Longwood, Bronx, New York - Definition and Overview

Longwood is a subsection of the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, New York. It is the area of Hunts Point northwest of the Bruckner Expressway. Considered to be part one of the neighborhoods constituting the notorious South Bronx, Hunts Point has some of New York City's highest crime rates.

Colin Powell grew up on Kelly Street in the Longwood section of Hunts Point.