Gouverneur Morris Houses
District of Morrisania
New York - United States

Morrisania, Bronx

Morrisania is the historical name for the South Bronx in New York City, New York. The name derives from the powerful and aristocratic Morris family, who at one time owned all of the Manor of Morrisania as well as much of New Jersey. The family includes Lewis Morris, 4th Lord of the Manor, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Gouverneur Morris, penman of the Constitution. They are buried in the crypt at St. Ann's Church of Morrisania.

Located at 40.8293, -73.9065 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in the Bronx, Populated places in New York with Hispanic majority populations

Mount Eden Avenue (IRT Jerome Avenue Line)

Mount Eden Avenue is a local station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Mount Eden and Jerome Avenues in the Bronx, it is served by the 4 train at all times. It has three tracks and two side platforms. This station has old style signs painted over and covered up with new style signs, and features new fare control railings and a crossunder. This station is located two blocks from the Lebanon Hospital.

Located at 40.8443, -73.9148 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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IRT Jerome Avenue Line stations, New York City Subway stations in the Bronx, Railway stations opened in 1917

William Howard Taft High School (New York City)

William Howard Taft High School was a public high school in southwest section of the Bronx, New York City. The school was operated by the New York City Department of Education. Taft H.S. is located on Sheridan Avenue and 172nd Street in the Bronx. In the early 1970s, Taft H.S. earned a reputation as a "failing school" with many of the problems of other high schools in poor, marginalized neighborhoods in New York City.

Located at 40.8403, -73.9111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Public education in New York City, Defunct high schools in New York City, New York City Department of Education, Buildings and monuments honoring American Presidents, William Howard Taft

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.

Located at 40.8245, -73.9104 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in the Bronx, Populated places in New York with Hispanic majority populations

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.

Located at 40.8228, -73.9115 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Universities and colleges in New York City, Educational institutions established in 1974, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members, Universities and colleges in Brooklyn, Universities and colleges in Manhattan, Universities and colleges in the Bronx

Third Avenue

Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Cooper Square north for over 120 blocks. The street leaves Manhattan and continues into The Bronx across the Harlem River over the Third Avenue Bridge north of East 129th Street to East Fordham Road at Fordham Center. It is one of the four streets that form The Hub, a site of both maximum traffic and architectural density, in the South Bronx.

Located at 40.8319, -73.9054 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Streets in Manhattan, Streets in the Bronx

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.

Located at 40.8257, -73.9154 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Metro-North Railroad stations in New York, Stations along New York Central Railroad lines, Transportation in the Bronx

Bronx Preparatory Charter School

Bronx Preparatory Charter School is a public middle and high school in the South Bronx. Comprising students in grades 5-12, Bronx Prep graduated its first class of seniors in June 2007. The school is located in a modern facility designed and constructed specifically for Bronx Prep at 3872 Third Avenue.

Located at 40.8391, -73.9001 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schools in the Bronx, Public high schools in New York City, Public middle schools in New York City, Charter schools in New York

170th Street (IND Concourse Line)

170th Street is a local station on the IND Concourse Line of the New York City Subway, located at the Grand Concourse between East 170th and 171st Streets in the Bronx. It is served by the D train at all times except rush hours in the peak direction and the B train during rush hours. This underground station, opened on July 1, 1933, has three tracks and two side platforms. The center express track is used by the D train during rush hours in the peak direction.

Located at 40.8388, -73.9137 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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IND Concourse Line stations, New York City Subway stations in the Bronx, Railway stations opened in 1933

Bronx Lyceum

The Bronx Lyceum was a New York City landmark erected on the southeast corner of Third Avenue and 170th Street by Henry Zeltner in 1870 across the street from his brewery. The structure was at first known as Zeltner's Hall and was surrounded by a picnic park. Following the sale of the entertainment and meeting hall by the Zeltner family, the property was called Niblo's Garden, a familiar name borrowed from an early New York opera house on Broadway, near Prince Street that was razed in 1895.

Located at 40.8349, -73.9035 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Former buildings and structures in New York City, New York City cultural history, Neighborhoods in the Bronx

Crotona Park

Crotona Park is a public park in the Bronx, New York City, United States. It covers 127.5 acres or one-fifth of a square mile (51.6 hectares or half a square kilometer), including a 3.3 acre (1.3 hectare) lake, the Bronx's largest swimming pool, and 28 species of trees. The park is bounded by Crotona Park West (also known as Fulton Avenue), Crotona Park North, Crotona Park East, and Crotona Park South; Claremont Parkway and Crotona Avenue pass through it.

Located at 40.8388, -73.8952 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in the Bronx, Nature centers in New York

Morris High School (Bronx, New York)

Morris High School was a high school in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. It was built in 1897. It was the first high school built in the Bronx. Originally named Peter Cooper High School, the name was changed to Morris High School to commemorate a famous Bronx landowner, Gouverneur Morris, one of the signers of the United States Constitution and credited as author of its Preamble.

Located at 40.8309, -73.8997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Defunct high schools in New York City, New York City Department of Education, Educational institutions established in 1897, Schools in the Bronx

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.

