The Hub | |
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| Nickname: "the Broadway of the Bronx" | |
 Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′58″N 73°55′01″W / 40.816°N 73.917°W | |
| Locale | South Bronx, New York City, New York |
| Subway services |   at Third Avenue – 149th Street station |
| Bus routes | Bx2, Bx4, Bx15, Bx19, Bx21, Bx32, Bx41, Bx41 SBS, M125 |
The Hub is a major commercial center for the South Bronx, New York. It is located where four roads converge: East 149th Street, Willis Avenue, Melrose Avenue, and Third Avenues.[1] It is primarily located inside the neighborhood of Melrose but also lines the northern border of Mott Haven.[2]
The Hub, short for "the Hub of the Bronx,"[3][4] has also been called "the Broadway of the Bronx".[5] It is the site of both maximum traffic and architectural density. In configuration, it resembles a miniature Times Square, a spatial "bow-tie" created by the geometry of the street intersections.[6] It is a primary shopping district for Bronx residents, and many new hip hop trends can be found in the Hub long before they spread to the rest of New York City and the world.
The area is part of Bronx Community Board 1.[7]
- ^ The Hub from Forgotten-NY.com
- ^ Gregor, Alison (June 8, 2012). "People, Shops and Roads Converge Here". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ "Bronx Has New Crosstown Trolley Line Entering Manhattan Through 149th Street" (PDF). The New York Times. October 22, 1911. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ "THE REAL ESTATE FIELD; Bronx Plot Sells for $200 a Front Foot -- John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Takes Title to the Francis S. Kinney House -- $148,000 Paid for Theatre and Office Building Site in Jamaica, L.I." (PDF). The New York Times. March 2, 1912. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ Ferris, Marc (November 2, 2007). "Bronx Hub revival gathers steam". The Real Deal. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ^ Bronx Hub Archived 2009-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bronx Community District 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2015.