Bronx Press Review Collection, 1940 - 1990
Information, Description, and Finding Aid
Collection Information
Reference: NW-BPR
Dates: 1940-1990
Extent: 28.5 linear ft. across 177 semi-annual bounded volumes
Finding Aid Information
Creator(s): Pastor Crespo, Jr., Librarian and Archivist
Date created/updated: May 17, 2023
History
The Bronx Press-Review is a weekly newspaper published in the Bronx, New York. The newspaper was established in 1940, and it remains the longest-publishing weekly newspaper in the Bronx. The Bronx Press-Review is a borough-wide newspaper that covers local news, politics, and community events. It publishes editorials and letters to the editor from readers. It used to be sold on newsstands and available through paid subscription. In the late 1990s, it became a free newspaper that is available through vending machines and distributed in public places such as banks and libraries. Since the newspaper is free, it relies exclusively on advertising and classified ads for revenue.
In 1993, publisher Myron Garfinkle sold the Bronx Press-Review to Jerry Finkelstein's News Communications (which is not to be confused with Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation). The same year, the newspaper's new editor-in-chief, Andrew Wolf, began publishing a sister weekly, the Riverdale Review, which directly competes with the Riverdale Press.
In 2000, Wolf's Metro North Media purchased both newspapers from News Communications. Wolf remains the publisher and editor-in-chief. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronx_Press-Review#cite_note-1)
Description/Scope and Content
The collection is comprised of 177 (15”h x 11 1/2 “w) semi-annual (January – June and July – December) bounded volumes; each year consists of two large volumes. The newspaper collection represents a complete run from May 3, 1940 through December 1990; except for January through June of 1986 which are missing from the collection. The newspaper began as the Parkchester Review in May 1940, changed its name to the Parkchester Press-Review in January 1942, and finally changing its name to the Bronx Press-Review in July 1952. This collection is located in the Bronx County Archives Reading Room stacks, 3313 Bainbridge Ave, The Bronx, 10467.
Provenance
Unknown/Pending. Likely donated directly from the Bronx Press-Review archives.
Preferred Citation
[Item name or description,] Bronx Press Review collection, box _, folder _, The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
Points of Access
- Neighborhoods -- Parkchester
- Individuals -- Garfinkle, Myron -- Finkelstein, Jerry – Wolf, Andrew
- Newspapers (The Bronx, New York) -- Parkchester Review/Parkchester Press-Review/Bronx Press-Review
Related Collections
- Bronx Home News collection. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
- Bronx Press-Review photograph collection. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library.
- Bronx Schools newspaper collection. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library. https://digital.bchslibrary.org/nwbxschools
- Bronx Latino History Project. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library. https://digital.bchslibrary.org/collections/show/10
- Listener-News collection. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library. https://digital.bchslibrary.org/nwlistener
- The Bronx Star collection. The Bronx County Archives at The Bronx County Historical Society Research Library. https://digital.bchslibrary.org/nwstar
Inventory List
|
Shelf |
Volume |
Contents |
Date |
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1 |
1 |
Parkchester Review |
May 3 1940 - Dec 28 1940 |
|
1 |
2 |
Parkchester Review |
Jan 2 1941 - Jun 26 1941 |
|
1 |
3 |
Parkchester Review |
Jul 3 1941 - Dec 30 1941 |
|
1 |
4 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan 8 1942 - Jun 25 1942 |
|
1 |
5 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jul 2 1942 - Dec 31 1942 |
|
1 |
6 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan 7 1943 - Jun 24 1943 |
|
1 |
7 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jul 31 1943 - Dec 30 1943 |
|
1 |
8 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan 6 1943 - Jun 29 1943 |
|
1 |
9 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jul 6 1944 - Dec 28 1944 |
|
1 |
10 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan 4 1945 - Jun 28 1945 |
|
1 |
11 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jul 5 1945 - Dec 27 1945 |
|
1 |
12 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jul 5 1945 - Dec 27 1945 |
|
1 |
13 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1946 |
|
1 |
14 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1946 |
|
1 |
15 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1946 |
|
1 |
16 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1946 |
|
1 |
17 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1947 |
|
1 |
18 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1947 |
|
1 |
19 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1947 |
|
1 |
20 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1947 |
|
1 |
21 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1948 |
|
1 |
22 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1948 |
|
1 |
23 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1948 |
|
1 |
24 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1948 |
|
1 |
25 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1949 |
|
1 |
26 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1949 |
|
1 |
27 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1949 |
|
1 |
28 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1949 |
|
1 |
29 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1950 |
|
1 |
30 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1950 |
|
1 |
31 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1950 |
|
1 |
32 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1950 |
|
1 |
33 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1951 |
|
1 |
34 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1951 |
|
1 |
35 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1951 |
|
1 |
36 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
July - Dec 1951 |
|
1 |
37 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1952 |
|
1 |
38 |
Parkchester Press-Review |
Jan - June 1952 |
|
1 |
39 |
Bronx Press Review |
July - Dec 1952 |
|
1 |
40 |
Bronx Press Review |
July - Dec 1952 |
|
1 |
41 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1953 |
|
1 |
42 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1953 |
|
1 |
43 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1953 |
|
1 |
44 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1954 |
|
1 |
45 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1954 |
|
1 |
46 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1954 |
|
1 |
47 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1954 |
|
1 |
48 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1955 |
|
1 |
49 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1955 |
|
1 |
50 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1955 |
|
1 |
51 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1955 |
|
1 |
52 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1956 |
|
1 |
53 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1956 |
|
1 |
54 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1956 |
|
1 |
55 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1956 |
|
1 |
56 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1957 |
|
1 |
57 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1957 |
|
1 |
58 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1957 |
|
1 |
59 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1957 |
|
1 |
60 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1958 |
|
1 |
61 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1958 |
|
1 |
62 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1958 |
