 East 149th street in Bronx, New York. It was one of several theaters to come into the area that became known as the Hub. It seated 1,900 on three levels and in box seats. Performers included Will Rogers in 1914, the Marx Brothers, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Julia Marlowe, Ethel Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore, David Warfield. Other performers at the theatre included George M. Cohan, Eddie Cantor, John Bunny, Harry Houdini, and Peggy Wood.
Haffen Building
Haffen Building is a historic landmark constructed in 1901-1902 in the South Bronx, New York City. Built for Matthias Haffen's family, founder of the brewery that grew into Haffen Brewing Company, it is located at 138th Street between Third Avenue and Willis Avenue. The building was designed by architect Michael J. Garvin, a friend of Louis Haffen, and the designer of the Bronx Borough Courthouse.