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Dwight_D._Eisenhower
A loblolly pine, known as the "Eisenhower Pine", was located on Augusta's 17th hole, approximately 210 yards (192 m) from the Masters tee. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, an Augusta National member, hit the tree so many times that, at a 1956 club meeting, he proposed that it be cut down. Not wanting to offend the presi...
How many meters away from the Masters tee on Augusta's 17th was the Eisenhower Pine?
{ "text": [ "192" ], "answer_start": [ 110 ] }
5732868bb3a91d1900202e11
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
A loblolly pine, known as the "Eisenhower Pine", was located on Augusta's 17th hole, approximately 210 yards (192 m) from the Masters tee. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, an Augusta National member, hit the tree so many times that, at a 1956 club meeting, he proposed that it be cut down. Not wanting to offend the presi...
What did Eisenhower want to be done to the Eisenhower Pine?
{ "text": [ "cut down" ], "answer_start": [ 279 ] }
5732868bb3a91d1900202e12
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
A loblolly pine, known as the "Eisenhower Pine", was located on Augusta's 17th hole, approximately 210 yards (192 m) from the Masters tee. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, an Augusta National member, hit the tree so many times that, at a 1956 club meeting, he proposed that it be cut down. Not wanting to offend the presi...
What damaged the Eisenhower Pine in February 2014?
{ "text": [ "ice storm" ], "answer_start": [ 478 ] }
5732868bb3a91d1900202e13
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
A loblolly pine, known as the "Eisenhower Pine", was located on Augusta's 17th hole, approximately 210 yards (192 m) from the Masters tee. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, an Augusta National member, hit the tree so many times that, at a 1956 club meeting, he proposed that it be cut down. Not wanting to offend the presi...
In what year did Eisenhower propose that the pine tree named after him be removed?
{ "text": [ "1956" ], "answer_start": [ 237 ] }
57324f18b9d445190005ea1b
The_Bronx
The Bronx /ˈbrɒŋks/ is the northernmost of the five boroughs (counties) of New York City in the state of New York, located south of Westchester County. Many bridges and tunnels link the Bronx to the island and borough of Manhattan to the west over and under the narrow Harlem River, as well as three longer bridges south...
How many boroughs are in NYC?
{ "text": [ "five" ], "answer_start": [ 47 ] }
57324f18b9d445190005ea1c
The_Bronx
The Bronx /ˈbrɒŋks/ is the northernmost of the five boroughs (counties) of New York City in the state of New York, located south of Westchester County. Many bridges and tunnels link the Bronx to the island and borough of Manhattan to the west over and under the narrow Harlem River, as well as three longer bridges south...
Where is the Bronx positioned among NYC boroughs?
{ "text": [ "northernmost" ], "answer_start": [ 27 ] }
57324f18b9d445190005ea1d
The_Bronx
The Bronx /ˈbrɒŋks/ is the northernmost of the five boroughs (counties) of New York City in the state of New York, located south of Westchester County. Many bridges and tunnels link the Bronx to the island and borough of Manhattan to the west over and under the narrow Harlem River, as well as three longer bridges south...
What is the Bronx's population?
{ "text": [ "1,438,159" ], "answer_start": [ 507 ] }
57324f18b9d445190005ea1e
The_Bronx
The Bronx /ˈbrɒŋks/ is the northernmost of the five boroughs (counties) of New York City in the state of New York, located south of Westchester County. Many bridges and tunnels link the Bronx to the island and borough of Manhattan to the west over and under the narrow Harlem River, as well as three longer bridges south...
How large is the Bronx?
{ "text": [ "42 square miles (109 km2)" ], "answer_start": [ 461 ] }
57324f18b9d445190005ea1f
The_Bronx
The Bronx /ˈbrɒŋks/ is the northernmost of the five boroughs (counties) of New York City in the state of New York, located south of Westchester County. Many bridges and tunnels link the Bronx to the island and borough of Manhattan to the west over and under the narrow Harlem River, as well as three longer bridges south...
What is unique about the Bronx's location?
{ "text": [ "Of the five boroughs, the Bronx is the only one on the U.S. mainland" ], "answer_start": [ 367 ] }
57324f89e99e3014001e66a0
The_Bronx
The Bronx is named after Jonas Bronck who created the first settlement as part of the New Netherland colony in 1639. The native Lenape were displaced after 1643 by settlers. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bronx received many immigrant groups as it was transformed into an urban community, first from various Europea...
Who is the Bronx named for?
{ "text": [ "Jonas Bronck" ], "answer_start": [ 25 ] }
57324f89e99e3014001e66a1
The_Bronx
The Bronx is named after Jonas Bronck who created the first settlement as part of the New Netherland colony in 1639. The native Lenape were displaced after 1643 by settlers. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bronx received many immigrant groups as it was transformed into an urban community, first from various Europea...
What did Bronck do?
{ "text": [ "created the first settlement as part of the New Netherland colony" ], "answer_start": [ 42 ] }
57324f89e99e3014001e66a2
The_Bronx
The Bronx is named after Jonas Bronck who created the first settlement as part of the New Netherland colony in 1639. The native Lenape were displaced after 1643 by settlers. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bronx received many immigrant groups as it was transformed into an urban community, first from various Europea...
When did Bronck settle in the New York area?
