Kingsbridge, Bronx: Difference between revisions

| subdivision_name4 = [[Bronx Community Board 8|The Bronx 8]] <ref name="NYCPlanningBx8">{{cite web|title=NYC Planning {{!}} Community Profiles|url=https://communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov/bronx/8|website=communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov|publisher=New York City Department of City Planning|accessdateaccess-date=June 6, 2018}}</ref>

| area_footnotes = <ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=Kingsbridge neighborhood in New York|url=http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Kings-Bridge-Bronx-NY.html|accessdateaccess-date=November 28, 2015}}</ref>

| population_footnotes = <ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=Kingsbridge neighborhood in New York|url=http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Kings-Bridge-Bronx-NY.html|accessdate=November 28, 2015}}</ref>

'''Kingsbridge''' (also known as South [[Riverdale, Bronx]] by many) is a [[working class|working-]] and [[middle-class]] residential neighborhood in the northwest portion of [[the Bronx]], [[New York City]]. Kingsbridge's boundaries are Manhattan College Parkway to the north, the [[Major Deegan Expressway]] or Bailey Avenue to the east, West 230th Street to the south, and Irwin Avenue to the west.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pastor |first1=Kate |date=June 20, 2010 |title=Kingsbridge still a way station for immigrants |url=http://riverdalepress.com/stories/Kingsbridge-still-a-way-station-for-immigrants,36731?page=3& |access-date=July 2, 2014 |work=The Riverdale Press}}</ref>

Kingsbridge has detached, semi detached, and attached homes, and apartment buildings. Streets connecting [[Riverdale, Bronx|Riverdale]] and Kingsbridge include "step streets", with stairways of as many as 160 steps climbing the slope. Some jokingly refer to Riverdale as the "rich uncle" of Kingsbridge which has its origins during the Irish period.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chamebrlain|first1=Lisa|title=Getting Along in Riverdale's Shadow|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/07/realestate/07livi.html|accessdate=July 2, 2014|publisher=The New York Times|date=August 7, 2005}}</ref> The neighborhood is also part of a [[business improvement district]] that is home to 200 merchants, whichand is one of the largest retail shopping districts in the Bronx. River Plaza Shopping Center is located nearby (in [[Marble Hill, Manhattan|Marble Hill]], Manhattan) but it is not part of the business improvement district. During the past several years there have been significant improvements in the infrastructure of the community. For example, the parks have been improved significantly and there are new elementary schools on 230th Street.

The neighborhood is named for the [[Spuyten Duyvil Creek#History|King's Bridge]], likely erected by enslaved Africans<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org/black-kingsbridge-1698-to-1850-a-community-revealed-in-documents/|title=Black Kingsbridge 1698 to 1850 – A Community Revealed in Documents|date=2018-12-07|website=The Kingsbridge Historical Society|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref> in 1693 and owned by [[Frederick Philipse]], a local lord and enslaver loyal to the British monarch. The bridge spanned a now-filled-in section of [[Spuyten Duyvil Creek]], roughly parallel to today's 230th Street. The King's Bridge was part of [[Boston Post Road]], connecting southern [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]] (which later became the Bronx) with [[Marble Hill, Manhattan|Marble Hill]], once part of Manhattan Island and still part of the borough of Manhattan. The bridge is said to still be in place, having been buried when the creek bed was filled in. The creek's water flow was redirected to the new and deeper shipping canal, south of Marble Hill.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |first=Joyce |last=Cohen |title=If You're Thinking of Living In:/Kingsbridge, the Bronx; A Place Convenient to Almost Everything |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 6, 1998 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/06/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-living-kingsbridge-bronx-place-convenient-almost-everything.html |accessdateaccess-date=January 22, 2009}}</ref>

Kingsbridge has a population of over 10,000. Historical documents reveal that the Black population of Kingsbridge was proportionally much higher in the distant past than it is today, due to the number of Africans enslaved by local landowners from the late 1600s to mid 1800s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org/black-kingsbridge-1698-to-1850-a-community-revealed-in-documents/|title=Black Kingsbridge 1698 to 1850 – A Community Revealed in Documents|date=2018-12-07|website=The Kingsbridge Historical Society|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref> In more recent history, it became a neighborhood of predominately [[Irish-American|Irish immigrants]]. From the late 1970s the Irish population has decreased significantly, being replaced by large numbers of African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Albanians, and Greeks. According to an account by ''The New York Times'', the largest Hispanic group in Kingsbridge today are Dominicans, replacing the earlier Puerto Ricans and Cubans, who were the first Hispanics to settle in the neighborhood in the 1970s. There still is a strong Irish population centered on Bailey Avenue and Tibbett Avenue. The Dominicans predominantly live along Broadway and adjacent side streets, with a predominantly mixed ethnic area east and west of Broadway.<ref name=NYT />{{Unreliable source?|reason=Anecdotal source does not support statement, should use census data as primary source|date=June 2019}}

