Examination of an Inner-City Community

The Bronx, one of New York City's five boroughs, is located on Manhattan's northern peninsula, bounded by the Hudson River to the west and the East River, leading north to the Long Island Sound. The Bronx is separated from Manhattan at its southern end by the Harlem River, and Mott Haven is located along this river at the southeastern corner of the Bronx, across from East Harlem. Its northern borders touch Hunts Point, Morrisania, and Concourse/Highbridge. It is home to Yankee Stadium and its own community school district.

Mott Haven's total population, as of 1990, was 77,214; of these 33,277 were under 18. Approximately two thirds of the district is Latino and one third is black; the white population is negligible, as is the representation of Asians. More than a quarter of its elementary students hav

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and the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, Inc. (CCCNY), estimate that children in the district were exposed to more than 53,000 pounds of toxic air emissions during 1995 (p. 8). Because children have limited mobility and are unlikely to spend much time outside of their neighborhood or away from their school, they, more so than the adults in the district, breathe the toxic area constantly. This is one of the reasons that Mott Haven's asthma rate is so high among its children; toxic emissions are likely to cause permanent damage in the long run, leading to increased health costs and lung problems in the future, even if the air could be cleaned up effectively and quickly. Mott Haven has the highest number of teenaged mothers in all of New York City, and it has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the city. Too many mothers in Mott Haven do not receive prenatal care, resulting in poor health for their children and placing those children at a greater-than-average risk. While the city as a whole has been able to demonstrate some success at educating mothers about the need to begin health care at the start of their pregnancy, too many of Mott Haven's young mothers are still not getting the message. Simply in ter
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