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Morris Park is located in New York's 13th City Council district, [37] represented by Kristy Marmorato, a Republican. [38] [39] A reflection of its heavily Italian-American and Catholic population, Morris Park was politically conservative and remained one of the Bronx's few solidly Republican neighborhoods until the 1990s. [23]
In 2012, the district shifted to the former territory of the 7th district in Queens and the Bronx. From 2003 to 2013, the district encompassed much of what is now New York's 12th congressional district , including Central Park and the East Side of Manhattan ; all of Roosevelt Island ; and the neighborhoods of Astoria , Long Island City , and ...
The Bronx is the only New York borough with a Hispanic majority. At the 2010 Census, 53.5% of the Bronx's population was of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (they may be of any race). At the 2009 American Community Survey, Puerto Ricans represented 23.2% of the borough's population, Mexicans made 5.2%. [17]
Pelham Bay Park, the city's largest park, is also located within the district, as are Ferry Point Park and Hart Island. The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 9, 10, and 11, and is contained almost entirely within New York's 14th congressional district, with a small extension into the 16th district.
Southeast Bronx: the southern half of the East Bronx; the area south of Pelham Parkway and east of the Bronx River A second system divides the borough first and foremost into the following sections: North Bronx : all areas not in the South Bronx (Southwest Bronx) – i.e. the Northwest Bronx, Northeast Bronx, and Southeast Bronx
For census purposes, the New York City government classifies Westchester Square as part of a larger neighborhood tabulation area called Van Nest/Morris Park/Westchester Square. [11] Based on data from the 2010 United States Census , the population of Van Nest/Morris Park/Westchester Square was 29,250, a change of 2,115 (7.2%) from the 27,135 ...
Bronx Community Board 11 (CB11) 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.
Little Yemen is an ethnic enclave located in the eastern half of Bronx, New York, within the Morris Park neighborhood. It is wedged between Van Nest and Pelham Parkway. [1] The heart of the enclave is centered around White Plains Road at the intersection with Rhinelander Avenue.