Fifth Avenue Easter Bonnet Festival and Parade: A Peculiar Manhattan Tradition

Fifth Avenue Easter Bonnet Festival and Parade: A Peculiar Manhattan Tradition

Fifth Avenue is filled with extravagant hats in one of the city’s most peculiar traditions. The annual Easter Bonnet Festival and Parade is back in Manattan. New Yorkers flocked to Midtown wearing a variety of elaborate and ornate hats. The event takes place on Fifth Avenue between 49th and 57th Streets, and the best places … Read more

Actress María Isabella Rojas and Soraya Sussman Discuss Opening Doors for Latin Artists with TCWKTP Theater Company

Actress María Isabella Rojas and Soraya Sussman Discuss Opening Doors for Latin Artists with TCWKTP Theater Company

Actress María Isabella Rojas and her mother, producer Soraya Sussman, talk about The Company We Keep Theater Productions, a theater company that seeks to open doors for Latin artists. “More actors, more Hispanic talent and leaving that door wide open to continue rising and succeeding in the art here in New York,” says Soraya Sussman, … Read more

F and M Train Service Resumes Normal Schedule Tomorrow: MTA Completes Infrastructure Improvements

F and M Train Service Resumes Normal Schedule Tomorrow: MTA Completes Infrastructure Improvements

F and M train service will finally return to normal starting tomorrow. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) says they will make “regular stops in Manhattan and Queens starting at 5 a.m.” Service was suspended in August to improve infrastructure, including a major track replacement project. Additionally, the MTA improved the 57th Street stop. He installed … Read more

Honors and Farewell for Officer Jonnathan Diller: A Heartbreaking Tribute at Santa Rosa de Lima Church

Honors and Farewell for Officer Jonnathan Diller: A Heartbreaking Tribute at Santa Rosa de Lima Church

The honors began with hundreds of motorcycle police escorting Officer Jonnathan Diller’s casket. Later, the sound of bagpipes and drums created an atmosphere of sadness and solemnity presenting the honors and saying goodbye to the murdered 31-year-old young police officer, while the hearse with his body entered the Santa Rosa de Lima church in Long … Read more

Nuyorican Poets Café Receives $24 Million for Renovation and Expansion: A Cultural Institution Revived

Nuyorican Poets Café Receives  Million for Renovation and Expansion: A Cultural Institution Revived

Full of inspiration and with the rhythm that only poets give to words, Caridad de la Luz or better known as the “Witch” spoke about the rehearsals, classes, art exhibitions and poems that she will return na resonate in this space that has been home and temple for Nuyoricans. “This is why all these years, … Read more

Man Dies in Brooklyn Parking Lot Dispute: Arrest Made as Investigation Continues

Man Dies in Brooklyn Parking Lot Dispute: Arrest Made as Investigation Continues

A man dies after an apparent dispute over a parking lot in Brooklyn. The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. last night, at a gas station located at 1143 Clarkson Avenue, in East Flatbush. Upon arrival, officers learned of a fight between two men. According to police, one of them, 30, punched Thomas, 61, Carlyle, in … Read more

Remembering Bernardo Palombo: Musician, Activist, and Founder of El Taller Latino Americano in New York

Remembering Bernardo Palombo: Musician, Activist, and Founder of El Taller Latino Americano in New York

New York mourns the death of Bernardo Palombo who, with his music, activism and work, especially with the immigrant community, left a deep mark on our city. Palombo, born in Argentina, but based in New York since the late 1960s, died of cancer at the end of last month shortly before his 76th birthday. He … Read more

Fifty Peruvian Cajones Played in The Bronx in Unique Tribute to Paco de Lucía

Fifty Peruvian Cajones Played in The Bronx in Unique Tribute to Paco de Lucía

Fifty Peruvian cajones played in The Bronx in a unique tribute to the guitarist Paco de LucÃa, who masterfully introduced this instrument to flamenco. The “cajoneada” is an initiative of the New York Flamenco Festival, which this year celebrates its twenty-third anniversary since its creation. The tribute took place on Saturday at the Rincón Criollo, … Read more

Religious Leaders and Police Department Unite Against Hate Crimes in New York City

Religious Leaders and Police Department Unite Against Hate Crimes in New York City

With songs and prayers, religious leaders and the police department gathered at the ‘From hate to Hope’ event to call out hate crimes in the city. Bishop Raymond Rivera explains: “So that there is more understanding, understanding…, and we are unconditionally advocating for peace, not that this does not continue to perpetuate conflicts in our … Read more

Top Theater Shows and Events in NYC This Week: LEMPICKA, Broadway Belts, Leslie Uggams, Orfeh, and More

Top Theater Shows and Events in NYC This Week: LEMPICKA, Broadway Belts, Leslie Uggams, Orfeh, and More

Frank Dillela, host of On Stage on our sister network NY1, shares his list of shows and plays that he recommends for this week. Iconic painter Tamara de Lempicka is the subject of an exciting musical titled LEMPICKA. Broadway favorite Eden Espinosa stars in this New York premiere that follows Lempicka from arriving as a … Read more