The BRONX: Then and Now Book
About the Author Stephen M. Samtur is a Bronx native (University Avenue) who went to DeWitt Clinton H.S. and graduated from CCNY and later received an MS from Hunter College. He taught at Taft High School in the Bronx. Growing up, he played golf at Van Cortdlandt, Mosholu, Pelham and Split Rock golf courses and went swimming at Orchard Beach and Shorehaven. During the summers he worked at Yankee Stadium. Since 1992, Stephen and his wife Susan have been co-editors of Back In THE BRONX, a magazine celebrating the experience of growing up and living in the Bronx. He and his wife have four children and live in Scarsdale, New York.Martin Jackson went to Bronx Science, CCNY and lived in various parts of the Bronx during his childhood, including Prospect and Andrews Avenues. He's been a college teacher, an editor, a film reviewer and has worked in the construction industry. Dr. Jackson has written a book about American movies and has been a contributor to many journals and publications; he is presently an adjunct assistant professor of history at Bronx Community College. He is married with two children and lives in Manhattan.