The South Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost borough of the City of New York
and the only section of the city that is not on an island.
The first European settler in the area by Jonas Bronck
built a farm on the Hudson River in 1639 (in what is now Mott Haven).
When the original New York State counties were formed, this
area and it's numerous towns were included in Westchester County.
In 1874, the western portion of what is now The Bronx was
transferred to New York City and in 1895 and 1896, the eastern
portion was transferred to the City. The 1898 plan creating
the amalgamated New York City included the Bronx as one of
the five boroughs.
With the extension of the subway system into The Bronx,
in the early years of the 20th century, the area underwent
dramatic growth as many residents of Manhattan fled
densely-populated areas for more-spacious new apartment buildings
in The Bronx. Many of the new residents were new or recent
Irish, Italian or Jewish immigrants. As the country suburbanized
in the mid-20th century, the European immigrants were replaced
by Hispanic immigrants and African-Americans. A number of
economic and developmental factors contributed to a sharp
decline in the neighborhood in the late 1960s and 1970s,
culminating in a wave of fires (possibly inspired by landlords
trying to cash out insurance policies) that left much of the
area desolate well into the 1990s. Following that nadir, the area
began a rebound, driven both by the efforts of city and
community groups and by a dramatic increase in property
values across the region.
I spent an afternoon in 2005 walking through the South Bronx
while considering enrolling in the New York City Teaching Fellows,
an alternative certification program that worked to encourage
professionals from other fields to teach in NYC public schools.
While my NYCTF career was traumatic, brief and unfortunate,
I still have some fascinating memories and interesting photos.
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Harlem River Railyard
The Harlem River Railyard is a multi-modal transportation center
on the southern tip of the Bronx adjacent to Randall's Island.
The yard is an adaptation of an old Penn Central rail yard that
was leased in 1991 by the City to the Galesi Group, a private
developer doing business as Harlem River Yard Ventures, Inc.
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