“Once a central gathering place for school sports and community events, the city has determined the long-shuttered stadium building at Van Cortlandt Park is beyond repair, with demolition now considered inevitable — even as funding to carry it out remains uncertain,” reports The Riverdale Press. [Read more…] about Demolition of Van Cortlandt Park Stadium Expected
Van Cortlandt Park
The Murder of Vivian Gordon in Jazz Age New York
The political and legal true crime thriller, Broadway Butterfly: The Lady Gangster of Jazz Age New York (Citadel Press, 2024) by New York Newsday’s Pulitzer Prize-winning crime reporter Anthony M. DeStefano, examines the sensational murder case happening at a time when the Jazz Age was giving way to a dark undercurrent in the decade of Prohibition. [Read more…] about The Murder of Vivian Gordon in Jazz Age New York
The Bronx: New York’s Last County
Bronx residents past and present share many of the same concerns – education, health care, housing, infrastructure, transit. This essay explores the variety of ways in which late nineteenth century New York City government both guided and responded to the evolution of The Bronx from a rural enclave to a burgeoning metropolis. [Read more…] about The Bronx: New York’s Last County