The Bronx had a distinguished visitor last week: Odell Beckham Jr., the 24-year-old All-Pro wide receiver for the New York Giants. He made headlines after he danced so vigorously at the Sin City strip club on Thursday that his diamond-studded pinkie ring flew off. It was not recovered, or at least was not returned to Mr. Beckham, according to TMZ.
The episode was the latest reminder that even as the Bronx basks in newfound respect — as an increasingly safe yet still affordable place to live, as the home of vibrant immigrant neighborhoods, as the birthplace of hip-hop — it still is often associated in the public imagination with unsavory doings.