Where you live makes a huge difference in how you live. In the Mott Haven community, you’ll be close to dining, public transportation, a public park, schools from nursery through high school, and iconic attractions close-by such as the Bronx Zoo, the Bronx Botanical Gardens, Yankee Stadium and the excitement and lights of Manhattan.
You’ll also be close to and enjoy the colorful sights, smells and sounds along a bustling Bruckner Boulevard as well as Lincoln Avenue, where the emergence of a vibrant Latin community is bringing innovative restaurants, unique food trucks and colorful street murals to the Mott Haven neighborhood.
At BronxArtSpace, a renowned non-profit gallery located in the Mott Haven community that advances local arts education, you’ll be able to view the works of emerging artists and curators from the Bronx and around the globe. Through BronxArtSpace, you’ll also have the opportunity to enjoy salsa performances from local musicians and performers.
As noted by local New York City Councilman Rafael Salamanca, “We have beautiful culture here, we have food, we have music and we have arts. It’s a great place to come learn and live.”
Did You Know…
Mott Haven was the childhood home for many celebrities:
- Danny Aiello (actor)
- Bobby Darin (singer)
- A.G. of the duo Showbiz and A.G. (rapper)
- Rod Strickland (NBA player)
- Iran Barkley (boxer)
- Nate Archibald (NBA player)
- Percee P (rapper)
- Prince Royce (singer)
- Luis Antonio Ramos (actor)
- Jonas Bronck (sea captain — after whom the Bronx is named)