Bronx Hip-Hop themed escape room offers family fun
Ten-year-old Benjamin, his dad, sister and escape room teammates grab some props to pose for a photo after completing their first escape room together. The Bronx has its first-ever hip-hop…
Summer concert series in St. Mary’s Park celebrates Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary
A potpourri of Hip-Hop artists helped celebrate the genre’s half-century mark at St. Mary’s Park on Sunday. KRS-One, DJ Chuck Chillout and DJ Ralph Mercado. The concert series features a…
The fashion of Hip hop, past and future
As the Fashion Institute of Technology staged a show commemorating hip hop fashion trends in February, The Mott Haven Herald/Hunts Point Express asked a few New Yorkers their opinions about…
Teacher uses hip hop to motivate students
At a fifth-grade dance at PS 72 in Throgs Neck, Randy Mason stood quietly at the back of the cafeteria and watched as the bright lights flickered and kids jumped…
Neighborhood Voices: Dancing in the street
In the heart of Mott Haven, John Cordero, 26, stands up against a building. He has one headphone in his ear and another dangling by his waist.
Hip-hop legends say goodbye to Kool DJ AJ
Moore Houses lost a legendary resident in September when hip-hop icon Kool DJ AJ succumbed to stomach cancer. Other legends of the genre remembered DJ AJ as a humble pioneer…
Past and present intersect through street art
Colorful new murals painted by a duo of Florida artists now adorn a gritty Mott Haven highway underpass, thanks to an international festival aimed at adding color to urban areas.
Film depicts rise of beatboxing
The art of beatboxing is thriving, according to the creators of a documentary that was recently screened at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.