Ask the Historian: Post Your Questions About the Bronx

WNYC News | Aug 2, 2010

Curious to know how the Bronx Zoo kept the American bison from going extinct or how hip-hop got started in the Bronx?

All this week, WNYC is collecting your questions about the Bronx and posing them to Bronx borough historian, Lloyd Ultan.

Check back here to see his answers and learn more about New York City's northernmost borough.

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