Sad state of the homeless 

The HUB is a major commercial center for The South Bronx. The Hub is short for "the Hub of the Bronx", It is also the oldest major shopping locale in the Bronx and it is also sometimes as
The Hub is located where four roads converge: East 149th Street, 3rd Avenue, Melrose Avenue and Willis Avenue.
Due to the geometry of the street intersections and the large amount of people passing thru it is sometimes called "the Broadway of the Bronx."