Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Bronx (/ b r ɒ ŋ k s / BRONKS) is the northernmost borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York.It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New York City borough of Queens, across the East River.
The Bronx Beat; The Bronx Chronicle, a century-old newspaper; Bronx News; Bronx Press-Review; Bronx Times-Reporter; Brooklyn Eagle (daily) Catholic Worker (monthly) The Chief (public service weekly) City & State (public service bi-weekly) Columbia Daily Spectator (weekly) Crain's New York Business (weekly) Der Blatt (Yiddish-language weekly)
The Grand Concourse and 161st Street at the beginning of the 20th century. The Bronx's history after 1898 falls into several distinct periods. [104] The first is a boom period during 1898–1929, with a population growth by a factor of six from 200,000 in 1900 to 1.3 million in 1930.
Early 20th century, 1898–1945 Post–World War II, 1946–1977 Modern and post-9/11, 1978–present: See also; Transportation Timelines: NYC • Bronx • Brooklyn • Queens • Staten Island Category
The first published book of Bronx history: History of Bronx Borough, City of New York by Randall Comfort. 1900 - The first class of the Lincoln School for Nurses graduated. [23] 1901 - The first City Island Bridge opens. 1904 - IRT subway begins operating. [19] 1905 New York Public Library Mott Haven branch opens. [24] Bronx Society of Arts and ...
New York City at the Turn of the Century. The Bronx, NY: The Bronx County Historical Society and The History of New York City Project, 1996. De Brino, Nicholas. History of the Morris Park Racecourse and the Morris Family. The Bronx, NY: The Bronx County Historical Society, 1977. Fluhr, George J. The Bronx Through the Years: A Geography and ...
The Bronx had a steady boom period during 1898–1929, with a population growth by a factor of six from 200,000 in 1900 to 1.3 million in 1930. The Great Depression created a surge of unemployment, especially among the working class, and a slow-down of growth.
In 1874, New York City annexed the West Bronx, west of the Bronx River. The Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, epitomized the heroic confidence of a generation and drew the two cities of Brooklyn and New York inexorably together. As Brooklyn annexed the remainder of Kings County in the decade from 1886 to 1896, the issue of consolidation grew ...