3. Why the South Bronx Burned

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. South Bronx Timeline xvii
6. 1. The South Bronx: An Introduction 1
7. 2. How the South Bronx Became the Poorest Congressional District 24
8. 3. Why the South Bronx Burned 58
9. 4. People Fight Back: 1960s and 1970s 76
10. 5. Progress, but Plagues Descend on the South Bronx: 1980s 121
11. 6. Not Yet Paradise, but We’ve Come a Long Way: 1990s 156
12. 7. Many Faces of Success: 2000–2018 190
13. 8. “The Bronx Was the Last Place”: Reflections on Displacement and Gentrification 234
14. 9. Lessons Learned 264
15. Epilogue 275
16. Acknowledgments 279
17. Abbreviations 283
18. Glossary 285
19. Notes 287
20. Interviews 301
21. Bibliography 303
22. Index 327