CHRISTOPHER BELL is a local historian, born and raised in East Harlem. He earned his master's degree in history from City College of New York and has worked in city, state, and federal government. His previous books include Images of America: East Harlem, East Harlem Revisited, and East Harlem Remem...

CHRISTOPHER BELL is a local historian, born and raised in East Harlem. He earned his master's degree in history from City College of New York and has worked in city, state, and federal government. His previous books include Images of America: East Harlem, East Harlem Revisited, and East Harlem Remembered: Community and Diversity.