There it is, ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning.

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There it is, ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning.

Howard Cosell

1977

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Decline of New York City New York City

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TV program

Time

1977

Person

Howard Cosell

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Current citation

Cosell, Howard. Quoted in The Bronx is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City, written by Jonathan Mahler. Picador, 2007, ch. 64.

Original citation

Cosell, Howard. Reporting a fire during the World Series. World Series. 12 Oct. 1977, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, USA.

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There it is, ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning. — Howard Cosell

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