Rutgers Historian Traces the Resurgence of NYC's Washington Heights

Rutgers University | RU-N Professor and Manhattan Borough Historian Robert Snyder spent years lamenting the decline of his parents’ old neighborhood. His latest book, Crossing Broadway: Washington Heights and the Promise of New York City, charts how different ethnic groups overcame their tribal instincts and worked together to usher in a new, more prosperous era for this storied section of northern Manhattan.