Soundview, Bronx

Soundview
Neighborhood of the Bronx
Apartment buildings in Soundview with the Midtown Manhattan skyline in the background
Apartment buildings in Soundview with the Midtown Manhattan skyline in the background
Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°48′58″N 73°52′05″W / 40.816°N 73.868°W / 40.816; -73.868
Country United States
State New York
CityNew York City
BoroughThe Bronx
Community DistrictBronx 9[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.116 sq mi (2.89 km2)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
31,825
 • Density28,520/sq mi (11,010/km2)
Economics
 • Median income$41,120
ZIP Codes
10472, 10473
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Websitewww.soundview.nyc

Soundview is a neighborhood on the Clason Point peninsula, on the southern section of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north, White Plains Road to the east, Lacombe Avenue to the south, and the Bronx River to the west. The Bruckner Expressway bisects the neighborhood horizontally along the center and the Bronx River Parkway runs north to south. Soundview Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Soundview.

History

Bronx Quonset Huts
Before and after rehabilitation, Rose Court at 1106 Boynton Avenue

Before European settlement, the Soundview peninsula, formed by the Bronx River, East River and Westchester Creek, was inhabited by the Siwanoy. A large Siwanoy settlement known as Snakapins was located near the present-day intersection of Soundview and Lacombe avenues at Clason Point. Archaeological investigations of the site documented dozens of pits and shell middens as well as pottery, tools and burials, and the settlement has been estimated to have supported approximately 300 inhabitants.[3] In 1646, Dutch Director-General Willem Kieft granted the neck of land now known as Clason Point to English colonist Thomas Cornell, and the area became known as Cornell's Neck. After Cornell left the area, the property eventually passed through his family to the Willett family. In 1793, the Willetts divided Cornell's Neck, selling the western half to Dominick Lynch and the eastern half to merchant Isaac Clason, from whom Clason Point takes its name. The 1800 federal census recorded seven enslaved people of African descent in Clason's household, indicating that enslaved labor was used on his property before slavery was abolished in New York in 1827.[4][5]

During the 19th century, much of the area remained rural and was occupied by farms and large estates. In 1830, the western portion of the former Cornell's Neck estate was sold to the Ludlow family, who became substantial landowners on the peninsula.[6] The family's name was preserved in Ludlow Avenue, an early roadway through the area that was later incorporated into Eastern Boulevard.[7] By 1872, William Watson owned a 225-acre estate extending through the area near the Bronx River and Westchester Avenue; his mansion stood near the present-day James Monroe Educational Campus, and a wooded section known as Watson's Woods extended east toward Morrison Avenue.[8] Several local street names preserve the names of people associated with the area's development. Watson and Gleason Avenues were named for prominent local landowners William Watson and Joseph J. Gleason,[9] while Fteley Avenue was named for civil engineer Alphonse Fteley, who oversaw the draining of swamps around Clason Point.[10] The portion of the Bronx east of the Bronx River remained part of Westchester County until it was annexed by New York City in 1895; it became part of the newly established Borough of the Bronx in 1898 and Bronx County in 1914.[4] Portions of the area north of Westchester Avenue were historically associated with Park Versailles, which originated as the Mapes Farm. One of the Mapes family's sons adopted the name while subdividing the property for development, and by 1920 all of the former farm's lots had been sold.[11]

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the waterfront developed as a popular recreational destination. Clason Point became known for beaches, excursion facilities and amusement venues, including Clason Point Amusement Park, which opened in 1910 and operated until 1935. The former Clason Point Amusement Park site was redeveloped in 1949 as the Shorehaven Beach Club, which operated until 1986, when the property was redeveloped for the Shorehaven Estates residential development.[12] Higgs Beach operated as a bathing and camping ground from 1900 to 1916 in what later became Harding Park, which subsequently developed as a bungalow colony. A municipal ferry connected Clason Point with College Point, Queens, from 1919 until 1939, when the opening of the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge provided another crossing of the East River.[5] Along the Bronx River, much of the land that became Soundview Park consisted of tidal marsh and open water; filling began during the 1920s, and New York City acquired the original park property in 1937.[5] Watson-Gleason Playground was developed with Works Progress Administration labor and opened in 1939.[13]

