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Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan JEROME AVENUE BUILDING THE PLAN NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN TOGETHER April, 2018 University Heights K Residents Fordham K Residents St. Louis, MO 318 K Residents New Orleans, LA New 378 Pittsburgh, PA 305 Morris K Residents Heights Mount Hope Study Area, BX Jerome Ave. 345 Total Population *to scale Highbridge Mount Demographics Eden Area of Analysis: 78 Census Tracts Surrounding the zoning study area, 345K Within the fastest growing county in the representing portions of several Bronx MedianMedian Household Household Income Income State, the neighborhoods surrounding Jerome Neighborhoods 60000 Avenue are home to over 340,000 people, University mainly African-American and Latino residents $51,865 Heights 50000 and the largest African immigrant population Income BracketsK Residents (% of households) Study Area Bronx NYC Fordham in the City. Compared to both borough and K Residents St. Louis, MO 318 40000 the city, the residents of the neighborhoods K Residents 20 Orleans, LA New 378 $34,300 along Jerome have lower incomes, lower Pittsburgh, PA 305 30000 Morris K Residents Heights Mount rates of employment, and lower educational $26,226 Hope Study Area, BX Jerome Ave. 345 attainment. Relatedly, residents in these 20000 neighborhoods experience a number 15 10000 of negative health outcomes, including Total Population *to scale Highbridge Mount conditions related to chronic illness, the Eden 0 physical environment (notably housing-related NYC Bronx Study Area issues), and social determinants. Area of Analysis: 78 Census Tracts Surrounding the zoning study area, % 10345K representing portions of several Bronx Neighborhoods Median Household Income % Unemployed (Civilian Labor Force) 60000 20 17.7% 5 $51,865 50000 15 Income Brackets (% of households) 14.2% Study Area Bronx NYC 40000 10 10.2% $25 20 0 than $10K Less - $14 $10K $15 $34,300$35 $50 $75 $100 $150 $200K + 30000 K - K - K - K - K - K - K - 5 $34K $26,226 $24 $49 $74 $99 $199.9K $149.9K 20000 .9K .9K .9K .9K .9K 0 NYC Bronx Study Area 15 10000 0 NYC Bronx Study Area Nearly 15% of city’s households earn more than $150K per year. Meanwhile, almost HALF of the households in the study area earn less than % 10 $25K Conversely, 1/4 of households earn more than $50K % Unemployed (Civilian Labor Force) 20 17.7% 5 15 14.2% 10 10.2% $25 0 than $10K Less - $14 $10K $15 $35 $50 $75 $100 $150 $200K + K - K - K - K - K - K - K - 5 $34K $24 $49 $74 $99 $199.9K Challenges/Opportunities $149.9K .9K .9K .9K .9K .9K The communities along the Jerome Avenue Corridor face a number of challenges. In addition to the poor health and educational outcomes facing residents, the area faces physical challenges. The Cross Bronx Expressway and 0a concentration of automotive and other industrial uses divide dense neighborhoods, affecting NYC Bronx Study Area quality of life, health, and safety. Despite being a transit corridor itself, Jerome Avenue is often seen as a divider and a place to be avoided. Despite the challenges facing the Jerome Avenue corridor, there are many strengths and opportunities on which to build. The area’s housing stock is largely regulated and affordable. Since the inception of the planning process, the City has preserved over 5,500 units of affordable housing and continues that work. The area is conveniently located along two rich mass transit corridors. The #4 train runs along the Jerome Avenue Corridor and the B/D trains run beneath the Grand Concourse. Additionally, the area is home to several beloved and well-used parks, including Aqueduct Walk, Mullaly Park, Claremont Park and Galileo Nearly 15% of city’sPark, tohouseholds name a few. Finally, there earn are a morenumber of thanlongstanding $150K and respected per community year. institutions that provide services, stability, jobs and more to local residents. These include Bronx Community College, Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Davidson Community Center, Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Morris Heights Health Meanwhile, almostCenter, HALF New Settlement of the Community households Campus, among inmany the others. study area earn less than $25K Conversely, 1/4 of households earn more than $50K Local Fordham Rd Fordham Rd Context & PS 33 Assets !1 The collection of neighborhoods along Jerome Avenue in the southwest Bronx are dense and growing. The needs here include affordable housing preservation and development, 183 St accessible parks and active recreation, UNIVERSITY PS 315 improved and safer streets and sidewalks, PS 279 183 St new schools, helping entrepreneurs grow HEIGHTS their businesses, connecting residents to Creston Academy growing job sectors, among others. The Jerome NYPD 46th Precinct Avenue Neighborhood Plan is a collective body of recommendations and investments that PS 279 were generated over a