Decline of New York City

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There it is, ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning.

Howard Cosell

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Decline of New York City New York City

Speaker

Howard Cosell

Medium

TV program

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Cosell, Howard. Reporting a fire during the World Series. World Series. 12 Oct. 1977, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, USA.

Current Citation

Cosell, Howard. Quoted in The Bronx is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City, written by Jonathan Mahler. Picador, 2007, ch. 64.

New York makes one think of the collapse of civilization, about Sodom and Gomorrah, the end of the world. The end wouldn't come as a surprise here. Many people already bank on it.

Saul Bellow

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Decline of New York City New York City

Speaker

Uncle Sammler

Author

Saul Bellow

Source

Mr. Sammler's Planet

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bellow, Saul. Mr. Sammler's Planet. Viking Press, 1970, pt. 6.