{ "text": [ "1639" ], "answer_start": [ 111 ] }
57324f89e99e3014001e66a3
The_Bronx
The Bronx is named after Jonas Bronck who created the first settlement as part of the New Netherland colony in 1639. The native Lenape were displaced after 1643 by settlers. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bronx received many immigrant groups as it was transformed into an urban community, first from various Europea...
What native tribe lived in the New York area?
{ "text": [ "Lenape" ], "answer_start": [ 128 ] }
57324f89e99e3014001e66a4
The_Bronx
The Bronx is named after Jonas Bronck who created the first settlement as part of the New Netherland colony in 1639. The native Lenape were displaced after 1643 by settlers. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bronx received many immigrant groups as it was transformed into an urban community, first from various Europea...
What types of music the Bronx famous for?
{ "text": [ "Latin music and hip hop" ], "answer_start": [ 594 ] }
57324ffa0fdd8d15006c695f
The_Bronx
The Bronx contains one of the five poorest Congressional Districts in the United States, the 15th, but its wide diversity also includes affluent, upper-income and middle-income neighborhoods such as Riverdale, Fieldston, Spuyten Duyvil, Schuylerville, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens, Morris Park and Country Club. The Bronx,...
How poor is part of the Bronx?
{ "text": [ "one of the five poorest Congressional Districts in the United States" ], "answer_start": [ 19 ] }
57324ffa0fdd8d15006c6960
The_Bronx
The Bronx contains one of the five poorest Congressional Districts in the United States, the 15th, but its wide diversity also includes affluent, upper-income and middle-income neighborhoods such as Riverdale, Fieldston, Spuyten Duyvil, Schuylerville, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens, Morris Park and Country Club. The Bronx,...
What neighborhoods of the Bronx are more affluent?
{ "text": [ "Riverdale, Fieldston, Spuyten Duyvil, Schuylerville, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens, Morris Park and Country Club" ], "answer_start": [ 199 ] }
57324ffa0fdd8d15006c6961
The_Bronx
The Bronx contains one of the five poorest Congressional Districts in the United States, the 15th, but its wide diversity also includes affluent, upper-income and middle-income neighborhoods such as Riverdale, Fieldston, Spuyten Duyvil, Schuylerville, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens, Morris Park and Country Club. The Bronx,...
When did the South Bronx lose quality of life?
{ "text": [ "the late 1960s and the 1970s" ], "answer_start": [ 430 ] }
57324ffa0fdd8d15006c6962
The_Bronx
The Bronx contains one of the five poorest Congressional Districts in the United States, the 15th, but its wide diversity also includes affluent, upper-income and middle-income neighborhoods such as Riverdale, Fieldston, Spuyten Duyvil, Schuylerville, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens, Morris Park and Country Club. The Bronx,...
What crime problem happened in the Bronx in the 70s?
{ "text": [ "arson" ], "answer_start": [ 485 ] }
573250460fdd8d15006c6971
The_Bronx
Jonas Bronck (c. 1600–43) was a Swedish born emigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish in Småland, Sweden who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639. He became the first recorded European settler in the area now known as the Bronx. He leased land from the Dutch West India Company on the neck of the mainla...
When was Jonas Bronck born?
{ "text": [ "1600" ], "answer_start": [ 17 ] }
573250460fdd8d15006c6973
The_Bronx
Jonas Bronck (c. 1600–43) was a Swedish born emigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish in Småland, Sweden who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639. He became the first recorded European settler in the area now known as the Bronx. He leased land from the Dutch West India Company on the neck of the mainla...
When did Bronck reach the New York area?
{ "text": [ "spring of 1639" ], "answer_start": [ 148 ] }
573250460fdd8d15006c6972
The_Bronx
Jonas Bronck (c. 1600–43) was a Swedish born emigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish in Småland, Sweden who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639. He became the first recorded European settler in the area now known as the Bronx. He leased land from the Dutch West India Company on the neck of the mainla...
Where did Bronck emigrate from?
{ "text": [ "Småland, Sweden" ], "answer_start": [ 91 ] }
573250460fdd8d15006c6974
The_Bronx
Jonas Bronck (c. 1600–43) was a Swedish born emigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish in Småland, Sweden who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639. He became the first recorded European settler in the area now known as the Bronx. He leased land from the Dutch West India Company on the neck of the mainla...
What entity did Bronck get his land from?
{ "text": [ "the Dutch West India Company" ], "answer_start": [ 266 ] }
573250460fdd8d15006c6975
The_Bronx
Jonas Bronck (c. 1600–43) was a Swedish born emigrant from Komstad, Norra Ljunga parish in Småland, Sweden who arrived in New Netherland during the spring of 1639. He became the first recorded European settler in the area now known as the Bronx. He leased land from the Dutch West India Company on the neck of the mainla...
How much land did Bronck eventually own?
{ "text": [ "500 acres" ], "answer_start": [ 476 ] }
573250c3b9d445190005ea2f
The_Bronx
The Bronx is referred to, both legally and colloquially, with a definite article, as the Bronx. (The County of Bronx, unlike the coextensive Borough of the Bronx, does not place the immediately before Bronx in formal references, nor does the United States Postal Service in its database of Bronx addresses.) The name for...
What is the Bronx's county name?
