48th Precinct Community Council

48 PRECINCT AREA

DEMOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION

The 48 Precinct boundaries: Center line of Webster Ave. and Cross Bronx Expressway to Park Avenue, to East 174th Street, to Washington Avenue, to Cross Bronx Expressway, to Crotona Park North, to East 175th Street, to Southern Boulevard, to Cross Bronx Expressway, east to center line of Bronx River Parkway, to East 180th Street, west along park fence to Boston Road, north along park fence to Bronx Park South, north along park fence to Southern Boulevard, north along park fence to center line of Bedford Park Boulevard, to west border New York/New Haven Railroad tracks, south to East Fordham Road, west to Webster Avenue, to place beginning.

The Forty Eighth Precinct area can be best described as economically depressed, insofar as fully half the area residents receive some kind of public assistance. At the same time it can be considered vital where new businesses are moving in to areas such as East Tremont Avenue, East 187 Street, and Arthur Avenue area. Many of the abandoned buildings have been or are in the process of being restored while one and two family units are going up on previously empty lots. By far the greatest concern of the community is the proliferation of drugs followed by burglaries, robberies, prostitution, and quality of life conditions. Some of the special features of the command are Fordham University and the Belmont area, which is also known as “The Little Italy of the Bronx”, well known for it’s restaurants and a shopping haven for many Italian delicacies.