CityLab Daily: Hip Hop Museum Brings Renaissance to The Bronx – Bloomberg.com
Hip Hop was born 50 years ago today in the Bronx, a place outsiders had written off as an impoverished wasteland awash in drugs and gang activity.
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Third-Floor Building Blaze @Citizen | Instant 911 Crime And Safety Alerts
1218 Tinton Ave · South Bronx, Bronx. 8382. 8185. 2:26:04 PM EDT. Firefighters report they have extinguished the visible flames and are checking ...
Painter Ben Clemente’s artwork is revealed for the first time at the Boricua College in the Bronx
“It was a wonderful experience,” Clemente said in an interview with the Bronx Times. “Had I known it would've been that enriching of an experience I ...
Hip-hop turns 50: The origins of West Coast hip-hop and its lasting legacy | On Point
Born in the Bronx, New York, hip-hop soon found some of its most influential rappers in Los Angeles. On the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, ...
Boy suffers serious injuries in Bronx bus beating, group sought – Audacy
A 15-year-old boy was beaten by a group on a Bronx bus last week in an assault that left him hospitalized in serious condition, ...
NYC celebrates 50 years of hip-hop, a Bronx-born phenomenon that took over the world
Hip-hop is a music genre and cultural movement that originated through African Americans in the South Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s. The ...
NYPD officer killed in murder-suicide in the Bronx laid to rest – ABC7 New York
INWOOD, Bronx (WABC) -- Family and friends paid final respects on Friday to NYPD Officer Alexis Martinez, who was shot and killed by his own ...
Today in Hip Hop History: Hip-Hop Celebrates Its Birth In The South Bronx 50 Years Ago!
On this day 50 years ago (August 11, 1973), Kool Herc threw his legendary back-to-school basement party, which would go on to create the ...
NYC school librarian leaves baby in parked car for over 5 hours, cops say – NY Post
A NYC school librarian left his baby daughter alone in a parked car for over five hours in the Bronx on Thursday while he went to work, ...
Subway and rail service changes: August 11-14 – MTA
We'll get to your weekend service information shortly, but first, some great news for subway customers in Manhattan and the Bronx; starting this ...
Kool Herc and the History (and Mystery) of Hip-Hop’s First Day – Rolling Stone
But at an apartment complex at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, Herc — also known at the time by his birth name, Clive Campbell — the sonic and ...
Teen mob wanted in Bronx bus beatdown of 15-year-old: NYPD
A 15-year-old boy was beaten by a group of other teens aboard a Bronx bus, police said Friday. The victim was repeatedly punched and kicked at 10 ...
Suspects in brutal Bronx bus assault that left teen seriously injured still at large: NYPD | amNewYork
Bronx detectives need the public's help in finding a group of brutes who violently attacked a 15-year-old boy on board a bus earlier this month, ...
On 50th Anniversary, Hip Hop Rises Again in The Bronx – Bloomberg.com
For the past few years, however, Rocky Bucano has been mired in permits by the pound, sought and granted by New York City and the Bronx borough to ...
Rapper KRS-ONE is a proud ambassador of hip-hop music – NY1
Lawrence "Kris" Parker, better known by his stage names KRS-One and Teacha, is an American rapper from the South Bronx.
Hip-hop born in the Bronx amid poverty, 50 years later, there’s pride – Jamaica Gleaner
BRONX, NEW YORK (AP): Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a culture that was synonymous with ...
Hip Hop Turns 50: From a Bronx community room to conquering the world | HeraldScotland
50 years ago today, hip hop had its humble beginnings in the Bronx, New York (Image: Herald Design). 50 years ago, DJ Kool Herc flipped between ...
Elderly Man Reported Missing in the Bronx – Shore News Network
He lives in the Bronx on Neill Avenue. Daniel Mendez was last seen leaving his residence on August 10 around 12:20 AM. He is approximately 5'10” tall ...
NYPD officer killed in murder-suicide in the Bronx to be laid to rest Friday – ABC7 New York
INWOOD, Bronx (WABC) -- Family and friends will pay their final respects on Friday to NYPD Officer Alexis Martinez, who was shot and killed by his ...
Two Charged in Shooting of “Baby Catherine” in Drug-Related Spat – Norwood News
THE INNOCENT LITTLE girl who became affectionately known in The Bronx as “Baby Catherine,” who was shot in the face in crossfire at 11 months old ...
Taylor Swift announces ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ at Eras Tour show in Los Angeles – NY1
The Bronx August 10, 2023 5:00PM PT. 72° New York City, NY EDIT. Log In Watch Live. Latest News. Headlines · Coronavirus Coverage · Public Safety ...
A BRONX TALE Opens On August 12 At CM Performing Arts Center – Broadway World
The CM Performing Arts Center will open their Main Stage Season 51 with A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL, running August 12 to 26 in their Noel S. Ruiz ...
The 1A Record Club Celebrates 50 Years Of Hip-Hop – NPR
Hip-hop is many things – unapologetic, lyrical, rhythmic, and above all, ubiquitous.Since its nebulous "creation" at a party in the Bronx in 1973, ...
Wake services held for Bronx officer killed in suspected murder-suicide – Prime Publishers
Since Martinez's death on Aug. 2, Martinez's family has seen an outputting of support from those who knew them and those who want to help.
Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way | AP News
A street sign at Bronx's Sedgwick Houses apartments is shown renamed as Hip Hop Blvd, recognizing the site where hip hop's creator DJ Kool Herc ...
Celebrate 50 years of hip-hop in San Diego this weekend – Axios
Fifty years ago Friday, DJ Kool Herc deejayed a Bronx back-to-school party, extending the instrumental sections of records to allow for more ...
2023 Fordham Football – Schedule – Patriot League
Bronx, N.Y., 1:00 P.M.. 9/30/2023, *, at Georgetown, Washington, D.C., 12:30 P.M.. 10/ ...
Julissia Batties’ dad still waiting for justice 2 years after her senseless death: ‘Years of excuses’
... have yet to be brought to justice, two years after tiny Julissia Batties was found beaten to death inside her mother's Bronx apartment.
Wake services held for Bronx officer killed in suspected murder-suicide – News12 Bronx
A Bronx community began to say goodbye to NYPD officer Alexis Martinez Thursday at his visitation. The line to get into Ortiz Funeral Home ...
GrownNYC, Tito’s Vodka help rejuvenate a Bronx community garden – PIX11
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — It's a huge green victory for one Bronx community. Dozens of volunteers worked to renovate the Waterfront Community ...