{ "text": [ "The County of Bronx" ], "answer_start": [ 97 ] }
573250c3b9d445190005ea30
The_Bronx
The Bronx is referred to, both legally and colloquially, with a definite article, as the Bronx. (The County of Bronx, unlike the coextensive Borough of the Bronx, does not place the immediately before Bronx in formal references, nor does the United States Postal Service in its database of Bronx addresses.) The name for...
What is the Bronx's borough name?
{ "text": [ "Borough of the Bronx" ], "answer_start": [ 141 ] }
573250c3b9d445190005ea31
The_Bronx
The Bronx is referred to, both legally and colloquially, with a definite article, as the Bronx. (The County of Bronx, unlike the coextensive Borough of the Bronx, does not place the immediately before Bronx in formal references, nor does the United States Postal Service in its database of Bronx addresses.) The name for...
When was the Bronx created?
{ "text": [ "1874" ], "answer_start": [ 431 ] }
573250c3b9d445190005ea33
The_Bronx
The Bronx is referred to, both legally and colloquially, with a definite article, as the Bronx. (The County of Bronx, unlike the coextensive Borough of the Bronx, does not place the immediately before Bronx in formal references, nor does the United States Postal Service in its database of Bronx addresses.) The name for...
When was the Bronx added to?
{ "text": [ "1898" ], "answer_start": [ 579 ] }
573250c3b9d445190005ea32
The_Bronx
The Bronx is referred to, both legally and colloquially, with a definite article, as the Bronx. (The County of Bronx, unlike the coextensive Borough of the Bronx, does not place the immediately before Bronx in formal references, nor does the United States Postal Service in its database of Bronx addresses.) The name for...
What county was the Bronx split off from?
{ "text": [ "Westchester" ], "answer_start": [ 451 ] }
57325124e17f3d140042285b
The_Bronx
The development of the Bronx is directly connected to its strategic location between New England and New York (Manhattan). Control over the bridges across the Harlem River plagued the period of British colonial rule. Kingsbridge, built in 1693 where Broadway reached the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, was a possession of Frederi...
When did farmers build a bridge over the Harlem River?
{ "text": [ "1759" ], "answer_start": [ 429 ] }
57325124e17f3d140042285c
The_Bronx
The development of the Bronx is directly connected to its strategic location between New England and New York (Manhattan). Control over the bridges across the Harlem River plagued the period of British colonial rule. Kingsbridge, built in 1693 where Broadway reached the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, was a possession of Frederi...
Why did farmers build a bridge over the Harlem River?
{ "text": [ "tolls were resented" ], "answer_start": [ 361 ] }
57325124e17f3d140042285d
The_Bronx
The development of the Bronx is directly connected to its strategic location between New England and New York (Manhattan). Control over the bridges across the Harlem River plagued the period of British colonial rule. Kingsbridge, built in 1693 where Broadway reached the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, was a possession of Frederi...
What strategic advantage did the Bronx's location have?
{ "text": [ "between New England and New York" ], "answer_start": [ 77 ] }
57325124e17f3d140042285e
The_Bronx
The development of the Bronx is directly connected to its strategic location between New England and New York (Manhattan). Control over the bridges across the Harlem River plagued the period of British colonial rule. Kingsbridge, built in 1693 where Broadway reached the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, was a possession of Frederi...
When was Kingsbridge built?
{ "text": [ "1693" ], "answer_start": [ 239 ] }
57325124e17f3d140042285f
The_Bronx
The development of the Bronx is directly connected to its strategic location between New England and New York (Manhattan). Control over the bridges across the Harlem River plagued the period of British colonial rule. Kingsbridge, built in 1693 where Broadway reached the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, was a possession of Frederi...
Who owned Kingsbridge?
{ "text": [ "Frederick Philipse" ], "answer_start": [ 313 ] }
5732516be17f3d1400422865
The_Bronx
The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, one of the 12 original counties of the English Province of New York. The present Bronx County was contained in the town of Westchester and parts of the towns of Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, w...
How many counties did New York originally have?
{ "text": [ "12" ], "answer_start": [ 102 ] }
5732516be17f3d1400422866
The_Bronx
The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, one of the 12 original counties of the English Province of New York. The present Bronx County was contained in the town of Westchester and parts of the towns of Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, w...
Parts of which towns became part of the Bronx?
{ "text": [ "Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham" ], "answer_start": [ 252 ] }
5732516be17f3d1400422867
The_Bronx
The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, one of the 12 original counties of the English Province of New York. The present Bronx County was contained in the town of Westchester and parts of the towns of Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, w...
When was West Farms created?
{ "text": [ "1846" ], "answer_start": [ 289 ] }
5732516be17f3d1400422868
The_Bronx
The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, one of the 12 original counties of the English Province of New York. The present Bronx County was contained in the town of Westchester and parts of the towns of Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, w...
When was Morrisania created?
{ "text": [ "1855" ], "answer_start": [ 371 ] }
5732516be17f3d1400422869
The_Bronx
The territory now contained within Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County, one of the 12 original counties of the English Province of New York. The present Bronx County was contained in the town of Westchester and parts of the towns of Yonkers, Eastchester, and Pelham. In 1846, a new town, West Farms, w...
When was the town of Kingsbridge created?
