Port Morris is a highly industrialized area in the southeastern Bronx. Its name comes from Governor Morris II Jr., a railroad tycoon and son of one of the founding fathers of the United States. Today a bit forgotten, a former port full of warehouses, plants, and power plants. Cut off from the rest of the district on one side by a highway; From Harlem and the rest of the city by a river or an overgrown strait called simply 'the swamp'.
There is some evidence that a British treasure ship went down off the coast of Port Morris during the American Revolutionary War. There were millions of dollars in gold on board. The treasure was never recovered.
Today, the area's population is approximately three and a half thousand, almost half of whom live below the federal poverty line and receive public assistance.
The city is slowly remembering its neglected coast. Gentrification processes have already begun, former warehouses are being transformed into lofts, and pubs and restaurants are springing up here and there. Bold plans are also being formulated to completely revitalize the overgrown coast.