The Irish legacy can still be seen in the Roman Catholic churches and schools that serve the current residents, such as the [[St. John's Church (Bronx, New York)|St. John's Roman Catholic Church]] on Kingsbridge Avenue near 231st Street, and its two schools; the elementary school on Godwin Terrace (just south of 231st Street), and the junior high school on Kingsbridge Avenue just a block north of 231st Street. In northern Kingsbridge the Visitation Roman Catholic Church and School is located on West 239th street. To the east, on Sedgwick Avenue is Our Lady of Angels Church and School. For recreation [[Gaelic Park]], (now operated by [[Manhattan CollegeUniversity]]), is located on 240th Street & Broadway and is the venue for a variety of sports including [[Gaelic football]] and [[hurling]]. The neighborhood is also home to [[Manhattan CollegeUniversity]].

The area is patrolled by the 50th Precinct located at 3450 Kingsbridge Avenue. [[New York City Housing Authority|NYCHA]] property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the [[Throggs Neck, Bronx|Throggs Neck]] section of the Bronx.<ref>{{cite web|title=NYCHA|url=http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/index.page|accessdateaccess-date=November 28, 2015}}</ref>

Kingsbridge was home to the 77-year-old [[Brynwood Partners#Stella D'Oro|Stella D'Oro]] factory, which was relocated to [[Ashland, Ohio]] when Stella D'Oro was sold to [[Lance Inc.|Lance]] after labor unrest in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stella D'Oro protesters lean on Goldman Sachs |first=Mike |last=Jaccarino |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2009/09/29/2009-09-29_stella_doro_protesters_lean_on_goldman_sachs.html |newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |date=September 29, 2009 |accessdateaccess-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref><ref name="wsj1">{{cite news |title=Focus On The Consumer: Q&A With Brynwood Partners |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |first=Beina |last=Xu |date=June 30, 2009 |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2009/06/30/focus-on-the-consumer-qa-with-brynwood-partners/ |accessdateaccess-date=August 6, 2010}}</ref>

The entirety of Community District 8, which comprises Kingsbridge and Riverdale, had 102,927 inhabitants as of [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene|NYC Health]]'s 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 80.9 years.<ref name="CHP2018">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-bx8.pdf|title=Riverdale and Fieldston (Including Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil and Van Cortlandt Village)|date=2018|website=nyc.gov|publisher=NYC Health|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref>{{Rp|2, 20}} This is about the same as the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf|title=2016-2018 Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan: Take Care New York 2020|date=2016|website=[[government of New York City|nyc.gov]]|publisher=[[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]]|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref>{{Rp|53 (PDF p. 84)}}<ref>{{cite web | title=New Yorkers are living longer, happier and healthier lives | website=New York Post | last=Short | first=Aaron | date=June 4, 2017 | url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/04/new-yorkers-are-living-longer-happier-and-healthier-lives/ | access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref> Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 20% are between the ages of between 0–17, 28% between 25–44, and 25% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 9% and 18% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|2}}

As of 2017, the median [[household income]] in Community District 8 was $53,986.<ref name="CB8PUMA">{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603701-nyc-bronx-community-district-8-riverdale-fieldston-kingsbridge-puma-ny/|title=NYC-Bronx Community District 8--Riverdale, Fieldston & Kingsbridge PUMA, NY|accessdateaccess-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, an estimated 15% of Kingsbridge and Riverdale residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City. One in eleven residents (9%) 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 52% in Kingsbridge and Riverdale, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, {{as of|2018|lc=y}}, Kingsbridge and Riverdale are considered high-income relative to the rest of the city and not [[gentrification|gentrifying]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|7}}

Kingsbridge and Riverdale are patrolled by the 50th Precinct of the [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]], located at 3450 Kingsbridge Avenue.<ref name="NYPD 50th Precinct">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/50th-precinct.page|title=NYPD – 50th Precinct|website=www.nyc.gov|publisher=[[New York City Police Department]]|access-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref> The 50th Precinct ranked 13th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/bronx/riverdale/|title=Riverdale: Marble Hill, Fieldston, Spuyten Duyvil, Kingsbridge – DNAinfo.com Crime and Safety Report|website=www.dnainfo.com|access-date=October 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415053338/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/bronx/riverdale|archive-date=April 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> With{{As of|2018}}, with a non-fatal assault rate of 40 per 100,000 people, Kingsbridge and Riverdale's rate of [[violent crimescrime]]s per capita is less than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 225 per 100,000 people is lower than that of the city as a whole.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|8}}