{ "text": [ "1873" ], "answer_start": [ 432 ] }
573251c0b9d445190005ea39
The_Bronx
The consolidation of the Bronx into New York City proceeded in two stages. In 1873, the state legislature annexed Kingsbridge, West Farms and Morrisania to New York, effective in 1874; the three towns were abolished in the process. In 1895, three years before New York's consolidation with Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Is...
When did New York City annex Kingsbridge?
{ "text": [ "1873" ], "answer_start": [ 78 ] }
573251c0b9d445190005ea3a
The_Bronx
The consolidation of the Bronx into New York City proceeded in two stages. In 1873, the state legislature annexed Kingsbridge, West Farms and Morrisania to New York, effective in 1874; the three towns were abolished in the process. In 1895, three years before New York's consolidation with Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Is...
When did New York City annex West Farms?
{ "text": [ "1873" ], "answer_start": [ 78 ] }
573251c0b9d445190005ea3b
The_Bronx
The consolidation of the Bronx into New York City proceeded in two stages. In 1873, the state legislature annexed Kingsbridge, West Farms and Morrisania to New York, effective in 1874; the three towns were abolished in the process. In 1895, three years before New York's consolidation with Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Is...
When did New York City annex Morrisania?
{ "text": [ "1873" ], "answer_start": [ 78 ] }
573251c0b9d445190005ea3c
The_Bronx
The consolidation of the Bronx into New York City proceeded in two stages. In 1873, the state legislature annexed Kingsbridge, West Farms and Morrisania to New York, effective in 1874; the three towns were abolished in the process. In 1895, three years before New York's consolidation with Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Is...
When did New York City annex part of Pelham?
{ "text": [ "1895" ], "answer_start": [ 235 ] }
573251c0b9d445190005ea3d
The_Bronx
The consolidation of the Bronx into New York City proceeded in two stages. In 1873, the state legislature annexed Kingsbridge, West Farms and Morrisania to New York, effective in 1874; the three towns were abolished in the process. In 1895, three years before New York's consolidation with Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Is...
When did New York City annex part of Eastchester?
{ "text": [ "1895" ], "answer_start": [ 235 ] }
5732521e0fdd8d15006c698f
The_Bronx
The history of the Bronx during the 20th century may be divided into four periods: a boom period during 1900–29, with a population growth by a factor of six from 200,000 in 1900 to 1.3 million in 1930. The Great Depression and post World War II years saw a slowing of growth leading into an eventual decline. The mid to ...
When was the Bronx's boom period?
{ "text": [ "1900–29" ], "answer_start": [ 104 ] }
5732521e0fdd8d15006c6990
The_Bronx
The history of the Bronx during the 20th century may be divided into four periods: a boom period during 1900–29, with a population growth by a factor of six from 200,000 in 1900 to 1.3 million in 1930. The Great Depression and post World War II years saw a slowing of growth leading into an eventual decline. The mid to ...
What was the Bronx's population in 1900?
{ "text": [ "200,000" ], "answer_start": [ 162 ] }
5732521e0fdd8d15006c6991
The_Bronx
The history of the Bronx during the 20th century may be divided into four periods: a boom period during 1900–29, with a population growth by a factor of six from 200,000 in 1900 to 1.3 million in 1930. The Great Depression and post World War II years saw a slowing of growth leading into an eventual decline. The mid to ...
What was the Bronx's population in 1929?
{ "text": [ "1.3 million" ], "answer_start": [ 181 ] }
5732521e0fdd8d15006c6992
The_Bronx
The history of the Bronx during the 20th century may be divided into four periods: a boom period during 1900–29, with a population growth by a factor of six from 200,000 in 1900 to 1.3 million in 1930. The Great Depression and post World War II years saw a slowing of growth leading into an eventual decline. The mid to ...
When did the Bronx's income declined?
{ "text": [ "1950–85" ], "answer_start": [ 372 ] }
5732521e0fdd8d15006c6993
The_Bronx
The history of the Bronx during the 20th century may be divided into four periods: a boom period during 1900–29, with a population growth by a factor of six from 200,000 in 1900 to 1.3 million in 1930. The Great Depression and post World War II years saw a slowing of growth leading into an eventual decline. The mid to ...
When did the Bronx's economy regrow?
{ "text": [ "starting in the late 1980s" ], "answer_start": [ 567 ] }
573252870fdd8d15006c6999
The_Bronx
The Bronx underwent rapid urban growth after World War I. Extensions of the New York City Subway contributed to the increase in population as thousands of immigrants came to the Bronx, resulting in a major boom in residential construction. Among these groups, many Irish Americans, Italian Americans and especially Jewis...
How many Jews lived in the Bronx in 1937?
{ "text": [ "592,185" ], "answer_start": [ 534 ] }
573252870fdd8d15006c699a
The_Bronx
The Bronx underwent rapid urban growth after World War I. Extensions of the New York City Subway contributed to the increase in population as thousands of immigrants came to the Bronx, resulting in a major boom in residential construction. Among these groups, many Irish Americans, Italian Americans and especially Jewis...
How many Jews lived in the Bronx in 2011?
{ "text": [ "54,000" ], "answer_start": [ 614 ] }
573252870fdd8d15006c699b
The_Bronx
The Bronx underwent rapid urban growth after World War I. Extensions of the New York City Subway contributed to the increase in population as thousands of immigrants came to the Bronx, resulting in a major boom in residential construction. Among these groups, many Irish Americans, Italian Americans and especially Jewis...
