Bronx Community Board 1

Bronx Community Board 1 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Melrose, and Port Morris in the borough of the Bronx. It is delimited by the East River, East 149th Street, and Prospect Avenue on the east, East 161st Street (from Prospect Avenue to Third Avenue), East 159th Street (from Third Avenue to Park Avenue), and East 149th Street (from Park Avenue to the Harlem River) on the north, and the Harlem River and Bronx Kill on the west and south.

Bronx Community District 1
Bronx Community Board 1
Location in The Bronx
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough The Bronx
Neighborhoods
Government
  TypeCommunity board
  BodyBronx Community Board 1
  ChairpersonArline Parks
  District ManagerAnthony R. Jordan
Area
  Total2.2 sq mi (6 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total91,497
  Density42,000/sq mi (16,000/km2)
Ethnicity
  Hispanic and Latino Americans68.5%
  African-American27.9%
  White1.7%
  Asian0.8%
  Others1.1%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
10451, 10454, 10455, and 10456
Area codes718, 347, and 929, and 917
Police Precincts40th (website)
Websitewww1.nyc.gov/site/bronxcb1/index.page
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