Cityscape: A Chat with Sesame Street's "Maria"

Sonia Manzano with WFUV's George Bodarky
by George Bodarky | 06/18/2015 | 2:05pm

Sonia Manzano with WFUV's George Bodarky

For the first time in decades pedestrians and bicyclists can now travel over New York City’s oldest standing bridge.  The High Bridge, connecting Washington Heights in Manhattan to Highbridge in the Bronx, reopened to the public last month after being closed for more than 40 years.

A new children’s book aims to educate kids about the High Bridge.  It’s called The Lowdown on the High Bridge: The Story of How New York City Got Its Water.  It’s written by none other than Sonia Manzano, best known as Maria from Sesame Street.  Manzano grew up in the Bronx, and just announced her departure from Sesame Street.  She's our guest on this edition of Cityscape.

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