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Reassessing the People’s Hospital in the Bronx

At 3 a.m. on a summer morning in July 1970, a group of activists climbed into the back of a rented U-Haul truck believing ...
Morningstar

Concrete Leprechaun: An Irish-American Coming-of-Age Story Set in the 1970s Bronx

NEW YORK, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Set against the raw, unforgiving backdrop of the 1970s Bronx, Concrete Leprechaun is a coming-of-age tale that cuts deep into the heart of identity, manhood, ...
Variety

The Bronx Is Burning

Indifference is rarely a word associated with the New York Yankees, especially the 1970s teams that were so easy to worship or detest thanks to the amount of money George Steinbrenner was spending, ...
The New York Times

When the Bronx Burned, Tenants Died and Landlords Got Rich

“Born in Flames,” by the historian Bench Ansfield, recounts how the wave of urban arson in the 1970s devastated poor communities while enriching building owners. By Brian Goldstone Brian Goldstone is ...
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