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Historic Dewitt Clinton High School Murals Destroyed by Incompetent Department of Ed
In an exclusive story, The New York Daily News has reported that the famed and…
Six Things You Didn’t Know About Arthur Avenue and The Bronx’s Little Italy
Thanks to 6sqft for letting us syndicate this wonderful historical piece on Arthur Avenue. Make…
Fertile Ground for Community Development in the Bronx
This post was written by Syed Ali and originally appeared on CoLab Radio, a publication…
Watch: Take a Ride Along The 3rd Avenue El
One of the worst things to happen to transportation in The Bronx was the removal…
See: Rare, Color Photos of Freedomland
Before Co-op City, the world’s largest cooperative development that over 50,000 residents call home was…
Thousands of Black Nurses, the Young Lords and the Relocation of Riker’s: Why the history of a block matters
The following is a guest post by Gregory Jost, a Bronx-based researcher, organizer, and writer.…
The Bronx is the Land of Faded Old Movie Houses
Here’s a wonderful historical account of two old theaters, both on Southern Boulevard, The Boulevard…
9 Old Pictures of The Bronx
The Bronx is beautiful and we love looking at old pictures of our borough as…
17 US Presidents Who Visited The Bronx
Here’s a wonderful historical post by Olga Luz Tirado, executive director of The Bronx Tourism…
Historic District Council Selects Westchester Square & Arthur Avenue For Annual ‘Six to Celebrate’
Each year, New York City’s Historic District Council selects that they believe, “…merit preservation…” and…