The Bronx Still Burns The Bronx Still Burns The borough’s arson wave in the 1970s was caused by financial forces and political priorities that continue to hold power in New York City. Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City by Bench Ansfield W.W. Norton, 2025, 368 pp. Last summer, the Bronx was burning. In July, as a heatwave smothered the Eastern Seaboard, the ...