Overview

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 heroically revived and rebuilt in the 1990s by community activists-Jill Jonnes returns to chronicle the ongoing revival of the South Bronx. Though now globally renowned as the birthplace of hip-hop, the South Bronx remains America's poorest urban congressional district. In this new edition, we meet the present generation of activists who are transforming their communities with the arts and greening, notably the restoration of the Bronx River. For better or worse, real estate investors have noticed, setting off new gentrification struggles.

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Author:   Jill Jonnes ,  Nilka Martell
Publisher:   Fordham University Press
Imprint:   Fordham University Press
ISBN:  

9781531501211

ISBN 10:   1531501214
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   04 October 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition | ix Foreword by Nilka Martell | xv Introduction: Do Not Give Way to Evil | 3 1. “It Is a Veritable Paradise,” 1639–1900 | 11 2. The First Boom, 1900–1922 | 27 3. Boss Flynn, 1922 | 41 4. “The Bronx Is a Great City,” 1923–1929 | 51 5. “Hard Hit by the Depression,” 1929–1932 | 65 6. The New Deal Years, 1933–1939 | 78 7. War Fever, 1939–1945 | 85 8. The Diaspora after the War, 1946–1953 | 91 9. “There Was No Standing Still,” 1952–1953 | 105 10. “Moses Thinks He’s God,” 1954–1959 | 117 11. The New Boss, 1959–1963 | 127 12. “Horse Was the New Thing,” 1960 | 137 13. The New “Other Half,” 1962–1966 | 144 14. The Pondiac’s Last Hurrah, 1961–1967 | 153 15. The Puerto Rican and the Priest, 1962–1967 | 164 16. Mau-mauing the City, 1967 | 175 17. Who Will Be Caudillo?, 1968–1969 | 182 18. “The Whole Place Was Caving In,” 1969–1970 | 199 19. Interlude: Sweet Days on Charlotte Street, 1925–1951 | 205 20. Charlotte Street: It Was Not a “Good” Neighborhood, 1951–1961 | 219 21. Charlotte Street: “What a Madhouse It Was,” 1961–1968 | 225 22. Charlotte Street: The Fires, 1969–1973 | 231 23. Charlotte Street: The Gangs, 1970–1975 | 236 24. Charlotte Street: The Collapse, 1973–1975 | 249 25. The Grand Concourse, 1965–1969 | 268 26. The Hotel and the Concourse, 1969–1976 | 281 27. Roosevelt Gardens, 1974–1975 | 288 28. The Grass Roots, 1974–1977 | 300 29. The President’s Magic Visit, 1977–1978 | 311 30. Disenchantment, 1979–1980 | 324 31. Charlotte Street and National Politics, 1980 | 333 32. “The Next Part of the South Bronx,” 1972–1978 | 345 33. “We’re Still Here,” 1978–1982 | 363 34. White Picket Fences, 1984 | 376 35. “South Bronx Rising,” 1985–2002 | 389 36. Still the Poorest Urban Congressional District in America, 2003–Mid-March 2020 | 441 Covid Afterword | 515 Acknowledgments for the Third Edition | 547 Notes | 551 Bibliography | 569 Third Edition Bibliography | 579 Index | 581

Reviews

For many Americans, Covid was a revelation, exposing shocking levels of racial and economic injustice - injustices all too familiar to residents of the South Bronx. This update is a major undertaking, chronicling the past two decades of change, struggle and defiant hope in the Bronx, a borough Jonnes has been documenting since the 1980s. The new material is an essential addition to a seminal work on a community that might be, in the final analysis, America's crucible. Jonnes continues to build her story around the formidable, unbeatable and very savvy citizens of the Bronx, whose deep love of this place they saved and rebuilt, gives them swagger, and power beyond whatever confronts them. This is not a simple story of resurrection and accomplishment, nor one of despair and deprivation. Rather, Jonnes' work grapples with the complexity and difficulty of building a just society inside an unjust one.---Eileen Markey, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Lehman College of the City University of New YorkA proud Bronxite since the 1990s, she has reported on social movements and public policy for close to 30 years.,