What led to the Bronx's population growth?
{ "text": [ "Extensions of the New York City Subway" ], "answer_start": [ 58 ] }
573252870fdd8d15006c699c
The_Bronx
The Bronx underwent rapid urban growth after World War I. Extensions of the New York City Subway contributed to the increase in population as thousands of immigrants came to the Bronx, resulting in a major boom in residential construction. Among these groups, many Irish Americans, Italian Americans and especially Jewis...
What immigrant groups were the most prevalent in the Bronx?
{ "text": [ "Irish Americans, Italian Americans and especially Jewish Americans" ], "answer_start": [ 265 ] }
573252870fdd8d15006c699d
The_Bronx
The Bronx underwent rapid urban growth after World War I. Extensions of the New York City Subway contributed to the increase in population as thousands of immigrants came to the Bronx, resulting in a major boom in residential construction. Among these groups, many Irish Americans, Italian Americans and especially Jewis...
How much of the Bronx was Jewish in 1937?
{ "text": [ "43.9%" ], "answer_start": [ 567 ] }
573252e1e99e3014001e66be
The_Bronx
Yet another may have been a reduction in the real-estate listings and property-related financial services (such as mortgage loans or insurance policies) offered in some areas of the Bronx — a process known as redlining. Others have suggested a "planned shrinkage" of municipal services, such as fire-fighting. There was ...
What is redlining?
{ "text": [ "a reduction in the real-estate listings and property-related financial services (such as mortgage loans or insurance policies) offered in some areas" ], "answer_start": [ 26 ] }
573252e1e99e3014001e66bf
The_Bronx
Yet another may have been a reduction in the real-estate listings and property-related financial services (such as mortgage loans or insurance policies) offered in some areas of the Bronx — a process known as redlining. Others have suggested a "planned shrinkage" of municipal services, such as fire-fighting. There was ...
What might have encouraged landlords to abandon or destroy buildings?
{ "text": [ "rent control laws" ], "answer_start": [ 351 ] }
573252e1e99e3014001e66c0
The_Bronx
Yet another may have been a reduction in the real-estate listings and property-related financial services (such as mortgage loans or insurance policies) offered in some areas of the Bronx — a process known as redlining. Others have suggested a "planned shrinkage" of municipal services, such as fire-fighting. There was ...
What example city service was cut back on in the Bronx?
{ "text": [ "fire-fighting" ], "answer_start": [ 295 ] }
573253330fdd8d15006c69a3
The_Bronx
In the 1970s, the Bronx was plagued by a wave of arson. The burning of buildings was predominantly in the poorest communities, like the South Bronx. The most common explanation of what occurred was that landlords decided to burn their low property-value buildings and take the insurance money as it was more lucrative to...
What crime was common in the Bronx in the 1970s?
{ "text": [ "arson" ], "answer_start": [ 49 ] }
573253330fdd8d15006c69a4
The_Bronx
In the 1970s, the Bronx was plagued by a wave of arson. The burning of buildings was predominantly in the poorest communities, like the South Bronx. The most common explanation of what occurred was that landlords decided to burn their low property-value buildings and take the insurance money as it was more lucrative to...
Why did some landlords burn their own buildings?
{ "text": [ "it was more lucrative to get insurance money than to refurbish or sell a building in a severely distressed area" ], "answer_start": [ 296 ] }
573253330fdd8d15006c69a5
The_Bronx
In the 1970s, the Bronx was plagued by a wave of arson. The burning of buildings was predominantly in the poorest communities, like the South Bronx. The most common explanation of what occurred was that landlords decided to burn their low property-value buildings and take the insurance money as it was more lucrative to...
Where were poverty and unemployment the worst in the Bronx?
{ "text": [ "South Bronx" ], "answer_start": [ 528 ] }
573253910fdd8d15006c69a9
The_Bronx
Since the late 1980s, significant development has occurred in the Bronx, first stimulated by the city's "Ten-Year Housing Plan" and community members working to rebuild the social, economic and environmental infrastructure by creating affordable housing. Groups affiliated with churches in the South Bronx erected the Ne...
What city plan helped redevelop the Bronx?
{ "text": [ "\"Ten-Year Housing Plan\"" ], "answer_start": [ 104 ] }
573253910fdd8d15006c69aa
The_Bronx
Since the late 1980s, significant development has occurred in the Bronx, first stimulated by the city's "Ten-Year Housing Plan" and community members working to rebuild the social, economic and environmental infrastructure by creating affordable housing. Groups affiliated with churches in the South Bronx erected the Ne...
How many units are in the Nehemiah Homes?
{ "text": [ "about 1,000" ], "answer_start": [ 338 ] }
573253910fdd8d15006c69ab
The_Bronx
Since the late 1980s, significant development has occurred in the Bronx, first stimulated by the city's "Ten-Year Housing Plan" and community members working to rebuild the social, economic and environmental infrastructure by creating affordable housing. Groups affiliated with churches in the South Bronx erected the Ne...
Who built the Nehemiah Homes?
