Longwood features affordable housing and strong community organizations in the South Bronx. The 2/5/6 trains and improving Hunts Point corridor serve a diverse population.
Longwood features affordable housing and strong community organizations in the South Bronx. The 2/5/6 trains and improving Hunts Point corridor serve a diverse population.
Did you know?
Longwood's Hoe Avenue was named after the Hoe family, whose printing press company supplied most of America's newspapers in the 19th century.
Neighborhood Stats
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Housing cost
$205 / sq ft
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Longwood delivers on outdoor space — there's a deep bench of playgrounds scattered throughout the blocks, from the well-tended Al Quiñones Playground on one end to Dawson Playground further south. Fox Park and Longfellow Playground anchor the interior, giving most blocks a short walk to somewhere for kids to run. It's not manicured parkland, but the quantity here means residents are rarely more than a few blocks from a play structure.
Schools & early education
Longwood has a dense roster of public schools — 20 zoned and specialty options clustered across a handful of blocks, plus five charter schools that add some governance variety to the mix. P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt and P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova anchor the elementary layer, while M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz covers middle school. A few schools carry thematic focus — Bronx Latin, Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School, School of Performing Arts — though the data here is about what's available, not how they perform.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Longwood a good neighborhood for families?
- Longwood scores 48/100 for families on Motley — near the middle of the pack citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Longwood safe?
- Longwood scores 4/100 on safety — toward the lower end citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Longwood?
- Longwood has 20 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 24/100 for schools — toward the lower end citywide.
- Is Longwood affordable?
- Longwood scores 36/100 for affordability on Motley — among the pricier parts of the city.
- Which borough is Longwood in?
- Longwood is a neighborhood in Bronx, New York City.
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