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Rita Moreno has had quite the Hollywood journey.The EGOT winner is now sharing her story in the documentary, and the personal and professional struggles she endured along the way.«Here I am, a person who's won, who's garnered, I hate to say won, a lot of awards, a lot of acknowledgment,» the 89-year-old iconic performer told ET's Rachel Smith at a screening of her film in the Bronx. «But what people don't see is how I got there.

Nas, LL Cool J, Lil Kim, Fat Joe and an array of other rap legends gathered in the Bronx last Friday (May 21) to break ground on a site that will soon home the newly-funded Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM).The UHHM has been dubbed the first-ever museum solely dedicated to rap music, chronicling the rise of the genre across the globe and highlighting its continuing DIY roots.Grandmaster Flash, Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick, Michael Bivins and EMPD were also in attendance to celebrate the physical

NEW YORK -- Musical luminaries including Nas, LL Cool J, and Fat Joe came out Thursday to the birthplace of hip-hop for a ground-breaking ceremony to launch the capital campaign for the new Universal Hip Hop Museum.They joined a slew of politicians in the Bronx, where the now-global cultural force that is hip-hop has its roots.“Hip hop made me believe that anything was possible," said LL Cool J. “This was like the first time where I felt like, ‘Wow, it’s possible to be powerful.

Blake Lively andRyan Reynolds stepped out for their first date night in NYC since lockdown began over a year ago. The 33-year-old Gossip Girl icon took her 44-year-old Deadpool man out to the ballgame at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on Friday, April 30.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are emerging from quarantine, and shared some photos from their night on the town in the Big Apple.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds just had one of their first big nights out since the start of the pandemic!

Antonio Ferme editorThe 2021 Yale Drama Series Prize has been awarded to Rachel Lynett for her play “Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson).” The work was chosen from several entries by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel.Set in the fictional world of a post-second Civil War, the play showcases an all-Black state called Bronx Bay that is established in order to protect “Blackness.” As Jules’ new partner, Yael, moves into town, community members argue over if Yael,

Declaring in all-caps on Twitter that “BASEBALL IS BACK,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said venues like Yankee Stadium and Citi Field are cleared to be 20% full as of April 1.

Cardi B is opening up about her plastic surgeries. The 28-year-old hip-hop star recently chatted with fellow music icon Mariah Carey about her cosmetic procedures for Interview magazine.

EXCLUSIVE: We’re hearing from well placed sources that Governor Andrew Cuomo could finally give the go-ahead today that New York City movie theaters will be allowed to reopen after being shuttered for close to a year since mid March 2020. We don’t have the details in which shape or form yet.

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Ellise Shafer administratorJohn Frey, an actor, screenwriter, director and teacher known for the 2018 film “Cabaret Maxime,” died on Jan. 23 of heart failure.

In the latest sign of Donald Trump’s plunging stock as a business brand, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city is moving ahead with plans to cancel its business contracts with the Trump Organization.

Bronx state Sen. Luis Sepúlveda turned himself in to the NYPD Tuesday morning for allegedly assaulting his wife, according to police sources.  Sepúlveda, 56, and his wife, Elizabeth Sepúlveda, filed separate reports accusing each other of assault during a domestic dispute on Saturday.

Slick Rick has shared a new mini-documentary that highlights his influence on shoe fashion – watch it below.Created in partnership with Clarks Originals, the clip entitled Mind-Body-Sole focuses on the London-born rap legend’s longstanding relationship with the footwear brand.Described as “a story of heritage, community and purpose above all”, the Katherine Mateo-directed doc follows Rick around landmark locations synonymous with his upbringing in the Bronx, New York, before making his way to

Three agents from the U.S. Marshals Service were hurt or shot Friday morning in New York City while exchanging gunfire with at least two suspects, one of whom has died, according to officials and reports.

Tracy Morgan is giving back to his community. The "30 Rock" star handed out 1,200 turkeys for Thanksgiving at the Mott Haven Community Center in the Bronx on Tuesday.

Storms hammered New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Sunday night, even sparking tornado warnings. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of New York and Connecticut as the storms battered the area.

City sheriffs broke up an illegal Bronx fight club with enough guns, booze and drugs to make Brad Pitt and Edward Norton’s on screen antics look tame. The unlicensed, “Rumble in the Bronx” club was operating in an industrial building on Coster Street in Hunts Point, sheriffs say.

Jennifer Lopez is still Jenny from the block.While accepting the award for Pop Culture Innovator at WSJ. Magazine's Innovator Awards, Lopez opened up about her Bronx, New York, upbringing and how it paved the way for her beyond-successful career.

In spite of the challenges that restaurants have been facing during the coronavirus pandemic, this restaurant decided to lend a helping hand by becoming a soup kitchen. La Morada, a Mexican restaurant in the Bronx, first opened in 2009 and has been recognized by the Michelin Guide for its authentic Oaxacan food.

Jeff Vasishta It’s not a very long drive from the bucolic community of Rye in New York’s affluent Westchester County to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx where Panamanian-raised Yankees baseball legend Mariano Rivera plied his pitching prowess during a celebrated 19-season career that stretched from 1995 to 2013.

A 20-year-old man was shot dead in broad daylight as he sat in his car in The Bronx — one of seven victims of gun violence Wednesday and Thursday amid the city’s worst year for shootings in at least five, according to cops. The victim was sitting in the front driver’s seat of a black Acura on Cromwell Avenue near West 170th Street in Mount Eden around 9:45 a.m.

Major Cedric Valentine Godfrey, brought the idea to the city after seeing how they worked in the tightly-packed districts of The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan in New York who had created play streets.Salford City Councillors agreed to launch the pilot scheme during today’s council meeting (12/10/2020).Those affected by the street closures will be consulted, with the council planning on releasing a consultation with guidance and risk assessment forms for residents who put themselves