Highbridge, Bronx

At the time of European settlement, the southern Bronx was inhabited by the Siwanoy, a tribe of the Wappinger confederacy. They called the hill that is now Highbridge "Nuasin", or "the land between", for its location between the Harlem River and an estuary that formerly flowed in the area of modern-day Jerome Avenue.

The neighborhood takes its name from the High Bridge, built in 1848 by Irish immigrants.{{cite book|last=Winant|first=Edward|title=The Hydraulics Revolution: Science and Technical Design of Urban Water Supply during the Enlightenment|year=1996|publisher=West Virginia University}} The structure originally carried Croton Aqueduct water across the Harlem River.{{cite concrete|page=141}} In 1864, a walkway was built across the High Bridge.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/park-features/highbridge-park/high-bridge-history |title=History of the High Bridge: NYC Parks |website=www.nycgovparks.org|access-date=2016-10-25}} Use of the structure to deliver water to Manhattan ceased in 1949. The bridge was closed to pedestrian traffic in the early 1960s, and allowed to fall into disrepair; in 2015 a reconstruction project was undertaken and completed with the opening of the bridge in 2019.

In the mid-late 19th century, the area was developed as a suburban retreat for the elite, who built large homes overlooking the Harlem River. The names of these families and their estates are reflected in the names of Highbridge's north-south avenues: Ogden Avenue and Boscobel Place for William B. Ogden, Merriam Avenue for Francis W. Merriam, Anderson Avenue and Woodycrest Avenue for the Anderson family, and Shakespeare Avenue for the Shakespeare Garden on the Marcher family estate.{{cite web|title=Highbridge Heights, Bronx|date=March 28, 2010|url=http://forgotten-ny.com/2010/03/highbridge-heights-bronx/|access-date=July 9, 2018}} Around the turn of the 20th century, many of these estates were subdivided for urban development, however a few older houses still remain.

In the early 20th century, the neighborhood was served by the Anderson–Jerome Avenues station, which connected the New York City Subway's Ninth Avenue elevated Line with the IRT Jerome Avenue Line ({{NYCS trains|Jerome}}).

In the late 1960s, the residents of Highbridge were predominantly of Irish, Italian and Eastern European Jewish descent. They have since been replaced by large numbers of Hispanics and African Americans. As of 2017, the neighborhood is undergoing gentrification.

Prior to the 1960s, Highbridge was a predominantly Irish American neighborhood.{{cite web|title=Bronx Irish Americans: American Irish History in the Bronx|url=http://www.irishamericanjourney.com/2011/09/bronx-irish-americans.html|access-date=December 5, 2015}} Today the vast majority of residents in the area are of Dominican, Puerto Rican and African American descent. Almost 40% of families live below the federal poverty line.{{cite web |title=NYC Population FactFinder |url=https://popfactfinder.planning.nyc.gov/profile/1199/economic |website=popfactfinder.planning.nyc.gov |access-date=June 19, 2018}}

Based on data from the 2010 United States Census, the population of Highbridge was 37,727, an increase of 3,883 (11.5%) from the 33,844 counted in 2000. Covering an area of {{convert|373.14|acres}}, the neighborhood had a population density of {{convert|101.1|PD/acre|PD/sqmi PD/sqkm}}.[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p5_nta.pdf Table PL-P5 NTA: Total Population and Persons Per Acre - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010], Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, February 2012. Accessed June 16, 2016.

In 2010, the racial makeup of the neighborhood was 32.9% (12,397) African American, 1.2% (462) White, 0.2% (69) Native American, 0.5% (176) Asian, 0.0% (2) Pacific Islander, 0.3% (103) from other races, and 0.7% (253) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 64.3% (24,265) of the population.[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/planning/download/pdf/data-maps/nyc-population/census2010/t_pl_p3a_nta.pdf Table PL-P3A NTA: Total Population by Mutually Exclusive Race and Hispanic Origin - New York City Neighborhood Tabulation Areas*, 2010], Population Division - New York City Department of City Planning, March 29, 2011. Accessed June 14, 2016.