By the early 20th century, Soundview remained predominantly undeveloped farmland. Residential development increased after the IRT Pelham Line was extended along Westchester Avenue in 1920, followed by construction of one- and two-family houses.[14] Soundview Avenue was also served by the Sound View Avenue streetcar line, originally known as the Clason Point Line, which operated from 1909 until 1947.[15] Jewish settlement also increased during this period; by 1930, Jews made up approximately 30 to 39.9 percent of the population of the broader Soundview–Parkchester area.[16] The migration was reflected in the relocation of Chevra Linas Hazedek, an Orthodox congregation whose members moved from East Harlem to Soundview during the 1920s. Construction of its synagogue at 1115 Ward Avenue began in 1928 and was completed in 1932.[17] Despite this development, substantial portions of the peninsula remained undeveloped into the mid-20th century.

During the 1930s through the 1950s, Robert Moses and the city's Committee on Slum Clearance pursued large-scale redevelopment of the Soundview waterfront. The proposals included demolition of the bungalow community at Harding Park, which Moses characterized as part of the "Soundview slums". Residents opposed the clearance plans, and Harding Park ultimately survived the redevelopment effort.[18] After years of disputes over rents, evictions and ownership, residents reacquired the land from the city, and in 1981 Harding Park became New York City's first cooperatively owned low- and moderate-income community.[19]

In 1941, Clason Point Gardens became the first public housing development constructed by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) in the Bronx.[20] Eastern Boulevard was renamed Bruckner Boulevard in 1942 in honor of former Bronx Borough President Henry Bruckner.[21] In 1947, additional land in the neighborhood was used for a temporary NYCHA housing project consisting of 947 apartments in 473 Quonset huts.[22]

Quonset huts under construction near Bruckner Boulevard and Boynton Avenue, c. 1947

One remaining Quonset hut is still visible on the south side of Seward Avenue at Croes Avenue.[23] Numerous additional public housing developments were constructed throughout the Soundview peninsula during the 1950s and 1960s, contributing to substantial population growth.[24] During the early 1950s, the Bronx River Parkway was extended southward into Soundview, while the Bruckner Expressway was later constructed along and above portions of Bruckner Boulevard.[25] In subsequent decades, large high-rise rental and cooperative apartment complexes were constructed across the neighborhood, including developments built under the Mitchell-Lama program.[26]

In 1967, Bronx Borough President Herman Badillo selected Sound View as the name for the broader area.[27] The name itself predated Badillo's designation. According to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, when Soundview Park was developed, local residents opposed Parks Commissioner Robert Moses's proposed name of Lafayette Park and favored a name reflecting the surrounding area; "Soundview" was inspired by historical maps on which the East River was identified as part of Long Island Sound.[28] Before Sound View became the broader neighborhood designation, the area contained several distinct communities and place names, including Clason Point, Bronx River, Bruckner and Park Versailles. Distinct local identities have persisted; Bronx Community Board 9 currently recognizes Bronx River, Clason Point, Harding Park and Soundview/Bruckner as separate communities within the district.[29]

By 1970, Soundview was undergoing a significant demographic transition. The New York Times reported an increasing number of Puerto Rican families settling in the neighborhood, including working and middle-class families purchasing homes, while many longtime Italian residents were leaving the area.[30] During the 1970s, Soundview was affected by economic disinvestment, growing poverty and the broader New York City fiscal crisis, while its population became increasingly Black and Latino.[31]

Soundview was heavily affected by the crack epidemic and associated violence during the late 1980s and 1990s. The Soundview Houses became a center of the local crack trade and the base of Sex Money Murder, a street gang that emerged during the period.[32] In 1992, following a series of drive-by shootings and other street crime, the 43rd Precinct established the Watson Avenue Special Operation, which included vehicle checkpoints in an area described in federal court records as heavily affected by narcotics activity.[33] In 1999, an unarmed man, Amadou Diallo, was shot and killed by four plainclothes officers near the corner of Wheeler and Westchester Avenues.[34]

