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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 Van Cortlandt House Museum recently opened an exhibit in the attic of its main structure sharing its not-so-pleasant history as slave quarters. It’s part of the Enslaved People Project, an effort from several local groups to shine a light on contributions enslaved people made to shape what is now Van Cortlandt Park.

They built this homestead, but didn’t have a choice

It’s a common misperception of America’s already shameful history of slavery that it only existed south of the Mason-Dixon Line. But Laura Carpenter Myers knows better, and wants to ensure others do, too. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 4/25/21

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