Captain Rivera Playground
Captain Rivera Playground is a park in Bronx, New York. Captain Rivera Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood Melrose, as well as near Morrisania.- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Saint Mary’s Houses Playground”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jackson Avenue station and Church of St. Anselm and St. Roch.
Jackson Avenue station
Metro station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The Jackson Avenue station is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Jackson and Westchester Avenues in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 2 train at all times, and the 5 train at all times except late nights and rush hours in the peak direction.
Church of St. Anselm and St. Roch
Church
Photo: Asolrac1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of St. Anselm and St. Roch is a Catholic parish church in the Archdiocese of New York, located at 685 Tinton Avenue in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City.
Prospect Avenue station
Metro station
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
The Prospect Avenue station is a local station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Prospect and Westchester Avenues in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx, it is served by the 2 train at all times, and the 5 train at all times except late nights and rush hours in the peak direction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melrose and Morrisania.
Melrose
Neighborhood
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Melrose is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It adjoins the business and onetime theater area known as The Hub.
Morrisania
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Morrisania is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern Bronx, New York City, New York. Its boundaries are the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north, Crotona-Prospect Avenue to the east, East 163rd Street to the south, and Webster Avenue to the west.
South Bronx
Quarter
Photo: Futurebird, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Bronx is an area of the New York City borough of the Bronx. The area comprises neighborhoods in the southern part of the Bronx, such as Grand Concourse, Mott Haven, Melrose, and Port Morris.
Captain Rivera Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.81806° or 40° 49′ 5″ northLongitude
-73.90667° or 73° 54′ 24″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87G8R39V+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 357635137OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Captain Rivera Playground” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Captain Rivera Playground”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mott Haven and Port Morris.
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