For many Americans, COVID was a revelation, exposing shocking racial and economic injustices all too familiar to residents of the South Bronx. This update, chronicling the past two decades of struggle and defiant hope, provides an essential addition to a seminal work. Jonnes again builds her story around the formidable, unbeatable, savvy citizens of the Bronx and their deep love for the place they saved and rebuilt. This is not a simple story of resurrection and accomplishment, nor one of despair and deprivation. Rather, Jonnes's work grapples with the complexity and difficulty of building a just society inside an unjust one.---Eileen Markey, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Lehman College of the City University of New YorkA proud Bronxite since the 1990s, she has reported on social movements and public policy for close to 30 years. In this third edition of South Bronx Rising, Jill Jonnes continues to acknowledge the indomitable spirit that defines what it means to be a Bronxite by exploring the borough's rapid gentrification and the COVID-19 pandemic that claimed the lives of more than 5,000 Bronx residents. This timely update on how we got here tells the story of the unsung heroes, the Bronx residents and activists who continue to defend and protect this corner of New York City and the world they call home.---Ed Garcia Conde, Founder and Editor of Welcome2TheBronx Jill Jonnes gives flesh and bone to 'gentrification.' Instead of abstract theory, she offers real people and real communities that profoundly illuminate what happens when money begins rolling into a neighborhood. This is an indispensable street-level narrative.---DW Gibson, author of The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification in the 21st Century

South Bronx Rising is perhaps one of the most exhaustive works chronicling the modern history of the South Bronx. From the boom of the early 1900s--a result of the arrival of the subway in the borough--to the construction renaissance of the 90s and early 2000s that brought with it an abundance of affordable housing and the frenzied return of hundreds of thousands of residents who once fled the devastating fires across the South Bronx, Jill Jonnes leaves no stone unturned in telling the world how community leaders, activists, and everyday residents forged a better future. She memorializes these unsung heroes, the community members who dared to take on the proverbial Goliath to dictate what their communities should and would look like. In this third edition, Jonnes continues to acknowledge the indomitable spirit that defines what it means to be a Bronxite as she explores the rapid gentrification that is happening in the South Bronx in tandem with another deadly devastation that laid waste upon its streets: The COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 5,000 Bronx residents. This latest addition is a timely update on how we got here, and an exhibition of how Bronx residents and activists continue to defend and protect this corner of New York City and the world they call home. ---Ed Garcia Conde, Founder and Editor of Welcome2TheBronx, For many Americans, Covid was a revelation, exposing shocking levels of racial and economic injustice - injustices all too familiar to residents of the South Bronx. This update is a major undertaking, chronicling the past two decades of change, struggle and defiant hope in the Bronx, a borough Jonnes has been documenting since the 1980s. The new material is an essential addition to a seminal work on a community that might be, in the final analysis, America's crucible. Jonnes continues to build her story around the formidable, unbeatable and very savvy citizens of the Bronx, whose deep love of this place they saved and rebuilt, gives them swagger, and power beyond whatever confronts them. This is not a simple story of resurrection and accomplishment, nor one of despair and deprivation. Rather, Jonnes' work grapples with the complexity and difficulty of building a just society inside an unjust one.---Eileen Markey, Assistant Professor of Journalism at Lehman College of the City University of New YorkA proud Bronxite since the 1990s, she has reported on social movements and public policy for close to 30 years.,

Author Information

Jill Jonnes (Author) Jill Jonnes holds an M.S. from Columbia Journalism School and a Ph.D. in American History from Johns Hopkins University. She is the author of Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World; Conquering Gotham: Building Penn Station and Its Tunnels; and Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape. Nilka Martell (Foreword By) Nilka Martell is a parks advocate, writer, and the founder of Loving The Bronx.

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