Everything about The Hub Bronx totally explained
The Hub-Third Avenue B.I.D. (Business Improvement District) is the retail heart of the
South Bronx, located where four roads converge: East 149th Street, Willis, Melrose and
Third Avenues. It is primarily located inside the neighborhood of
Melrose but also lines the northern border of
Mott Haven. The Hub has been called "the
Broadway of the Bronx." It is the site of both maximum traffic and architectural density. In configuration, it resembles a miniature
Times Square, a spatial "bow-tie" created by the geometry of the street intersections. It is a primary shopping district for Bronx residents, and many new
Hip-Hop trends can be found in the Hub long before they spread to the rest of
New York City and the world. The area is part of
Bronx Community Board 1.
It is the location of the
Third Avenue–149th Street station on the
IRT White Plains Road Line in the
New York City Subway system.
History
The Hub, is the oldest major shopping locale in the Bronx. Between 1900 and 1930, the number of Bronx residents increased from 201,000 to 1,265,000. Inhabitants throughout the borough shopped in department stores and boutiques at 149th Street and 3rd Avenue, an area that came to be known in this time as "the Hub". In the 30s the Hub had movie palaces and vaudeville theaters.
The Hub today
A few decades after it became a national symbol of
urban decay, the Bronx is now home to a rash of new construction projects that are rebuilding neighborhoods that have seen little new construction in half a century. On
March 14,
2006, the mayor and other elected officials took part in the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the new “Hub Retail and Office Center.”
After a year and a half of construction, the HUB Retail and Office Center opened in the summer of 2007. Current tenants include
Staples,
Rite Aid, and
Forman Mills, a clothing store opening its first New York store in the Bronx. Upcoming tenants include
Nine West and
Sleepy's. As a result, the Hub's district is extended to East 156th Street in
Melrose.
Its shopping traffic in the Hub generated via foot, car and public transportation. The sidewalks in the Hub are often packed with people. Merchants hawk their wares by calling out to the crowd or passing out small
handbills. Music stores offer a wide selection of Latin music, Hip-Hop, Reggae, and Gospel. Craft stores have knitting and sewing supplies. Local clothing stores such as
Revolution Boutique compete with major chains like
Jimmy Jazz and
Foot Locker.
Crime Precautions
Many social problems associated with poverty from violent crime to drug dealing have plagued the surrounding areas for some time now. Robbery being the most common violent incident effecting shoppers. The surrounding low income residential neighborhoods should be avoided if possible. Use proper precautions as you'd in any high crime neighborhood. The Hub is now monitored by the NYPD using closed circuit surveillance cameras mounted high on telephone and light poles to help keep shoppers safe. Footpost patrolling the retail strip have also increased in recent years.
Transportation
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