The justice was to have visited last year, but her nomination to the Supreme Court meant a change in plans.

Bronxdale Houses will be renamed in honor of the Supreme Court justice, who spent much of her childhood there.

If Elena Kagan is confirmed, the Supreme Court will have four justices who grew up in New York City, the most in its history.

The Museum of the City of New York’s “Four Hundred” are far more democratic and eclectic than the original list of blue bloods. Clockwise from top left: Berenice Abbott, Mel Brooks, Alexander Hamilton, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Ethel Merman and Meyer Lansky.The Museum of the City of New York has compiled an eclectic list of 400 movers and shakers who have made a difference in the 400 years since Henry Hudson arrived in 1609.

The nomination of one of their own to the nation’s highest court is a watershed event for Puerto Rican New York.

Where the uniquely American journey of a Supreme Court nominee started, children set out anew to pursue their own dreams.

From pupils at a Bronx elementary school, echoes can be heard of a Supreme Court nominee’s high aspirations.

The junior senator from New York, known for speaking at length, is cut short at the Sotomayor confirmation hearing.

While the Senate deals with lofty issues at Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation, the Bronx County Courthouse, in her home borough, deals with the mundane.

While the Senate deals with lofty issues at Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation, the Bronx County Courthouse, in her home borough, deals with the mundane.