Beginning in the late 1990s, Soundview/Bruckner became one of the Bronx sites of the federal Weed and Seed program, which combined law-enforcement efforts against drug trafficking and violent gangs with community programs intended to improve quality of life.[35] The program continued after federal funding ended as a locally supported initiative.[36] In 2012, a stretch of Westchester Avenue in Soundview was designated an Operation Impact zone, bringing additional NYPD officers to the area.[37]

Beginning in the 2000s, new affordable housing construction and rehabilitation reshaped portions of Soundview. City-sponsored projects have included multi-unit townhouses and apartment buildings, including developments constructed on underused NYCHA property. Soundview Homes, on the Soundview Houses campus, consists of 72 affordable cooperative apartments in ten four-story townhouse buildings.[38] On the Sotomayor Houses campus, the 16-story Casa Celina opened in 2024 with 204 affordable apartments for older adults, including units reserved for formerly homeless seniors.[39] Major rehabilitation programs have also been undertaken at existing public housing developments, including a $275 million renovation of more than 400 apartments at Sack Wern Houses and a $93 million modernization of Bronx River Addition.[40][41]

Soundview Park, much of which was created through the filling of former tidal marsh and open water with sanitary landfill, has undergone extensive environmental restoration and recreational improvements. The park contains waterfront fishing areas, athletic fields and a greenway for pedestrians and cyclists.[42] Plans for continued improvements have included expanded waterfront greenway connections, a new recreation center and a 15,000-square-foot skatepark.[43][44]

The neighborhood and surrounding area have also become increasingly diverse. A city analysis of the broader Soundview/Parkchester area found that it remained majority Latino while its Asian population more than doubled during the preceding decade, with much of that growth consisting of Bangladeshi, Indo-Caribbean and Indian residents.[45] Crime in the larger area served by the 43rd Precinct has declined substantially from its early-1990s levels. NYPD statistics show that the seven major felony offenses declined from 9,500 in 1990 to 3,143 in 2025; murders fell from 50 to 12, while robberies and burglaries declined by more than 78 and 85 percent, respectively.[46]

Demographics

Tenements

Based on data from the 2010 United States census, the combined population of the Soundview/Clason Point/Castle Hill/Harding Park tabulation area (which includes the southern half of the Soundview neighborhood) was 53,686. This figure represented an increase of 2,933 (5.8%) from the 50,753 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 1,198.36 acres (484.96 ha), this tabulation area had a population density of 44.8 inhabitants per acre (28,700/sq mi; 11,100/km2).[47] The racial makeup of this tabulation area was 2% (1,067) White, 37% (19,876) African American, 0.3% (161) Native American, 1.3% (709) Asian, 0% (22) Pacific Islander, 0.4% (239) from other races, and 1.1% (586) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.8% (31,026) of the population.[48]

The combined population of the Soundview/Bruckner tabulation area (which includes the northern half of the Soundview neighborhood) was 35,634 in 2010. This figure represented an increase of 497 (1.4%) from the 35,137 counted in 2000. Covering an area of 371.44 acres (150.32 ha), this tabulation area had a population density of 95.9 inhabitants per acre (61,400/sq mi; 23,700/km2).[47]

Soundview's total land area is roughly 1.3 square miles. The neighborhood predominantly consists of Latin Americans (mainly Puerto Ricans) and African Americans.

