page_title: Melrose, Bronx
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Melrose, Bronx / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: Melrose Metro-North train station northbound platform 8:05 a.m.
context_page_description: Melrose is a mostly residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It adjoins the business and one-time theater area known as The Hub. Melrose is rectangular-shaped, being bordered by Third Avenue on the east, 149th Street on the south, Park Avenue on the west and 161st Street to the north. Melrose Avenue and Third Avenue are the primary thoroughfares through Melrose.
  The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1, and its ZIP Codes include 10451, 10455 and 10456. The area is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 40th Precinct. New York City Housing Authority property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue.
  Predominantly German-American in the 19th century it was home to Haffen Brewing Company. The German population waned especially post-World War II. The neighborhood until the 1960s was mostly Irish and Italian. It is now primarily Latino.
  Grupo TACA operates a Bronx-area TACA Satellite at 570 Melrose Avenue. Melrose is considered part of the socioeconomic South Bronx.
context_section_description: The following MTA Regional Bus Operations bus routes serve Melrose:
  Bx4/Bx4A: to Third Avenue – 149th Street or Westchester Square (via Westchester Avenue; Bx4A trips also serve Metropolitan Avenue)
  Bx6 and Bx6 Select Bus Service: to Hunt's Point or Riverside Drive (via 161st and 163rd Streets)
  Bx15: to Fordham Plaza or West Harlem (via 3rd Avenue)
  Bx19: to New York Botanical Garden or Riverbank State Park (via East 149th Street and Southern Boulevard)
  Bx21: to Westchester Square or Mott Haven (via Boston Road and Morris Park Avenue)
  Bx41 and Bx41 Select Bus Service: to Williamsbridge (via Webster Avenue)
  The following New York City Subway stations serve Melrose:
  Third Avenue-149th Street (2 and ​5 trains)
  The Metro-North Railroad also stops at Melrose station at 161st Street, served by the Harlem Line.
caption: Melrose Metro-North station
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