The 50th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 8169.59% between 1990 and 20182022. The precinct reported 7three murders, 1522 rapes, 110185 robberies, 147213 felony assaults, 105126 burglaries, 458695 grand larcenies, and 97288 grand larcenies auto in 20182022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-050pct.pdf|title=50th Precinct CompStat Report|format=PDF|website=www.nyc.gov|publisher=[[New York City Police Department]]|access-date=July 22, 2018}}</ref>

{{As of|2018}}, [[Pretermpreterm birth|Preterm]] birthss are slightly more common in Kingsbridge and Riverdale than in other places citywide, though births to teenage birthsmothers are less common. In Kingsbridge and Riverdale, there were 89 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 13.1 births to teenage birthsmothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|11}} Kingsbridge and Riverdale has a relatively average population of residents who are [[Health insurance coverage in the United States|uninsured]]. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 16%, higher than the citywide rate of 12%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|14}}

Eighty-six percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 83% of residents described their health as "good,", "very good,", or "excellent,", higher than the city's average of 78%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket in Kingsbridge and Riverdale, there are 10 [[convenience store|bodegas]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|10}}

Kingsbridge is located within [[ZIP Code]] 10463.<ref>{{cite web | title=Kings Bridge, New York City-Bronx, New York Zip Code Boundary Map (NY) | website=United States Zip Code Boundary Map (USA) | url=https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/Bronx_County/Z_Kings_Bridge.htm | access-date=March 16, 2019 | archive-date=March 30, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330032530/https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/Bronx_County/Z_Kings_Bridge.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Kingsbridge Station post office at 5517 Broadway.<ref>{{cite web | title=Location Details: Kingsbridge | website=USPS.com | url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10452&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1369089&locationName=KINGSBRIDGE&address2=&address1=5517+BROADWAY | access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref>

Kingsbridge and Riverdale generally have a similar rate of college-educated residents to the rest of the city {{as of|2018|lc=y}}. While 45% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 18% have less than a high school education and 37% 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.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}} The percentage of Kingsbridge and Riverdale students excelling in math rose from 21% in 2000 to 48% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 28% to 33% during the same time period.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url=http://furmancenter.org/files/sotc/BX_08_11.pdf|title=Riverdale / Fieldston – BX 08|date=2011|website=|publisher=[[Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy]]|access-date=October 5, 2016}}</ref>

* Scenes from [[Martin Scorsese|Martin Scorsese's]] [[The Irishman (2019 film)|''The Irishman'']] (2019) were filmed in the American Legion in Kingsbridge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bronx.news12.com/story/37010223/martin-scorsese-netflix-movie-films-scenes-in-kingsbridge|title=Martin Scorsese Netflix movie films scenes in Kingsbridge|website=bronx.news12.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>

*[[Brad Pitt]] and [[Harrison Ford]] were filmed drinking and playing pool at Piper's Kilt on West 231st Street in ''[[The Devil's Own|The Devil’s Own]]'' (1997).''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://riverdalepress.com/stories/Finding-fertile-ground-for-film,49098?page=2|title=Finding fertile ground for film|website=The Riverdale Press|language=en|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>

* A scene from [[The Seven-Ups|''The Seven Ups'']] (1973) was filmed near DeWitt Clinton High School and The Bronx High School of Science.

* In Season 1, Episode 5 of ''[[Sneaky Pete]]'', [[Sneaky Pete#Cast and characters|Marius/Pete]] and [[Sneaky Pete#Cast and characters|Audrey]] are shown eating in diner set in Bridgeport, CT that is actually [https://tibbettdiner.netwaiter.com/bronx/ TibbetsTibbett Diner] on [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.880346,-73.9089022,3a,60y,303.97h,87.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-omwndY5_4RtZvNvyon1OQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 TibbetsTibbett Avenue]. [[Sneaky Pete#Cast and characters|Otto]] is shown in a car outside with the houses on [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.880346,-73.9089022,3a,60y,119.06h,80.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-omwndY5_4RtZvNvyon1OQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 Corlear Avenue] in the background.

*[[John Jay McKelvey, Sr.]], Attorney, Park District Protection League Trustee, Spuyten Duyvil.

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