The entirety of Community District 4, which comprises Highbridge and Concourse, had 155,835 inhabitants as of NYC Health's 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 78.6 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-bx4.pdf|title=Highbridge and Concourse (Including Concourse, Concourse Village, East Concourse, Highbridge, Mount Eden and West Concourse)|date=2018|website=nyc.gov|publisher=NYC Health|access-date=March 2, 2019}}{{Rp|2, 20}} This is lower than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf|title=2016-2018 Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan: Take Care New York 2020|date=2016|website=nyc.gov|publisher=New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene|access-date=September 8, 2017}}{{Rp|53 (PDF p. 84)}}{{cite web | title=New Yorkers are living longer, happier and healthier lives | website=New York Post | date=June 4, 2017 | url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/04/new-yorkers-are-living-longer-happier-and-healthier-lives/ | access-date=March 1, 2019}} Most inhabitants are youth and middle-aged adults: 27% are between the ages of between 0–17, 29% between 25–44, and 23% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 11% and 10% respectively.{{Rp|2}}

As of 2017, the median household income in Community District 4 was $30,900.{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3603708-nyc-bronx-community-district-4-concourse-highbridge-mount-eden-puma-ny/|title=NYC-Bronx Community District 4--Concourse, Highbridge & Mount Eden PUMA, NY|access-date=July 17, 2018}} In 2018, an estimated 32% of Highbridge and Concourse 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 61% in Highbridge and Concourse, compared to the boroughwide and citywide rates of 58% and 51% respectively. Based on this calculation, {{as of|2018|lc=y}}, Highbridge and Concourse are considered low-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying.{{Rp|7}} However, {{as of|2017|lc=y}}, rents in Highbridge have risen more than any other neighborhood in New York City, at a rate of 22%.{{cite web |title=Gentrifying Highbridge Faces a Rocky Future |date=May 3, 2018 |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/05/03/gentrifying-highbridge-faces-a-rocky-future |access-date=June 19, 2018}}

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Highbridge is dominated by townhouses and 5 and 6-story apartment buildings, including numerous Art Deco landmarks built by the developer Bernard J. Noonan and the architects Horace Ginsberg and Marvin Fine.[http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/noonanplaza_FINAL.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301102441/http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/noonanplaza_FINAL.pdf |date=March 1, 2017 }}, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Accessed March 8, 2018. Many older detached mansions still remain on Woodycrest Avenue and Ogden Avenue. The total land area is roughly one square mile. The terrain is elevated and very hilly.

Stair streets connect the parts of the neighborhood that are located at different elevations.{{cite web | last=Walsh | first=Kevin | title=STEP STREETS | website=Forgotten New York | date=June 6, 1999 | url=https://forgotten-ny.com/1999/06/step-streets-rare-streets-devoted-only-to-the-access-of-pedestrians-in-the-bronx/ | access-date=October 23, 2019}} One particular stair street between Shakespeare and Anderson Avenues became known as the "Joker Stairs", drawing tourists after the 2019 film Joker was filmed there.{{cite web | last=Asmelash | first=Leah | title=The 'Joker' stairs might be New York's latest tourist attraction | website=CNN | date=October 19, 2019 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/19/us/joker-stairs-bronx-trnd/index.html | access-date=October 23, 2019}}{{cite web | title='Joker' Fans Come For The Stairs, Locals Hope They Stick Around For Bronx Extras | website=CBS New York – Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic And The Best of NY | date=October 21, 2019 | url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/10/21/joker-stairs-instagram-the-bronx/ | access-date=October 23, 2019}}

• The Woodycrest Children's Home on Woodycrest Avenue was built as an orphanage by the American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless to rescue from degradation, physical and moral, the children of want, homelessness and sorrow.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/08/realestate/streetscapes-woodycrest-children-s-home-new-life-mission-for-bronx-residence.html|work=New York Times|access-date=June 21, 2017|date=January 8, 1989|first1=Christoper|last1=Gray|title=STREETSCAPES: Woodycrest Children's Home; A New Life - and Mission - for a Bronx Residence}} This grand Beaux Arts building was designed by William Tuthill, the architect of Carnegie Hall. Opening in 1902, it housed 120 children in five dormitories, and contained a chapel, a kindergarten, a hospital, a dining room and a quarantine ward for new arrivals. The building is now managed by the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center as the Highbridge-Woodycrest center, providing long-term geriatric and AIDS care.[https://www.bronxcare.org/our-services/special-care-center-and-highbridge-woodycrest-center/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528185849/http://www.bronxcare.org/our-services/special-care-center-and-highbridge-woodycrest-center/ |date=May 28, 2017 }}, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center. Accessed June 21, 2017.
• The Art Deco style Park Plaza Apartments on Jerome Avenue, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/81-PARK-PLAZA-APTS.pdf], New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Accessed March 8, 2018. File:Park Plaza Apts 1001 Jerome Av jeh.jpg, listed on the National Register of Historic Places]]
• The Art Deco style Noonan Plaza Apartments on West 168th Street.
• The Richardsonian Romanesque style Union Reformed Church of Highbridge on Ogden Avenue, with stained glass by Tiffany and Company.[http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2401.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209211402/http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2401.pdf |date=December 9, 2010 }}, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Accessed March 8, 2018.
• The Polychrome Gothic style Public School 91, now PS11, on Ogden Avenue.
• The "Lighthouse" building at Sedgewick Avenue and University Avenue has housed the H.W. Wilson Company, an educational publisher and index services provider, since 1917. The building's distinctive lighthouse was added in 1929. The company merged with EBSCO Publishing in June 2011.{{cite web|title=Questions & Answers regarding EBSCO Publishing's Merger with The H.W. Wilson Company|url=http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=5482|access-date=January 6, 2011}} File:HW Wilson lighthouse W162 Bx jeh.jpg

