Frazier’s signature voice — droll, ruminative, generous — draws readers in ... Only a poet-historian like Frazier could make me resolve to open my window and listen the next time I’m stuck on the Deegan.
A profound portrait of this storied place ... The culmination of many years of passionate inquiry, Frazier’s deep history—grandly detailed, vibrant, and caring—does right by the resilient, ever-morphing Bronx.
It's not entirely clear why he devotes a massive volume to the Bronx ... A dense appreciation of a unique area that will appeal to those who have had enough tales of Manhattan.