The entirety of Community District 9, which comprises Soundview and Parkchester, had 184,105 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 79.7 years.[49]: 2, 20  This is about two years shorter than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.[50]: 53 (PDF p. 84) [51] Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 25% are between the ages of between 0–17, 29% between 25 and 44, and 24% between 45 and 64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 10% and 12% respectively.[49]: 2 

As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 9 was $40,005.[52] In 2018, an estimated 26% of Soundview and Parkchester residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City. One in eight residents (13%) were unemployed, compared to 13% in the Bronx and 9% in New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 55% in Soundview and Parkchester, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, as of 2018 Soundview and Parkchester are considered low-income relative to the rest of the city, and are not undergoing gentrification.[49]: 7 

Land use and terrain

Semi-detached multi-unit rowhouses

The land area contains a mix of uses but is primarily residential. Most of the population resides inside large residential complexes of various types. The neighborhood contains one of the highest concentrations of NYCHA projects in New York City. There is a mixture of pre-war architecture, mid-century, and modern buildings. Row-houses, semi-detached homes, detached homes, and apartment buildings are found throughout; the overwhelming majority containing multiple units.

The neighborhood's primary commercial corridors are White Plains Road, Soundview Avenue, and Westchester Avenue.

The central western border of the neighborhood, adjacent to the Bronx River, is primarily used for storage, warehousing, and automotive repair and modification.

York Studios' Michelangelo Campus motion picture and television production facilities, is located at 1421 Story Avenue.[53][54]

The studios for News 12 The Bronx are located at 930 Soundview Avenue.

The total land area is roughly 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2). The terrain is mostly low lying and flat.

The Shops at Bruckner Commons

The Shops at Bruckner Commons, which was greatly expanded throughout the 1990s and was mostly renovated in 2018, divides Soundview from neighboring Castle Hill and contains some national chains like The Gap and Old Navy. Other primary thoroughfares contain amenities like supermarkets, pharmacies, barbershops, hair salons, fast food, bodegas, and cheap shops.

Parks and recreation

Soundview Park

Soundview Park occupies 205 acres (83 ha) in the southwestern section of the neighborhood, with ballfields and playgrounds and a pedestrian/bike greenway along the left bank of the Bronx River estuary from Lafayette to Leland Avenue.[55] It was built on filled land[56] starting in 1939.[57] The first 93 acres (38 ha) of the park were acquired by the City of New York in 1937,[58] and 66 acres (27 ha) more were acquired along the water's edge in December 1939.[59]

"Parque de los Ninos", a playground at the corner of Morrison and Watson Avenues, opened in 1956 and was renamed in 1995 to honor six neighborhood children who were killed in the late 1980s. It was granted $1.6 million for renovations in 2016.[60]

Low-income public housing complex

There are nine NYCHA developments located in Soundview.[61]

  1. 1471 Watson Avenue; one 6-story building.
  2. Boynton Avenue Rehab; three rehabilitated apartment buildings, two 4 stories tall another 6 stories tall.
  3. Sotomayor Houses (formerly Bronxdale Houses); twenty-eight 7-story buildings.
  4. Bronx River Houses; nine 14-story buildings.
  5. Bronx River Addition; two buildings, one 6 stories tall another 14 stories tall.
  6. Clason Point Gardens; forty-five buildings, all 2 stories tall.
  7. Monroe Houses; twelve buildings, either 8, 14, or 15 stories tall.
  8. Sack Wern Houses; seven buildings, each 6 stories tall.
  9. Soundview Houses; thirteen 7-story buildings.

Police and crime

Soundview is one of several neighborhoods in the Southeast Bronx patrolled by the 43rd Precinct of the NYPD, located at 900 Fteley Avenue.[62] The current 43rd Precinct was constructed in Soundview in 1978, and the overall coverage area was reduced significantly with the introduction of the 49th Precinct north of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor right-of-way in the East Bronx.

The 43rd Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 63.1% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported 6 murders, 48 rapes, 747 robberies, 806 felony assaults, 302 burglaries, 1,039 grand larcenies, and 561 grand larcenies auto in 2022.[63] The 43rd Precinct's rate of violent crimes per capita is more than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate is higher than that of the city as a whole.

