
- Bronx | Urban, Diversity, Culture | Britannica- Oct 24, 2025 · Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City, southeastern New York, U.S., coextensive with Bronx county, formed in 1912. The Bronx is the northernmost of the city’s … 
- Lindsay Lohan | Movies, Biography, Family, Husband, Son, & Facts ...- 4 days ago · At the beginning of the year she entered a drug rehab program for the first time, but in July she was charged with possession of cocaine and driving under the influence. She … 
- New York City - Boroughs, Diversity, Culture | Britannica- Oct 23, 2025 · As drug and gang wars robbed young people of their future, both the infrastructure and the quality of life for many in the underserved portions of the borough declined rapidly. 
- Sonia Sotomayor | Supreme Court Justice, First Latina | Britannica- Oct 24, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States (2009-), United States supreme court (2009-), United States Role In: Harris v. Quinn McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission Obergefell … 
- David Berkowitz | Prison, Crimes, Son of Sam, & Facts | Britannica- Oct 22, 2025 · David Berkowitz is an American serial killer who murdered six people in New York City in 1976–77. His crimes plunged the city into a panic and unleashed one of the largest … 
- Robert J. Lefkowitz | Nobel Prize Winner, Physician & Biologist ...- The drugs salmeterol and albuterol, which bind to and activate beta-adrenergic GPCRs, stimulate airway opening in the lungs and thus are used in the treatment of some respiratory conditions, … 
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - Encyclopedia Britannica- The group also tackled drug abuse in “White Lines” (1983). By the mid-1980s the group had disbanded, and later reunions were short-lived. In 2007 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious … 
- Afrika Bambaataa | Hip-Hop, Breakbeat, South Bronx, & Biography ...- Although they offered protection to residents, they engaged in drug and prostitution racketeering and waged bloody street battles against one another. Taylor was a member of the Black Spades. 
- Louis Farrakhan | Biography, Nation of Islam, & Facts | Britannica- Oct 9, 2025 · Under Farrakhan’s leadership, the Nation of Islam established a clinic for AIDS patients in Washington, D.C., and helped to force drug dealers out of public housing … 
- Crack epidemic | US History, Causes & Effects | Britannica- Oct 2, 2025 · The emergence of crack cocaine in the inner cities led to a drastic increase in crime between 1981 and 1986. Federal prison admission for drug offenses soared, and murder and …