Looking for material on Bronx culture and history...

November 16, 2004 8:04 AM

I'm organzing an alternative spring break trip for some students from my college to the South Bronx to work on urban environmental issues. The students i have going on have a solid understanding of urban issues (most are from cities), but don't know much about the Bronx itself. Can anyone suggest some good resources, both online and off? I was thinking of Caro's Power Broker to discuss what happened with Robert Moses and the decline of the borough, but i was hoping for other resources from MeFiers.
posted by jare2003 to Education (3 answers total)

Forgotten New York has a lot of interesting nuggets of Bronx history scattered throughout it's pages.
posted by jonmc at 8:13 AM on November 16, 2004

NYPL : The Bronx on the Web: History --tons of links and stuff

South Bronx Rising: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of an American City (book)

the Nehemiah Housing plan (google for more on it)

air pollution/community groups

Bronx River Alliance

South Bronx Clean Air Coalition

Serrano's site
posted by amberglow at 9:06 AM on November 16, 2004

Google "alternative breaks" or alternative spring break + bronx or such to find different colleges that have worked with organizations.

Totally great idea. I did ASB multiple times in college, and they were some of the most important experiences I had.
posted by gramcracker at 6:35 PM on November 16, 2004