(The History of the Bronx, NY)
Over the years, the Bronx has been reflected in a multitude of literature, film and television. Below is a detailed listing of the movies, books, songs, stories, etc. on and/or about the Bronx. Click here to add a title to the list or to update the information that is listed on this page.
Movies
* Doughboys – Al Boasberg/Sidney Lazarus,1930
* Marty – Paddy Chayefsky, 1955
* The Bronx is Burning – BBC Documentary Film, 1974
* Fort Apache, The Bronx – Heywood Gould, 1981
* Portfolio – 1983
* True Love – Nancy Savoca/Richard Guay, 1989
* Awakenings – Penny Marshall, 1990
* A Bronx Tale – Robert De Niro/Chazz Palminteri, 1993
* I Like It Like That – Darnell Martin, 1994
* Dead Presidents – Albert Hughes/Allen Hughes, 1995
* Summer of Sam – Spike Lee, 1999
* Finding Forrester – Gus Van Sant, 2000
* Knights of the South Bronx – Jamal Joseph/Dianne Houston, 2005
Books
* The Old Neighborhood – Avery Corman, 1980
* Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe, 1987
* Underworld – Don DeLillo, 1997
* The Grand Concourse – Jacob M. Appel, 2007
Songs
* Back To The Bronx by 2 Live Crew
* Boogie Down Bronx by JVC Force
* Bronx by Kurtis Blow
* The Bronx Is Beautiful by Robert Klein
* Bronx Keeps Creating It by Fat Joe
* Bronx Tale by Fat Joe
* Bronx War Stories by A.I.G.
* On The Streets Of The Bronx by The Moonglows
* Ha Ya Doin? Yankees – The Haya Doin’? Boys
* Here Come the Yankees, by Bob Bundin and Lou Stallman
* Our Lady of the Bronx by Black 47
* Rockin’ the Bronx by Black 47
* South Bronx by Boogie Down Productions
* On the Banks of the Bronx (1919) by William LeBaron, Victor Jacobi
* Bronx Express (1922) by Creamer and Layton
* The Tremont Avenue Cruisewear Fashion Show (1973) by Jerry Livingston, Mark David
* I Love the New York Yankees (1987) by Paula Lindstrom