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Building in the South Bronx built in 1909 and located on Simpson Street. The South Bronx was originally called the Manor of Morrisania, and later Morrisania.It was the private domain of the powerful and aristocratic Morris family, which includes Lewis Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Gouverneur Morris, the penman of the United States Constitution.
Jerome Charyn (born 1937) – prolific novelist and author of several memoirs. Mary Higgins Clark (1927–2020) – best-selling author of suspense novels. Avery Corman (born 1935) – novelist; author of The Old Neighborhood, set in the Bronx. Don DeLillo (born 1936) – novelist.
The Bronx (/ b r ɒ ŋ k s / BRONKS) is a 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.
Elias Karmon (October 11, 1910 – October 20, 2008), popularly known as Mr. Bronx, was an American businessman, philanthropist, and community leader in the Bronx during much of the 20th century. He made his living in the garment industry, running a retail clothing store in the South Bronx for 40 years.
Majora Carter (born October 27, 1966) is an American urban revitalization strategist [ 1 ] and public radio host from the South Bronx area of New York City. Carter founded and led the non-profit environmental justice solutions corporation Sustainable South Bronx [ 2 ] from 2001 onward, before entering the private sector in 2008.
Ritchie Torres speaks on health among Black Americans. Recorded March 7, 2022. Ritchie John Torres (born March 12, 1988) is an American politician from New York. [1][2] A member of the Democratic Party, Torres is the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district. [3] The district covers most of the South Bronx and is, by one ...
Southeast Bronx: the southern half of the East Bronx; the area south of Pelham Parkway and east of the Bronx River A second system divides the borough first and foremost into the following sections: North Bronx : all areas not in the South Bronx (Southwest Bronx) – i.e. the Northwest Bronx, Northeast Bronx, and Southeast Bronx
Contents. ESG (band) Not to be confused with E.S.G. (rapper). ESG (Emerald, Sapphire & Gold) is an American rock band formed in the South Bronx in 1978. ESG has been influential across a wide range of musical genres, including hip hop, and dance-punk. The band's track "UFO" is one of the most sampled songs in history.