Foxhurst in the Bronx in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Bronx
World Famous and All That!
"Doc"
October 23, 1929 - June 28, 2020
Founder
Urban Health Plan
"We all come to this world with a mission, and that mission is to leave it better than when we got here."
- Richard Izquierdo, MD
"You can't dream unless you know what the possibilities are."
-Sonia Sotomayor
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world"
-Gandhi
"El Maestro"
December 28, 1928 - October 17, 2019
Composer & Arranger
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer, always remebmer, you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world."
- Harriet Tubman
50 years
D.J. Grand Wizzard Theodore
Inventor of the scratching technique
Erected 2023 by Tatscru. Sponsored by Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice, Inc.; New York City Small Business Services; Urban Health Plan.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Entertainment • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is June 28, 2020.
Location. 40° 49.506′ N, 73° 53.498′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Printers Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Printers Park (about 700 feet away); Bryant Triangle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Longfellow Playground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lyons Square Playground (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Lyons Square Playground (approx. Ό mile away);
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 18, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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