{ "text": [ "Groups affiliated with churches in the South Bronx" ], "answer_start": [ 255 ] }
573253910fdd8d15006c69ac
The_Bronx
Since the late 1980s, significant development has occurred in the Bronx, first stimulated by the city's "Ten-Year Housing Plan" and community members working to rebuild the social, economic and environmental infrastructure by creating affordable housing. Groups affiliated with churches in the South Bronx erected the Ne...
Who led the Melrose Commons project?
{ "text": [ "Nos Quedamos" ], "answer_start": [ 386 ] }
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The_Bronx
Since the late 1980s, significant development has occurred in the Bronx, first stimulated by the city's "Ten-Year Housing Plan" and community members working to rebuild the social, economic and environmental infrastructure by creating affordable housing. Groups affiliated with churches in the South Bronx erected the Ne...
How many bank branches were in the Bronx by 2007?
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The_Bronx
In 1997, the Bronx was designated an All America City by the National Civic League, acknowledging its comeback from the decline of the mid-century. In 2006, The New York Times reported that "construction cranes have become the borough's new visual metaphor, replacing the window decals of the 1980s in which pictures of ...
What award did the Bronx receive in 1997?
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The_Bronx
In 1997, the Bronx was designated an All America City by the National Civic League, acknowledging its comeback from the decline of the mid-century. In 2006, The New York Times reported that "construction cranes have become the borough's new visual metaphor, replacing the window decals of the 1980s in which pictures of ...
Who gave the Bronx an award in 1997?
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The_Bronx
In 1997, the Bronx was designated an All America City by the National Civic League, acknowledging its comeback from the decline of the mid-century. In 2006, The New York Times reported that "construction cranes have become the borough's new visual metaphor, replacing the window decals of the 1980s in which pictures of ...
How were window decals used in the Bronx in the 1980s?
{ "text": [ "pictures of potted plants and drawn curtains were placed in the windows of abandoned buildings" ], "answer_start": [ 308 ] }
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The_Bronx
In 1997, the Bronx was designated an All America City by the National Civic League, acknowledging its comeback from the decline of the mid-century. In 2006, The New York Times reported that "construction cranes have become the borough's new visual metaphor, replacing the window decals of the 1980s in which pictures of ...
How many housing units were built in the Bronx in 2002-2007?
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The_Bronx
In 1997, the Bronx was designated an All America City by the National Civic League, acknowledging its comeback from the decline of the mid-century. In 2006, The New York Times reported that "construction cranes have become the borough's new visual metaphor, replacing the window decals of the 1980s in which pictures of ...
How much was invested in housing in the Bronx in 2002-2007?
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The_Bronx
Several boutique and chain hotels have opened in recent years in the South Bronx; in addition, a La Quinta Inn that has been proposed for the Mott Haven waterfront. The Kingsbridge Armory, often cited as the largest armory in the world, is scheduled for redevelopment as the Kingsbridge National Ice Center. Under consid...
What is Kingsbridge Armory being turned into?
{ "text": [ "Kingsbridge National Ice Center" ], "answer_start": [ 275 ] }
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The_Bronx
Several boutique and chain hotels have opened in recent years in the South Bronx; in addition, a La Quinta Inn that has been proposed for the Mott Haven waterfront. The Kingsbridge Armory, often cited as the largest armory in the world, is scheduled for redevelopment as the Kingsbridge National Ice Center. Under consid...
What was the largest armory in the world?
{ "text": [ "Kingsbridge Armory" ], "answer_start": [ 169 ] }
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The_Bronx
Several boutique and chain hotels have opened in recent years in the South Bronx; in addition, a La Quinta Inn that has been proposed for the Mott Haven waterfront. The Kingsbridge Armory, often cited as the largest armory in the world, is scheduled for redevelopment as the Kingsbridge National Ice Center. Under consid...
Where is a La Quinta being built in the Bronx?
{ "text": [ "the Mott Haven waterfront" ], "answer_start": [ 138 ] }
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The_Bronx
Several boutique and chain hotels have opened in recent years in the South Bronx; in addition, a La Quinta Inn that has been proposed for the Mott Haven waterfront. The Kingsbridge Armory, often cited as the largest armory in the world, is scheduled for redevelopment as the Kingsbridge National Ice Center. Under consid...
How much would a Concourse Yard platform cost?
{ "text": [ "US$350–500 million" ], "answer_start": [ 569 ] }
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The_Bronx
Several boutique and chain hotels have opened in recent years in the South Bronx; in addition, a La Quinta Inn that has been proposed for the Mott Haven waterfront. The Kingsbridge Armory, often cited as the largest armory in the world, is scheduled for redevelopment as the Kingsbridge National Ice Center. Under consid...
How much development space would a Concourse Yard platform provide?
{ "text": [ "2,000,000 square feet" ], "answer_start": [ 504 ] }
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The_Bronx
The Bronx is almost entirely situated on the North American mainland. The Hudson River separates the Bronx on the west from Alpine, Tenafly and Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County, New Jersey; the Harlem River separates it from the island of Manhattan to the southwest; the East River separates it from Queens to the south...
What's on the other side of the Hudson from the Bronx?
{ "text": [ "Alpine, Tenafly and Englewood Cliffs" ], "answer_start": [ 124 ] }
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The_Bronx
The Bronx is almost entirely situated on the North American mainland. The Hudson River separates the Bronx on the west from Alpine, Tenafly and Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County, New Jersey; the Harlem River separates it from the island of Manhattan to the southwest; the East River separates it from Queens to the south...
