Bronx fires of the 1970s

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:cause arson
insurance fraud
urban decay
landlord abandonment
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn book 'Burning Down the House' by Julian Zelizer
book 'South Bronx Rising' by Jill Jonnes
documentary 'Decade of Fire'
gptkbp:effect massive population loss
urban blight
destruction of housing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bronx fires of the 1970s
gptkbp:impact displacement of residents
rise in crime
decline in property values
loss of tax base
gptkbp:location gptkb:The_Bronx
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Howard Cosell's 'The Bronx is burning' remark
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:1977_New_York_City_blackout
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Melrose
gptkb:Longwood
gptkb:Hunts_Point
gptkb:Morrisania
gptkb:South_Bronx
gptkbp:period 1970s
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:urban_development
white flight
New York City fiscal crisis of 1975
housing abandonment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:South_Bronx,_New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkb:Morrisania,_Bronx
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7