Noel Quiñones: The Poetry of an Afro-Boricua from the Bronx
“The Bronx been burning and you’re all pr-pr-prone to Alzheimer’s!” (Quiñones, “The Get Down,” 1:28). Whenever people think of the
Read more“The Bronx been burning and you’re all pr-pr-prone to Alzheimer’s!” (Quiñones, “The Get Down,” 1:28). Whenever people think of the
Read moreLocal residents and people all around the world have identified the Bronx as the city’s “worst” borough for decades. When
Read moreIf you’ve ever heard of Hunts Point in the Bronx, New York, there’s a good chance you associate it with
Read moreThe best people grew up in the Bronx. Okay… maybe that was a bit too broad of a statement. What
Read moreIn the early twentieth century, a human was exhibited in the same cage as monkeys in the Bronx Zoo. The
Read moreIn Liz Murray’s memoir Breaking Night (2010), the author gives a vivid portrait of her life in the Bronx, growing
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Read moreOrchard Beach, also known as the Bronx or Puerto Rican Riviera, is a man-made beach situated along the Long Island
Read moreIn a tense moment early in Tom Wolfe’s satirical novel The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987), Sherman McCoy speeds through
Read moreGoing back to the 1970s, the Bronx, especially the southern part of the borough, was looked upon by many as
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