Lloyd Ultan. Even the name sounds historic. That’s what stuck with me after meeting Ultan, the Bronx borough historian, for the first time back in 1998 while I was a reporter at the Daily News. Ultan ...

The Bronx is a hand reaching down to pull the other boroughs of New York City out of the harbor and the sea. Its fellow-boroughs are islands or parts of islands; the Bronx hangs on to Manhattan and ...

Angel Hernandez is the new Bronx historian, taking over from Lloyd Ultan who held the position for 26 years and now holds an emeritus title. Hernandez doesn’t really see himself as replacing Ultan, ...

There is a history of three harbor seals who were trained to retrieve .38-caliber revolvers. Really. Here is the history of ...

BRONX, New York -- It was 50 years ago in an apartment building in the Bronx, about a mile and a half north of Yankee Stadium that hip hop was born. That is where Clive Campbell, better known as DJ ...

BRONX (WABC) -- The images do evoke a reaction. The pictures are worth a thousand words, from an era that's often summed up in four: the Bronx is burning, a narrative thrust onto the national stage by ...

The Museum of Bronx History is an excellent destination for tourists interested in exploring the rich history of the Bronx. The museum boasts a collection of over 3,000 artifacts and photographs that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MORRIS HEIGHTS, The Bronx (PIX11) – The ...