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Part of the nearly one-mile stretch of unkempt land along the Major Deegan Expressway between Van Cortlandt Park South and West 230th Street, was a railroad line that hauled freight in and out of the city until the early 1980s. For more than a decade, Community Board 8 and other city leaders have wanted to transform that land into a park — maybe even into a brook — but CSX Transportation has remained in the way, refusing to sell the land inexpensively.

After more than a decade of negotiation spanning three mayors and direct involvement from a future U.S. Senate Majority Leader, the stretch of vacant land running along the Major Deegan Expressway south of Van Cortlandt Park may finally be on the verge of selling. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 1/24/22

The Berrien family was laid to rest in the Kingsbridge Burial Grounds in Van Cortlandt Park. Nearby were burials for enslaved Africans on land that will finally be consecrated June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

Enslaved African burial ground finally consecrated

It’s no secret the United States was one of many countries practicing slavery centuries ago — and not just in the south. more

By BRENDAN O’SULLIVAN | 6/20/21

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