Port Morris (New York City, New York)
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Port Morris is a sub-neighborhood within the greater Mott Haven neighborhood of New York City's borough of The Bronx. Its boundaries are the Major Deegan Expressway and Bruckner Expressway to the north, East 149th Street to the east, the East River to the southeast, the Bronx Kill south, and the Harlem River to the west. It is known as the "Gateway of the Bronx" because it is the southernmost portion of the borough.
The name comes from a deep water port established along the neighborhood's waterfront by the Morris family during the mid 19th Century. It is a heavily industrial neighborhood. The area is dominated by factory and warehouse buildings, including many multi-story loft buildings constructed in the mid- to late 1800's. Notable early businesses include the Mott Iron Works, the Estey Piano Factory, and the Haines Piano Co. factory. While many of the early industrial buildings remain, much of the manufacturing has long since left the area.
Most of the neighborhood is within walking distance from the IRT #6 train's stops at Cypress Avenue and E. 149th St. Zip codes include 10454. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 40th Precinct.
The name comes from a deep water port established along the neighborhood's waterfront by the Morris family during the mid 19th Century. It is a heavily industrial neighborhood. The area is dominated by factory and warehouse buildings, including many multi-story loft buildings constructed in the mid- to late 1800's. Notable early businesses include the Mott Iron Works, the Estey Piano Factory, and the Haines Piano Co. factory. While many of the early industrial buildings remain, much of the manufacturing has long since left the area.
Most of the neighborhood is within walking distance from the IRT #6 train's stops at Cypress Avenue and E. 149th St. Zip codes include 10454. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 40th Precinct.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Morris,_Bronx
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 40°48'14"N 73°55'3"W
- Astoria 3.2 km
- Harlem (Manhattan, NY) 5 km
- Sunnyside 6.6 km
- Greenpoint 8.5 km
- Williamsburg 10 km
- Bushwick 11 km
- East New York 12 km
- Stuyvesant Heights 12 km
- Canarsie 16 km
- Bensonhurst 21 km
- NYNH&H Bronx Terminal 0.7 km
- Randall's Island Park 1 km
- Wagner Houses 1.4 km
- Randall's Island 1.5 km
- Triborough (Robert F. Kennedy Memorial) Bridge 2 km
- East (Spanish) Harlem 2.2 km
- Central Harlem 2.7 km
- Manhattan 5.2 km
- The Bronx 8.2 km
- Queens 17 km