|
1 |
63 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1959 |
|
1 |
64 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1959 |
|
1 |
65 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1959 |
|
1 |
66 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1959 |
|
1 |
67 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1960 |
|
1 |
68 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1960 |
|
1 |
69 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1960 |
|
1 |
70 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1960 |
|
1 |
71 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1961 |
|
1 |
72 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1961 |
|
1 |
73 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1961 |
|
1 |
74 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1961 |
|
1 |
75 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1962 |
|
1 |
76 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1962 |
|
2 |
77 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1962 |
|
2 |
78 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1962 |
|
2 |
79 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1963 |
|
2 |
80 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1963 |
|
2 |
81 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1963 |
|
2 |
82 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1963 |
|
2 |
83 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1964 |
|
2 |
84 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1964 |
|
2 |
85 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1964 |
|
2 |
86 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1964 |
|
2 |
87 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1965 |
|
2 |
88 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1965 |
|
2 |
89 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1965 |
|
2 |
90 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1965 |
|
2 |
91 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1966 |
|
2 |
92 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1966 |
|
2 |
93 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1966 |
|
2 |
94 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1966 |
|
2 |
95 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1967 |
|
2 |
96 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1967 |
|
2 |
97 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1967 |
|
2 |
98 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1967 |
|
2 |
99 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1968 |
|
2 |
100 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1968 |
|
2 |
101 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1968 |
|
2 |
102 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1968 |
|
2 |
103 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1969 |
|
2 |
104 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1969 |
|
2 |
105 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1969 |
|
2 |
106 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1969 |
|
2 |
107 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1970 |
|
2 |
108 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1970 |
|
2 |
109 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1970 |
|
2 |
110 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1970 |
|
2 |
111 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1971 |
|
2 |
112 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1971 |
|
2 |
113 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1971 |
|
2 |
114 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1971 |
|
2 |
115 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1972 |
|
2 |
116 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1972 |
|
2 |
117 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1972 |
|
2 |
118 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1972 |
|
2 |
119 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1973 |
|
2 |
120 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1973 |
|
2 |
121 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1973 |
|
2 |
122 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1973 |
|
2 |
123 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1974 |
|
2 |
124 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1974 |
|
2 |
125 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1974 |
|
2 |
126 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1974 |
|
2 |
127 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1975 |
|
2 |
128 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1975 |
|
2 |
129 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1975 |
|
2 |
130 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1975 |
|
2 |
131 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1976 |
|
2 |
132 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1976 |
|
2 |
133 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1976 |
|
2 |
134 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1976 |
|
2 |
135 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1977 |
|
2 |
136 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1977 |
|
2 |
137 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1977 |
|
2 |
138 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1977 |
|
2 |
139 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1978 |
|
2 |
140 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1978 |
|
2 |
141 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1978 |
|
2 |
142 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1978 |
|
2 |
143 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1979 |
|
2 |
144 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1979 |
|
2 |
145 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1979 |
|
2 |
146 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1979 |
|
2 |
147 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1980 |
|
2 |
148 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1980 |
|
2 |
149 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1980 |
|
2 |
150 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1980 |
|
2 |
151 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1981 |
|
2 |
152 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1981 |
|
2 |
153 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1981 |
|
2 |
154 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1981 |
|
2 |
155 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1982 |
|
2 |
156 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1982 |
|
2 |
157 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1982 |
|
2 |
158 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1982 |
|
2 |
159 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1983 |
|
2 |
160 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1983 |
|
2 |
161 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1984 |
|
2 |
162 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1984 |
|
3 |
163 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1985 |
|
3 |
164 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1985 |
|
3 |
165 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1986 |
|
3 |
166 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1987 |
|
3 |
167 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1987 |
|
3 |
168 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1987 |
|
3 |
169 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1987 |
|
3 |
170 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1988 |
|
3 |
171 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1988 |
|
3 |
172 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1988 |
|
3 |
173 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1988 |
|
3 |
174 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1989 |
|
3 |
175 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1989 |
|
3 |
176 |
Bronx Press-Review |
Jan - June 1990 |
|
3 |
177 |
Bronx Press-Review |
July - Dec 1990 |