• The eponymous High Bridge, part of the former Croton Aqueduct and now a pedestrian bridge. terminates in a park in the northwest corner of the neighborhood.[https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/highbridge-park_bronx Highbridge Park], New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed June 12, 2017. The High Bridge connects it to Highbridge Park in Manhattan.
• Merriam Playground[https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/merriam-playground Merriam Playground], New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed June 12, 2017.
• Macombs Dam Park to the south is built in the footprint of the original Yankee Stadium.[https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/macombs-dam-park Macombs Dam Park], New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed June 12, 2017.
• Mullaly Park bounds the eastern edge of the High Bridge neighborhood.[https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/mullaly-park Mullaly Park], New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed June 12, 2017.
• Nelson Playground[https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/nelson-playground Nelson Playground], New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed July 9, 2018.
• Corporal Irwin Fischer Park[https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/corporal-fischer-park Corporal Fischer Park], New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Accessed July 9, 2018.

The neighborhood has dozens of community gardens occupying lots that were left vacant between the 1970s and 1990s, including:

• Las Casitas Community Garden
• La Isla Garden
• Mosaic Success Garden
• Taqwa Community Farm
• Target Bronx Community Garden, renovated by the New York Restoration Project[https://www.nyrp.org/green-spaces/garden-details/target-bronx-community-garden/ Target Bronx Community Garden], New York Restoration Project. Accessed June 12, 2017.
• Woodycrest Community Garden

There are three NYCHA developments located in Highbridge:[http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/about/developments/bronx.page Bronx Development Maps], New York City Housing Authority. Accessed April 3, 2017.

• Highbridge Gardens; six, 13-story buildings.[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nycha/downloads/pdf/Highbridge%20Gardens.pdf Highbridge Gardens], New York City Housing Authority. Accessed April 3, 2017.
• Highbridge Rehabs (Nelson Avenue); three, 5 and 6-story rehabilitated tenement buildings.[http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nycha/downloads/pdf/Highbridge%20Rehabs%20Anderson%20Avenue.pdf Highbridge Rehabs (Nelson Avenue)], New York City Housing Authority. Accessed April 3, 2017.

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Highbridge is part of New York's 15th congressional district, the United States' smallest congressional district by area. The district is represented by Democrat Ritchie Torres.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/relfiles/cdsld13/36/ur_cd_36.txt|title=New York congressional districts by urban and rural population and land area| publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 11, 2014}}http://cookpolitical.com/house/pvi#The {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504161414/http://cookpolitical.com/house/pvi#The |date=May 4, 2013 }} Median & Most Partisan Districts, 1998-2014

Highbridge is part of New York State Senate District 29, represented by José M. Serrano. Highbridge is divided between two districts of the New York State Assembly. The 77th District is represented by Latoya Joyner, while the 84th District is represented by Carmen E. Arroyo.

Highbridge is part of New York City Council District 8. As of 2017, it is represented by Diana Ayala.

Highbridge and Concourse are patrolled by the 44th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 2 East 169th Street.{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/44th-precinct.page|title=NYPD – 44th Precinct|website=www.nyc.gov|publisher=New York City Police Department|access-date=October 3, 2016}} The 44th Precinct ranked 39th safest out of 69 patrol areas for per-capita crime in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/bronx/high-bridge/|title=Highbridge, Concourse Village, Mount Eden – DNAinfo.com Crime and Safety Report|website=www.dnainfo.com|access-date=October 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415051735/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/crime-safety-report/bronx/high-bridge|archive-date=April 15, 2017|url-status=dead}} {{As of|2018}}, with a non-fatal assault rate of 123 per 100,000 people, Highbridge and Concourse's rate of violent crimes per capita is greater than that of the city as a whole. The incarceration rate of 813 per 100,000 people is higher than that of the city as a whole.{{Rp|8}}

