MOTT HAVEN
Mott Haven is the southernmost neighborhood in the South Bronx. It has
one of the highest numbers of Puerto Rican residents in New York City.
Mott Haven was the first neighborhood to give rise to the term "South
Bronx", the name
which
was used to describe those neighborhoods in the Bronx
that were affected by urban decay between the 1960s and 1990s. Despite
improvements, Mott Haven remains a low-income neighborhood; a large
number of its 50.000 inhabitants live in public housing projects.
The area south of Major Deegan Expressway, also
known as Port Morris, is one of the few areas in the South Bronx, which
started to experience some gentrification. Attracted by enormous loft
spaces and cheap rents, some artists moved into the area around Bruckner
Boulevard. The street is lined with some industrial shops and antique
shops.
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