Located at 40.8231, -73.9092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Defunct New York City Subway stations, IRT Third Avenue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1887, Railway stations closed in 1973

166th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

166th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It originally opened on December 25, 1887 and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 169th Street. The next stop to the south was 161st Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.

Located at 40.8283, -73.9069 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Defunct New York City Subway stations, IRT Third Avenue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1887, Railway stations closed in 1973

Claremont Parkway (IRT Third Avenue Line)

Claremont Parkway was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It originally opened on September 19, 1888 as Wendover Avenue Station, and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was 174th Street. The next stop to the south was 169th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.

Located at 40.8382, -73.9011 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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IRT Third Avenue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1888, Railway stations closed in 1973, Defunct New York City Subway stations

169th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

169th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It originally opened on September 2, 1888 and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was Claremont Parkway. The next stop to the south was 166th Street. The station closed on April 29, 1973.

Located at 40.8331, -73.9047 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Defunct New York City Subway stations, IRT Third Avenue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1888, Railway stations closed in 1973

174th Street (IRT Third Avenue Line)

174th Street was a local station on the demolished IRT Third Avenue Line. It was originally built on July 20, 1891 and had three tracks and two side platforms. The next stop to the north was Tremont Avenue – 177th Street, but in its last years it rose over the Cross Bronx Expressway in order to get there. The next stop to the south was Claremont Parkway. The station closed on April 29, 1973.

Located at 40.8424, -73.8983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Defunct New York City Subway stations, IRT Third Avenue Line stations, Railway stations opened in 1891, Railway stations closed in 1973

Peace & Diversity Academy

Located at 40.8275, -73.8972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 2004, Public high schools in New York City, Schools in the Bronx

Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications

Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications is a public high school located in The Bronx, New York City. It is one of six smaller specialty high schools located on the campus of the former William H. Taft High School, which was closed in 2008 and divided into separate collocated specialty schools. Jonathan Levin H.S. specializes in the development of skills used in the film industry through hands-on training. The school has a small enrollment: 445 students as of 2009.

Located at 40.8398, -73.9112 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Schools in the Bronx, Public high schools in New York City

Validus Preparatory Academy

Validus Preparatory Academy is a small public high school in the south Bronx, New York. Founded in 2005, Validus currently enrolls 432 students in grades 9-12. Validus Prep has received a score of "well-developed" on the NYC Department of Education's School Quality Review all three years they have been reviewed and is considered a top new small high school in the city.

Located at 40.8399, -73.9017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 2005, Public high schools in New York City, Schools in the Bronx

Crotona Play Center

Crotona Play Center is the only swimming pool complex built by the Works Progress Administration in the Bronx. It opened in July 1936. It was designated a New York City landmark in 2007. Named for the ancient Greek city of Croton, it is located in Crotona Park on property which was formerly the estate of the Bathgate family.

Located at 40.84, -73.898 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1936, Works Progress Administration in New York, Landmarks in New York City, Buildings and structures in the Bronx, Visitor attractions in the Bronx

Christ the King's Church (Bronx, New York)

The Church of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Grand Concourse at Marcy Place, Bronx, New York City. It was established in 1927.

Located at 40.8375, -73.9154 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious organizations established in 1927, Roman Catholic churches in New York, Churches in the Bronx

St. Anthony of Padua Church (Bronx, New York)

Not to be confused with St. Anthony's Church (Bronx, New York) in Van Nest, Bronx. Church of St. Anthony of Padua(Bronx, New York) Saint Anthony of Padua Church Bronx, New York. jpg(1904)General informationArchitectural style Romanesque Revival (for present church) Italianate (for 1904 church-hall-convent)Town or city Morrisania, Bronx, New York CityCountry U.S.

Located at 40.8256, -73.8994 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Religious organizations established in 1901, Roman Catholic churches in New York, Churches in the Bronx, National parishes, Religious buildings completed in 1905, Religious buildings completed in 1928, 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings, Italianate architecture in New York, Romanesque Revival architecture in New York, Private middle schools in New York City, Roman Catholic elementary schools in New York City, Schools in the Bronx, Educational institutions established in 1905

St. Augustine's Church (Bronx, New York)

The Church of St. Augustine is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 1183 Franklin Avenue between East 167th Street and East 168th Street in the Morrisania neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City.

Located at 40.8292, -73.905 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Religious organizations established in 1849, Religious buildings completed in 1904, Demolished churches in New York City, Religious buildings completed in 1894, 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States, Baroque Revival architecture in New York, Renaissance Revival architecture in New York, Roman Catholic churches in New York, Churches in the Bronx, Educational institutions established in 1906, Private middle schools in New York City, Roman Catholic elementary schools in New York City, Schools in the Bronx

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center

The Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, best known as "Bronx Lebanon" is a hospital in The Bronx borough of New York City. It was founded as the Lebanon Hospital by Jonas Weil in 1890. In 1962, Lebanon Hospital merged with Bronx Hospital, and since 1971 the combined center has served as the primary teaching hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Located at 40.8435, -73.9108 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hospitals in New York City, Hospitals established in 1890, Hospitals established in 1911, Hospitals established in 1962