Over at Remezcla, Jasely Molina writes about Beatstro, a Hip Hop Restaurant right at the birthplace of the genre: the Bronx! To learn more about it, click HERE. PHOTO: Itzel Alejandra Martinez
In honor of Celia Cruz’s Birthday – google made this gorgeous Azucar-filled logo – All Hail The Queen Indeed : ) TO listen to Bill Teck’s 1996 interview with the Queen & read a translation of it – – Click HERE/AQUI/AZUCAR Gracias, Celia. We love and think of you always. Celia in Brooklyn, NY 1996. […]
Joe LoGrippo from msn.com writes about the Yankees celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by letting players wear their flags on the side of their hat — and BONUS, fans can buy promotion tickets and get a NY Yankees cap with a Nicaraguan flag! Click HERE to learn more! PHOTO: Yankees Beisbol
Over at Remezcla, Yara Simon writes about a lawyer who complained on an employee speaking Spanish and assumed they were undocumented. To counter this, the Hispanic community stood up and decided to battle with the sound of music, sending mariachis over! Check HERE for more. Photo: Getty Images Posted by: Yenesis Alvarez
Arturo Arias Polo from the Miami Herald writes about the loss of Cuban icon Rosita Fornes. The multi-faceted jack of all trades left her mark in the world of theatre and cinema. To read more about her, click HERE. PHOTO: Rosita Fornes
An interview with Filmmaker, Writer and Blogger Jonathan Hertzberg about his video series Dirty Old New York AKA Fun City. At gen ñ, we’re big fans of Jonathan’s exhaustive, insightful and thoughtful work detailing the sights and sounds of New York City in Motion Pictures during the era of Mayors John Lindsey and Ed Koch. […]
Andrew Ross Sorkin and Anna Schaverien from the New York Times writes about remembering 9/11 through some defining pictures and memories we will never forget. Click HERE for more info. PHOTO: 94.7 QDR
Over at The New York Times, Roy Baizan writes about the living Hispanic presence in the city of New York. Click HERE for pictures, fun facts, and more on the experience. Photo: Maridelis Morales Rosado & Roy Baizan for The New York Times Posted by: Yenesis Alvarez
The DEUCE Film Series: “Twin Towers” KING KONG Preshow Reel from Jonathan Hertzberg on Vimeo. Our pal, the wonderful filmmaker , montage maker, weaver of film threads and keeper of the marque’s flame – has made another gorgeous film from scenes of NYC, this time dealing with the Twin Towers, for a showing of John […]