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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.
Oct 30, 2020 · At one point The Bronx was the most Jewish borough of New York City during the first half of the 20th century with up to 57% of the borough identifying as such and the majority were centered in and around the South Bronx. No other borough has ever reached anywhere near that percentage to this day.
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1639. Jonas Bronck becomes the Bronx's first European settler. Scandinavian immigrant Bronck came to New York (then New Netherland) in 1639, settling in what's now Mott Haven. He helped broker a peace treaty between the Dutch and Native Americans in 1642, and died in 1643.
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Yet in 1976—when there were 33,465 fires in the Bronx—community activists organized the renovation of 360 units of housing on East 163rd Street. “We lost the battle to preserve the neighborhood,” noted Father Louis Gigante of the South East Bronx Community Organization (SEBCO). “Now we hope to rebuild it.”.
Sep 28, 2016 · Today’s Bronx neighborhood of Morrisania is only a small portion of the original property owned by the Morris family since the 1670s, during the dawning years of British dominance in the New York region. Vestiges of the old estate still existed well into the 20th century, including their old well (pictured below in 1910)
Thousands of Irish, Italian, French, German, Polish and Jewish immigrants settled in the Bronx. The South Bronx was considered a ‘Jewish Borough’ up until the early 1960’s, where it experienced what is now known as ‘white flight’.
Mar 22, 2023 · Saving the Bronx River: An Excerpt From South Bronx Rising: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of An American City. By Jill Jonnes. Thirty-five years after this landmark of urban history first captured the rise, fall, and rebirth of a once-thriving New York City borough — ravaged in the 1970s and ’80s by disinvestment and fires, then ...
