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BronxWorld
A community-oriented website serving the interests of the people of the
borough.
I love The Bronx
News, information on current events, links to interesting sites.
Bronx Mall
Community calendar of events, links to borough organizations and businesses,
articles about local issues.
The Bronx Mall's Cultural Mosaic
The creators of the Bronx Mall and Bronx Sidewalks Web sites feature
such Bronx cultural institutions as the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Wave
Hill, the Bronx Arts Ensemble, and the Bronx Opera Company on their Cultural
Mosaic web page.
Lehman College Art Gallery
The Lehman College Art Gallery presents a range of exhibitions and arts
education programs in contemporary art.
Bronx River Art Center and Gallery
Contemporary art exhibits and art classes .
En Foco Touring Gallery
En Foco mounts exhibits throughout the community of outstanding photographic
works by artists of African, Asian, Latino and Native American heritage.
From the New York Public Library
From the Gotham Gazette
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The Bronx on the Web: Libraries
in the Bronx
A list of links to information about different libraries in the Bronx.
The New York Botanical Garden
Provides information on educational and research programs, library and
research facilities, plant information and events at NYBG. A special feature
of the site is the "Virtual Garden" full text database and search engine
of plant and garden related articles.
Crotona Park
One of the most popular parks in the Bronx.
Bronx Zoo
Provides general zoo information, directions by both car and public transit,
upcoming zoo events, a zoo map and animal information sites. There are
also links to other Wildlife Conservation Society parks and centers around
the city.
Wave Hill
Wave Hill’s 28 acres of gardens, woodlands, historic buildings and greenhouses
serve as laboratory and gallery.
Norwood News
Non-profit community news paper serving Norwood, Bedford Park, and Fordham
Bedford. Updated bi-weekly with news and opinion on neighborhood and citywide
issues.
Bronx Times Reporter
Weekly community newspaper serving Boroughwide News, Throggs Neck, and
Morris Park. Provides local information.
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Yankee
Stadium
The Official site of the world-famous New York Yankees.
Aleichem, Sholem
Became known worldwide as the Yiddish humorist who wrote the stories
upon which the musical
Fiddler on the Roof is based. He died
in The Bronx in 1916.
Allyson, June
June Allyson, having grown up in Throggs Neck and handicapped as a youngster
by an attack of polio, battled back from the crippling disease to become
a dancer, making it big in some MGM musicals of the 1940s.
Bancroft,
Anne
Actress. One memorable role was that of Annie Sullivan, the woman who
taught Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker."
Bronck, Jonas
Born in 1600 in Sweden, he became a sea captain in the Netherlands before coming to the New World in 1639. He established his farm in what is today
Mott Haven near 132nd Street and Lincoln Avenue, thus becoming the first
European settler in the area. He gave his name to the Bronx River, from
which the Borough of The Bronx and Bronx County received their names.
Buttons, Red
An actor and a comedian
Curtis, Tony (Bernie Schwartz)
A famous Hollywood actor who was born and grew up on the streets of Hunts
Point. He never lost his Bronx accent.
Doctorow, E.L.
One of the country's leading novelists, grew up in the Bronx neighborhood
near Mount Eden Avenue and the Grand Concourse on Eastburn Avenue in the
1930s.
Huntington,
Archer M.
Born in 1870, the son of railroad magnate and Throggs Neck resident,
Collis P. Huntington, he took a keen interest in cultural activities in
the early twentieth century, especially in preserving the heritage of
American Indians. It is partly through his efforts that the Museum of
the American Indian was founded in Manhattan.
Joel, Billy
One of the most popular male recording artists of the 1970s and 1980s.
Klein,
Calvin
Grew up in the Mosholu Parkway area of The Bronx. He always wanted to
design clothes and gained fame when he established his own company.
Kubrick, Stanley
Film director who was born in The Bronx.
LaGuardia,
Fiorello H.
He has the reputation of being the best mayor in the history of New York
City, serving three terms in the 1930s and 1940s, and earlier serving
in Congress.
Lauren,
Ralph
A famous designer who grew up in the Mosholu Parkway area of The Bronx.
Lopez, Jennifer
Born in the Bronx in 1970, an actress, who has also worked as a model,
has appeared in music videos and movies.
Pakula, Alan
A writer-producer-director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was born in the
Bronx in 1928, a descendant of Polish Jews.
Poe, Edgar Allan
Already a noted literary critic, poet and author, he rented a small cottage
in Fordham in 1846.
Powell, Colin
Grew up on Kelly Street in Hunts Point and graduated from Morris High
School. He was formerly the Secretary of State under President George
W. Bush.
Twain, Mark
A great American writer who had a brief residence in the Bronx.
