Bathgate Workers

Bathgate is one of New York City's sixteen Industrial Business Zones; over 16,000 New Yorkers work in manufacturing and wholesale distribution firms housed in this 30-block area. Many live nearby and walk to work; those who rely on public transportation face long trips. The nearest subway lines are almost a mile away over steep and discontinuous crosstown streets, while the Cross-Bronx Expressway is a barrier to north-south travel. Metro North provides infrequent and expensive commuter rail service to Tremont Avenue.