The 44th Precinct has a lower crime rate than in the 1990s, with crimes across all categories having decreased by 77.3% between 1990 and 2022. The precinct reported 19 murders, 36 rapes, 713 robberies, 1,048 felony assaults, 421 burglaries, 934 grand larcenies, and 396 grand larcenies auto in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-044pct.pdf|title=44th Precinct CompStat Report|website=www.nyc.gov|publisher=New York City Police Department|access-date=July 22, 2018}}

High Bridge is located near two New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire stations.{{Cite FDNY locations}} Engine Co. 50/Ladder Co. 19/Battalion 26 is located at 1155 Washington Avenue,{{cite web | title=Engine Company 50/Ladder Company 19/Battalion 26 | website=FDNYtrucks.com | url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/bronx/e50.htm | access-date=March 14, 2019}} while Engine Co. 68/Ladder Co. 49 is located at 1160 Ogden Avenue.{{cite web | title=Engine Company 68/Ladder Company 49 | website=FDNYtrucks.com | url=http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/bronx/e68.htm | access-date=March 14, 2019}}

In addition, FDNY EMS Station 17 is located at 1080 Ogden Avenue.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

{{As of|2018}}, preterm births and births to teenage mothers are more common in Highbridge and Concourse than in other places citywide. In Highbridge and Concourse, there were 93 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 34 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).{{Rp|11}} Highbridge and Concourse has a relatively average population of residents who are uninsured. In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 13%, slightly higher than the citywide rate of 12%.{{Rp|14}}

The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Highbridge and Concourse is {{convert|0.0083|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, more than the city average.{{Rp|9}} Fifteen percent of Highbridge and Concourse residents are smokers, which is higher than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.{{Rp|13}} In Highbridge and Concourse, 34% of residents are obese, 17% are diabetic, and 42% have high blood pressure—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.{{Rp|16}} In addition, 23% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.{{Rp|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%.{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket in Highbridge and Concourse, there are 18 bodegas.{{Rp|10}}

The nearest hospital is Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in Claremont.{{cite web | title=Best 30 Hospitals in Bronx, NY with Reviews | website=Yellow Pages | url=https://www.yellowpages.com/bronx-ny/hospitals | access-date=March 14, 2019}}

Highbridge is covered by ZIP Code 10452.{{cite web | title=High Bridge, New York City-Bronx, New York Zip Code Boundary Map (NY) | website=United States Zip Code Boundary Map (USA) | url=https://www.zipmap.net/New_York/Bronx_County/Z_High_Bridge.htm | access-date=March 15, 2019}} The United States Postal Service operates the Highbridge Station post office at 1315 Inwood Avenue.{{cite web | title=Location Details: Highbridge | website=USPS.com | url=https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=po&address=10451&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1366916&locationName=HIGHBRIDGE&address2=&address1=1315+INWOOD+AVE | access-date=March 7, 2019}}

Highbridge and Concourse generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city {{as of|2018|lc=y}}. While 36% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 43% have less than a high school education and 21% 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.{{Rp|6}} The percentage of Highbridge and Concourse students excelling in math rose from 17% in 2000 to 40% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 21% to 25% during the same time period.{{Cite web|url=http://furmancenter.org/files/sotc/BX_04_11.pdf|title=Highbridge and Concourse – BX 04|date=2011|publisher=Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy|access-date=October 5, 2016}}

Highbridge and Concourse's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is more than the rest of New York City. In Highbridge and Concourse, 28% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per school year, higher than the citywide average of 20%.{{Rp|24 (PDF p. 55)}}{{Rp|6}} Additionally, 67% of high school students in Highbridge and Concourse graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75%.{{Rp|6}}

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Public schools include:

• PS 11: High Bridge (Merriam and Ogden Avenues)
• PS 73: Joseph Dellacava (West 165th Street and Anderson Avenue)
• PS 114x: Luis Llorens Torres Schools (East 166th Street and Cromwell Avenue)
• PS 126: Dr. Marjorie Dunbar (West 166th Street and University Avenue)
• PS 199: William Shakespeare (West 172nd Street and Shakespeare Avenue)
• PS/IS 218: Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School (East 167th Street and Gerard Avenue)
• St Josephs of New York
• IS 361: [http://www.highbridgegreen.com/ The Highbridge Green School] (200 W. 167th Street), a 2014-2015 Chancellor's Showcase School{{cite news |last1=Darville |first1=Sarah |title=Fariña launches abbreviated version of her collaboration initiative |url=http://ny.chalkbeat.org/2014/10/09/farina-launches-abbreviated-version-of-her-collaboration-initiative/ |work=Chalkbeat New York |date=9 October 2014 |language=en}}
• Bronx School for Law Government and Justice

