Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of the Bronx, New York City.

At the time of European settlement, the southern Bronx was inhabited by the Siwanoy, a tribe of the Wappinger confederacy.

They called the hill that is now Highbridge "Nuasin", or "the land between", for its location between the Harlem River and an estuary that formerly flowed in the area of modern-day Jerome Avenue.

In the mid-late 19th century, the area was developed as a suburban retreat for the elite, who built large homes overlooking the Harlem River.

In the late 1960s, the residents of Highbridge were predominantly of Irish, Italian and Eastern European Jewish descent.

[10] Today the vast majority of residents in the area are of Dominican, Puerto Rican and African American descent.

[17] In 2018, an estimated 32% of Highbridge and Concourse residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City.

Based on this calculation, as of 2018[update], Highbridge and Concourse are considered low-income relative to the rest of the city and not gentrifying.

[11] Highbridge is dominated by townhouses and 5 and 6-story apartment buildings, including numerous Art Deco landmarks built by the developer Bernard J. Noonan and the architects Horace Ginsberg and Marvin Fine.

[20][21] The neighborhood has dozens of community gardens occupying lots that were left vacant between the 1970s and 1990s, including: There are three NYCHA developments located in Highbridge:[33] Highbridge is part of New York's 15th congressional district, the United States' smallest congressional district by area.

[36][37] Highbridge is part of New York State Senate District 29, represented by José M. Serrano.

[14]: 14 The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Highbridge and Concourse is 0.0083 milligrams per cubic metre (8.3×10−9 oz/cu ft), more than the city average.

[44] The United States Postal Service operates the Highbridge Station post office at 1315 Inwood Avenue.

[45] Highbridge and Concourse generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city as of 2018[update].

[14]: 6  The percentage of Highbridge and Concourse students excelling in math rose from 17% in 2000 to 40% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 21% to 25% during the same time period.

[46] Highbridge and Concourse's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is more than the rest of New York City.

[15]: 24 (PDF p. 55) [14]: 6  Additionally, 67% of high school students in Highbridge and Concourse graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75%.