The Bronx is positioned to the north of Manhattan. Today the aerea has a population of 1.385,000.
The Bronx was considered an attractive suburban area but this image began to deteriorate in 1970s. In fact the situation in the south Bronx was particularly bad. Then the econimic situation in NY was disastrous at the time - the city was declared "bankrupt" in 1975s. To make things worse a number of business owners carried out arson attacks on their own proprety in order to claim the insurance. For this the south Bronx was considered a "war zone".
That was the situation in South Bronx.
However, the Bronx is coming back. The borough has always been the home of the famous NY Yankees baseball team. Two years ago they moved to a new stadium and this is seen as a sign of the borough's revival.
People today are rediscovering the Bronx's charms: it is home to the NY Botanical Garden and the world famous Bronx-zoo. There is also a little "Italy-Here" family business sell mozzarella and other Italian food. Now that the more famous Little Italy, in Manhattan, is appearing tourists are also heading up to the Bronx.