What county is Tenafly in?
{ "text": [ "Bergen County" ], "answer_start": [ 164 ] }
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The_Bronx
The Bronx is almost entirely situated on the North American mainland. The Hudson River separates the Bronx on the west from Alpine, Tenafly and Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County, New Jersey; the Harlem River separates it from the island of Manhattan to the southwest; the East River separates it from Queens to the south...
What state is Alpine in?
{ "text": [ "New Jersey" ], "answer_start": [ 179 ] }
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The_Bronx
The Bronx is almost entirely situated on the North American mainland. The Hudson River separates the Bronx on the west from Alpine, Tenafly and Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County, New Jersey; the Harlem River separates it from the island of Manhattan to the southwest; the East River separates it from Queens to the south...
What's on the other side of the Harlem River from the Bronx?
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The_Bronx
The Bronx is almost entirely situated on the North American mainland. The Hudson River separates the Bronx on the west from Alpine, Tenafly and Englewood Cliffs in Bergen County, New Jersey; the Harlem River separates it from the island of Manhattan to the southwest; the East River separates it from Queens to the south...
What's on the other side of the East River from the Bronx?
{ "text": [ "Queens" ], "answer_start": [ 301 ] }
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The_Bronx
The Bronx's highest elevation at 280 feet (85 m) is in the northwest corner, west of Van Cortlandt Park and in the Chapel Farm area near the Riverdale Country School. The opposite (southeastern) side of the Bronx has four large low peninsulas or "necks" of low-lying land that jut into the waters of the East River and w...
Where is the Bronx's highest point?
{ "text": [ "in the northwest corner, west of Van Cortlandt Park and in the Chapel Farm area near the Riverdale Country School" ], "answer_start": [ 52 ] }
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The_Bronx
The Bronx's highest elevation at 280 feet (85 m) is in the northwest corner, west of Van Cortlandt Park and in the Chapel Farm area near the Riverdale Country School. The opposite (southeastern) side of the Bronx has four large low peninsulas or "necks" of low-lying land that jut into the waters of the East River and w...
What part of the Bronx formerly a salt marsh?
{ "text": [ "southeastern" ], "answer_start": [ 181 ] }
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The_Bronx
The Bronx's highest elevation at 280 feet (85 m) is in the northwest corner, west of Van Cortlandt Park and in the Chapel Farm area near the Riverdale Country School. The opposite (southeastern) side of the Bronx has four large low peninsulas or "necks" of low-lying land that jut into the waters of the East River and w...
What are the Bronx's four low peninsulas?
{ "text": [ "Hunt's Point, Clason's Point, Screvin's Neck and Throg's Neck" ], "answer_start": [ 341 ] }
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The_Bronx
The Bronx's highest elevation at 280 feet (85 m) is in the northwest corner, west of Van Cortlandt Park and in the Chapel Farm area near the Riverdale Country School. The opposite (southeastern) side of the Bronx has four large low peninsulas or "necks" of low-lying land that jut into the waters of the East River and w...
What is Rodman's Neck between?
{ "text": [ "Pelham Bay Park in the northeast and City Island" ], "answer_start": [ 457 ] }
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The_Bronx
The Bronx's highest elevation at 280 feet (85 m) is in the northwest corner, west of Van Cortlandt Park and in the Chapel Farm area near the Riverdale Country School. The opposite (southeastern) side of the Bronx has four large low peninsulas or "necks" of low-lying land that jut into the waters of the East River and w...
How long is the Bronx's shoreline?
{ "text": [ "75 square miles" ], "answer_start": [ 551 ] }
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The_Bronx
The northern side of the borough includes the largest park in New York City—Pelham Bay Park, which includes Orchard Beach—and the fourth largest, Van Cortlandt Park, which is west of Woodlawn Cemetery and borders Yonkers. Also in the northern Bronx, Wave Hill, the former estate of George W. Perkins—known for a historic...
When did NYC buy land for its parks?
{ "text": [ "1888" ], "answer_start": [ 1240 ] }
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The_Bronx
The northern side of the borough includes the largest park in New York City—Pelham Bay Park, which includes Orchard Beach—and the fourth largest, Van Cortlandt Park, which is west of Woodlawn Cemetery and borders Yonkers. Also in the northern Bronx, Wave Hill, the former estate of George W. Perkins—known for a historic...
How many types of trees are in Crotona Park?
{ "text": [ "28" ], "answer_start": [ 1118 ] }
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The_Bronx
The northern side of the borough includes the largest park in New York City—Pelham Bay Park, which includes Orchard Beach—and the fourth largest, Van Cortlandt Park, which is west of Woodlawn Cemetery and borders Yonkers. Also in the northern Bronx, Wave Hill, the former estate of George W. Perkins—known for a historic...
How large is Crotona Park's lake?
{ "text": [ "3.3-acre" ], "answer_start": [ 1094 ] }
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The_Bronx
The northern side of the borough includes the largest park in New York City—Pelham Bay Park, which includes Orchard Beach—and the fourth largest, Van Cortlandt Park, which is west of Woodlawn Cemetery and borders Yonkers. Also in the northern Bronx, Wave Hill, the former estate of George W. Perkins—known for a historic...