Parochial schools include:

• Sacred Heart School (168th and Nelson Avenue)[http://www.shhighbridge.org/ Sacred Heart School]

The New York Public Library (NYPL) operates two branches near Highbridge. The Grand Concourse branch is located at 155 East 173rd Street. The branch is a two-story structure that opened in 1959.{{cite web | title=About the Grand Concourse Library | website=The New York Public Library | url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/grand-concourse | access-date=March 14, 2019}} The High Bridge branch is located at 78 West 168th Street. The branch was opened in the early 20th century and was renovated in 2010.{{cite web | title=About the High Bridge Library | website=The New York Public Library | url=https://www.nypl.org/about/locations/high-bridge | access-date=March 14, 2019}}

The following New York City Subway stations serve Highbridge:{{NYCS const|map}}

• 161st Street–Yankee Stadium ({{NYCS trains|Yankee Stadium}})
• 167th Street ({{NYCS trains|Jerome local}})

The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Highbridge:{{cite NYC bus map|Bx}}

• Bx11: to Parkchester station ({{NYCS trains|Pelham}}) or George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal (via 170th Street, Claremont Parkway, 174th Street)
• Bx13: to Bronx Terminal Market, Boricua College, or George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal (via Ogden Avenue)
• Bx18: to 170th Street station ({{NYCS trains|Concourse local}}) (loop, via 168th Street)
• Bx35: to Crotona Park East or George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal (via 167th Street)

The Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line also serves Highbridge at the Yankees–East 153rd Street station.

• A Boogie wit da Hoodie (born 1995 as Artist J. Dubose), rapper and music producer{{cite web |title=A Boogie wit da Hoodie: "Drowning" |url=https://genius.com/12645857 |website=Genius |publisher=Genius.com |access-date=August 15, 2022}}
• Joy Bryant (born 1974), actress and modelHamlett-Concepcion, Brittany. [http://www.amny.com/entertainment/celebrities-from-the-bronx-jennifer-lopez-tracy-morgan-and-more-1.10684540 "Celebrities who hail from the 'Boogie Down' Bronx"], AM New York, November 9, 2015. Accessed June 12, 2017. "Joy Bryant - The Get Rich or Die Tryin star grew up in the High Bridge section of the Bronx."
• Cardi B (born 1992 as Belcalis Almanzar), rapperKameir, Rawiya. [http://www.thefader.com/2017/06/22/cardi-b-cover-story-interview "Cardi B Did It Her Way; Cardi B engineered Instagram fame into reality TV stardom into a poppin’ rap career. Now she’s learning to juggle everything that comes with it."], The Fader, June / July 2017. Accessed August 9, 2017. "Nefi, who is just one of 36 cousins, grew up 'door-by-door' in the same building off 167th Street, in a corner of the Bronx called Highbridge."
• DJ Kool Herc (born 1955 as Clive Campbell), breakbeat and early hip hop disc jockey
• Don Q (rapper) (born 1990 as Le'Quincy Anderson Styles)
• Carol Lynley (1942–2019), actress and model{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
• Tracy Morgan (born 1968), actor and comedianItzkoff, Dave. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/arts/television/02itzk.html "For Tracy Morgan, Every Day Is a Show"], The New York Times, October 28, 2008. Accessed June 12, 2017. "He was the second of five children, raised in housing projects in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and the High Bridge section of the Bronx."
• William B. Ogden (1805–1877), railroad magnate and first mayor of Chicago[http://gildedage.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/niu-lincoln%3A35528 "William B. Ogden."], Illinois During the Gilded Age. Accessed June 12, 2017. "His business causing him, of late years, to spend much of his time in New York, he purchased a handsome villa, in the spring of 1866, in Westchester County, at Fordham Heights, adjoining the High Bridge."
• Powerful Pex New York City Breakers (born 1967), breakdancing pioneer{{cn|date=November 2021}}
• Carl Hancock Rux (writer, recording artist) {{Cite web|url=https://brooklynrail.org/2004/05/books/carl-hancock-rux-with-lara-stapleton|title=Carl Hancock Rux with Lara Stapleton|date=May 2004}}

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• [http://forgotten-ny.com/2010/03/highbridge-heights-bronx/ Highbridge in Forgotten NY]

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