multi-year, inclusive planning process. Already, the City has begun Morris Heights to invest heavily in the Southwest Bronx, and Health Center will continue to do so, committing over a $1 Bronx Community College Burnside Ave. billion in investment including $800 million in Davidson housing preservation and new construction, Community two new schools, an additional $189 million of Center capital projects, workforce strategies, and other Aqueduct Tremont Ave. Walk Tremont Ave programs. Echo Park MOUNT HOPE PS 723 176 St Grand Concourse 174-175 St y University Ave. a w Jerome Ave. Harlem River Harlem s s e MANHATTAN r PS 170 Bronx Lebanon p MORRIS Hospital Aqueduct Walk x E HEIGHTS n Mt Eden a g e Claremont e D Park r o j a a Cross Bronx Expressway M !B MOUNT EDEN PS 64 170 St Edward L. Grant Hwy Family Life Academy 170 St Corporal Grant Fischer Park Bronx Community College Park 169th St HIGHBRIDGE NYPD 44th Precinct Grand Concourse PS/IS 218 CONCOURSE 167 St 167 St PS 114 !D Mullaly Park Davidson Community Center Ave. Jerome River Ave. River Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan The Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan provides a blueprint for thoughtful growth in the southwest Bronx, pairing investments in housing with investments in neighborhoods and people. Since 2010, New York City grew at a faster pace than any time in the last 50 years and is now at a population high of more than 8.6 million residents. As of 2017, the Bronx is back to its all-time population high of 1.471 million! This growth is representative of the City’s success: people are living longer, families are growing, and immigrants remain attracted to the city’s vitality. Responding to this growth as well as housing market trends - rents continuing to rise as incomes stagnate - the Mayor along with local elected offi cials, community boards and residents recognized the need to undertake a comprehensive and inclusive local plan. A plan that would meet affordable housing needs and address century-old development patterns to help Jerome Avenue connect rather than divide communities. The Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan provided a process for communities to identify the right areas for growth and preservation to guide investments in infrastructure and services that will make our neighborhoods stronger. Throughout the planning process, the Department of City Planning – joined by its many partner agencies – hosted more than 40 public events, attracting participants from across the southwest Bronx. These events provided a venue for local stakeholders to share community opportunities, challenges, priorities, and explore a variety of topics and provided a venue for the City to share information on technical aspects that can begin to address these issues, such as environmental review, zoning, capital planning, among many others. Outreach included interactive open houses, goal-setting workshops, visioning sessions, focus groups with youth and seniors, mobile offi ce hours, Spanish language workshops, and immigrant-focused events, and stations at community gatherings across the area to facilitate hundreds of one-on-one conversations. Together we considered a diversity of viewpoints, set goals and articulated priorities, shaped a compelling vision, and formed recommendations. Over a more than three-year participatory planning process, we built the plan together. The recommendations formed throughout the planning process serve as the base of the Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan. Many of the recommendations have already begun to take shape with committed dollars and fi rm timelines. Others represent longer-term goals that will require additional time and thought to develop and achieve. The Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan memorializes a vision and creates a framework for future development in the neighborhoods of the southwest Bronx. It is meant to support the communities along Jerome Avenue to guide development and investments and should serve as an advocacy tool into the future. For more information and Neighborhood Plan: NYC.gov/Jerome Or email: [email protected] Acknowledgments & Thanks • Community Board 4 • Department of Housing • Department of Education • Community Board 5 Preservation & Development • Mayor’s Offi ce of • Community Board 7 • Department of Environmental Remediation • Borough President Ruben Transportation • Mayor’s Offi ce of Immigrant Diaz Jr. • Department of Parks & Affairs • Councilmember Fernando Recreation • Mayor’s Offi ce of Workforce Cabrera • Department of Health & Development • Councilmember Vanessa Mental Hygiene Gibson • Department of Small Business Services The Vision Parks, Open Space Housing Economic & Jerome Avenue represents & Community Resources GOALS Workforce Development an opportunity to transform Housing Housing New York Provide sustainable, high-quality,
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