Clason Point, Bronx
Clason Point is a peninsula and a neighborhood in the East Bronx, New York City. The area includes a collection of neighborhoods including Harding Park, and Soundview. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are: Lafayette Avenue to the north, White Plains Road/Pugsley Creek Park to the east, the East River to the south, and the Bronx River to the west.
Clason Point | |
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Neighborhood of the Bronx | |
Houses in Harding Park at Clason Point's extreme southern tip | |
Location in New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40.806°N 73.85°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Bronx |
| Community District | Bronx 9 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 km2 (0.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,136 |
| • Density | 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $65,176 |
| ZIP Codes | 10473 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| Website | www |
Soundview Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Clason Point. Soundview Avenue once stretched from White Plains Road and O'Brien Avenue in Harding Park to Westchester and Metcalf Avenues in Soundview-Bruckner before the construction of the Bronx River Parkway. It was then known as Clason's Point Road. The Bruckner Expressway which now bisects the area along the center was once known as Ludlow Avenue.
Clason Point is part of Bronx Community Board 9, and its ZIP Code include 10473. The area is patrolled by the NYPD's 43rd Precinct. NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by PSA 8 at 2794 Randall Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx.