Refer to Technical notes for more details. The scores for the three HDI dimension indices are then aggregated into a composite index using geometric mean. The HDI uses the logarithm of income, to reflect the diminishing importance of income with increasing GNI. The standard of living dimension is measured by gross national income per capita. The health dimension is assessed by life expectancy at birth, the education dimension is measured by mean of years of schooling for adults aged 25 years and more and expected years of schooling for children of school entering age.

The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions. And much, much more.Īn unforgettably vivid chronicle of today’s Bronx, the book can be enjoyed without ever leaving home-but it’s almost guaranteed to inspire you to get out and explore this captivating borough.The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and having a decent standard of living. In Pelham Parkway/Pelham Gardens, you will explore the city’s largest park, the stunning 2,700-acre Pelham Bay Park. In Allerton, you will visit a family-run Italian bakery where the third-generation owner still makes his own cannoli and uses the original recipe for their famous rainbow cookies. In Concourse East, once home to a vibrant Jewish community, you will learn about a beautiful, perfectly preserved, hidden synagogue.

In the West Bronx, you’ll discover the spot where DJ Cool Herc is believed to have given birth to hip hop in 1973, at a party on Sedgwick Avenue overlooking the Harlem River. Drawing on hundreds of conversations he had with residents during his block-by-block journey through this fascinating, diverse, and underappreciated borough, Helmreich highlights hundreds of facts and points of interest that you won’t find in any other guide.

Later, he re-walked most of the Bronx to create this one-of-a-kind walking guide to the city’s northern borough, from Mott Haven to City Island. Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City-some six thousand miles-to write the award-winning The New York Nobody Knows.

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