When was the Jerome Park Reservoir built?
{ "text": [ "in the 1890s" ], "answer_start": [ 991 ] }
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The_Bronx
The northern side of the borough includes the largest park in New York City—Pelham Bay Park, which includes Orchard Beach—and the fourth largest, Van Cortlandt Park, which is west of Woodlawn Cemetery and borders Yonkers. Also in the northern Bronx, Wave Hill, the former estate of George W. Perkins—known for a historic...
What do the NY Botanical Gardens preserve?
{ "text": [ "the last patch of the original hemlock forest that once covered the entire county" ], "answer_start": [ 614 ] }
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The_Bronx
East of the Bronx River, the borough is relatively flat and includes four large low peninsulas, or 'necks,' of low-lying land which jut into the waters of the East River and were once saltmarsh: Hunts Point, Clason's Point, Screvin's Neck (Castle Hill Point) and Throgs Neck. The East Bronx has older tenement buildings,...
What is Screvin's Neck also called?
{ "text": [ "Castle Hill Point" ], "answer_start": [ 240 ] }
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The_Bronx
East of the Bronx River, the borough is relatively flat and includes four large low peninsulas, or 'necks,' of low-lying land which jut into the waters of the East River and were once saltmarsh: Hunts Point, Clason's Point, Screvin's Neck (Castle Hill Point) and Throgs Neck. The East Bronx has older tenement buildings,...
In what river does the Bronx have 4 peninsulas?
{ "text": [ "East River" ], "answer_start": [ 159 ] }
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The_Bronx
East of the Bronx River, the borough is relatively flat and includes four large low peninsulas, or 'necks,' of low-lying land which jut into the waters of the East River and were once saltmarsh: Hunts Point, Clason's Point, Screvin's Neck (Castle Hill Point) and Throgs Neck. The East Bronx has older tenement buildings,...
What is NYC's largest park?
{ "text": [ "Pelham Bay Park" ], "answer_start": [ 455 ] }
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The_Bronx
East of the Bronx River, the borough is relatively flat and includes four large low peninsulas, or 'necks,' of low-lying land which jut into the waters of the East River and were once saltmarsh: Hunts Point, Clason's Point, Screvin's Neck (Castle Hill Point) and Throgs Neck. The East Bronx has older tenement buildings,...
Where is Pelham Bay Park?
{ "text": [ "along the Westchester-Bronx border" ], "answer_start": [ 471 ] }
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The_Bronx
The western parts of the Bronx are hillier and are dominated by a series of parallel ridges, running south to north. The West Bronx has older apartment buildings, low income public housing complexes, multifamily homes in its lower income areas as well as larger single family homes in more affluent areas such as Riverda...
What parts of the Bronx have more hills?
{ "text": [ "western" ], "answer_start": [ 4 ] }
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The_Bronx
The western parts of the Bronx are hillier and are dominated by a series of parallel ridges, running south to north. The West Bronx has older apartment buildings, low income public housing complexes, multifamily homes in its lower income areas as well as larger single family homes in more affluent areas such as Riverda...
What parts of West Bronx are more affluent?
{ "text": [ "Riverdale and Fieldston." ], "answer_start": [ 313 ] }
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The_Bronx
The western parts of the Bronx are hillier and are dominated by a series of parallel ridges, running south to north. The West Bronx has older apartment buildings, low income public housing complexes, multifamily homes in its lower income areas as well as larger single family homes in more affluent areas such as Riverda...
What is NYC's 4th-largest park?
{ "text": [ "Van Cortlandt Park" ], "answer_start": [ 387 ] }
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The_Bronx
The western parts of the Bronx are hillier and are dominated by a series of parallel ridges, running south to north. The West Bronx has older apartment buildings, low income public housing complexes, multifamily homes in its lower income areas as well as larger single family homes in more affluent areas such as Riverda...
Where is Van Cortlandt Park?
{ "text": [ "along the Westchester-Bronx border" ], "answer_start": [ 406 ] }
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The_Bronx
The western parts of the Bronx are hillier and are dominated by a series of parallel ridges, running south to north. The West Bronx has older apartment buildings, low income public housing complexes, multifamily homes in its lower income areas as well as larger single family homes in more affluent areas such as Riverda...
What is the Grand Concourse?
{ "text": [ "a wide boulevard" ], "answer_start": [ 463 ] }
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The_Bronx
Like other neighborhoods in New York City, the South Bronx has no official boundaries. The name has been used to represent poverty in the Bronx and applied to progressively more northern places so that by the 2000s Fordham Road was often used as a northern limit. The Bronx River more consistently forms an eastern bound...
Why has the supposed size of the 'South Bronx' grown?
{ "text": [ "The name has been used to represent poverty in the Bronx and applied to progressively more northern places" ], "answer_start": [ 87 ] }
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The_Bronx
Like other neighborhoods in New York City, the South Bronx has no official boundaries. The name has been used to represent poverty in the Bronx and applied to progressively more northern places so that by the 2000s Fordham Road was often used as a northern limit. The Bronx River more consistently forms an eastern bound...
When was Fordham Road being used as the limit of the South Bronx area?
{ "text": [ "by the 2000s" ], "answer_start": [ 202 ] }