Fire safety

Soundview contains a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire station, Engine Company 96/Ladder Company 54, at 1689 Story Avenue.[64][65]

Health

As of 2018, preterm births and births to teenage mothers are more common in Bronx Community District 9 including Soundview than in other places citywide. There were 106 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 26.4 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).[49]: 11  The area has a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 16%, higher than the citywide rate of 14%.[49]: 14 

The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Bronx Community District 9 is 0.0076 milligrams per cubic metre (7.6×10−9 oz/ft3), more than the city average.[49]: 9  Eighteen percent of residents are smokers, which is higher than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.[49]: 13  32% of residents are obese, 16% are diabetic, and 34% have high blood pressure—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.[49]: 16  In addition, 25% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.[49]: 12 

Eighty-three percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 72% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", lower than the city's average of 78%.[49]: 13  For every supermarket in Bronx Community District 9, there are 13 bodegas.[49]: 10 

The nearest hospital campuses are Montefiore Medical Center's Westchester Square and West Farms campuses, as well as Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center's Longwood campus. The nearest large hospital is NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in Morris Park.[66]

Post offices and ZIP Codes

Soundview is located within two ZIP Codes. The area north of Bruckner Expressway/Interstate 278 is in 10472, while the area south of Bruckner Expressway/I-278 is in 10473.[67] The United States Postal Service operates three post offices nearby:

  • Clason Point Station – 829 Soundview Avenue[68]
  • Cornell Station – 1950 Lafayette Avenue[69]
  • Soundview Station – 1687 Gleason Avenue[70]

Education

A high school built inside a once abandoned warehouse

Bronx Community District 9 including Soundview generally has a similar rate of college-educated residents to the rest of the Bronx as of 2018. While 23% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 30% have less than a high school education and 47% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 26% of Bronx residents and 43% of city residents have a college education or higher.[49]: 6  The percentage of students excelling in math rose from 23% in 2000 to 44% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 27% to 30% during the same time period.[71]

The rate of elementary school student absenteeism is higher than the rest of New York City. 28% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, more than the citywide average of 20%.[50]: 24 (PDF p. 55) [49]: 6  Additionally, 69% of high school students graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75%.[49]: 6 

Schools

The following public schools are located in Soundview:[72]

Public:

  • P.S. 47 John Randolph (1794 E 172nd St)
  • P.S. 93 Albert G Oliver (1535 Story Ave)
  • P.S. 69 Journey Prep School (560 Theriot Ave)
  • P.S. 100 Isaac Clason (800 Taylor Ave)
  • P.S. 107 (1695 Seward Ave) Boys Prep Elementary Charter School
  • Bronx Arena High School (1440 Story Ave)
  • Felisa Rincon De Gautier Institute For Law And Pub High School (1440 Story Ave)
  • Bronx Public School 152 (1007 Evergreen Ave)
  • Junior High School 123 James M Kiernan (1025 Morrison Ave)
  • Junior High School 131 Albert Einstein (885 Bolton Ave)
  • Soundview Academy For Culture And Scholarship (885 Bolton Ave)
  • Metropolitan Lighthouse Charter School
  • Vertex Partnership Academy (1140 Taylor Ave.)

There is also one parochial school:

Libraries

The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates three branches near Soundview.

  • The Clason's Point branch is located at 1215 Morrison Avenue. The branch opened in 1952 and moved to its current location in 1971.[73]
  • The Parkchester branch is located at 1985 Westchester Avenue. The branch opened in 1942 within the Parkchester development and moved to its current two-story structure in 1985.[74]
  • The Soundview branch is located at 660 Soundview Avenue. The branch opened at this location in 1973.[75]

Transportation

Aerial view of communities between the Bronx River and Westchester Creek which include Soundview.

The IRT Pelham Line, an elevated New York City Subway line serving the 6 and <6>​ trains, traverses southwest to northeast through the neighborhood, along Westchester Avenue.[76]

The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Soundview:[77]

NYC Ferry's Soundview route started serving Soundview on August 15, 2018.[78][79]

Notable residents


See also

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