Fordham Road

The last stop on the D train opens to the bustling sidewalk of Fordham Road in the northern Bronx. The area has long been home to working-class people who want to live just a short train ride from Manhattan. The brownstones and tenement buildings once settled by Italian immigrants are now predominantly Latino.

Botanicas Are Centers of Faith For Many Latinos

By Elizabeth Giegerich
February 4th, 2008

For many Caribbean Latinos botanicas hold the key to curing their illnesses and broken hearts. Their is always a potion, candle or prayer to fulfill their dreams on the store’s shelves

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