There are three primary shopping centers in the Bronx: The Hub, Gateway Center and Southern Boulevard. The Hub–Third Avenue Business Improvement District (B.I.D.), in The Hub, is the retail heart of the South Bronx, located where four roads converge: East 149th Street, Willis, Melrose and Third Avenues. It is primarily located inside the neighborhood of Melrose but also lines the northern border of Mott Haven. The Hub has been called "the Broadway of the Bronx", being likened to the real Broadway in Manhattan and the northwestern Bronx. It is the site of both maximum traffic and architectural density. In configuration, it resembles a miniature Times Square, a spatial "bow-tie" created by the geometry of the street. The Hub is part of Bronx Community Board 1. COUNT 5
QSN1 What in the Bronx has been compared to Broadway? ANS1 The Hub QSN2 What is the main retail area of the South Bronx? ANS2 The Hub–Third Avenue Business Improvement District QSN3 Which streets demarcate The Hub BID? ANS3 East 149th Street, Willis, Melrose and Third Avenues QSN4 What is The Hub's nickname? ANS4 "the Broadway of the Bronx" QSN5 What shape is The Hub? ANS5 bow-tie