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“The need for parks where everyone feels welcome is vital. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the value of greenspaces, as people of all backgrounds flocked to local parks to safely exercise…

ByJocelyn Imani 0Comments

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Aug 2023

ARTS and CULTURE Opinion Politics

Opinion: Recognizing Queens’ Hip-Hop Legacy, 50 Years Later

“The Bronx may have birthed hip-hop, but Queens embraced it with open arms and nurtured its growth. As the phenomenon spread through New York City, Queens quickly established itself as…

ByNantasha Williams 0Comments

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Jan 2021

Education Opinion

Opinion: NYC Students Need Music Education Now More Than Ever

‘Fifty-five percent of city public schools didn’t have a music educator, even before the COVID-19 pandemic…one aspect of that rebuilding must be integrating music as a core subject in the…

ByPenny Swift 5Comments

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Mar 2020

ARTS and CULTURE

Seeking a New Rhythm: NYers Tap into Arabic Percussion

‘I have evolved my own identity based on the different cultures I’ve been interacting with.’

ByYara El Murr

ByGus Fisher

ByVeerle Bos 0Comments

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Jan 2019

ARTS and CULTURE

Using Electronic Music to Shrink the LES’s Digital Divide

The Lower East Side boasts a rich artistic past and present cut off from traditional cultural support. A program for area youth hopes to change that.

ByGiulia Hjort 0Comments

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Nov 2016

ARTS and CULTURE Video

Video: Music and Protest in the Trump Era

A top hip-hop concert promoter, a veteran entertainment lawyer and a music journalist talk about the past and present of protest music, especially its hip-hop variety.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Aug 2016

Uncategorized

The New York City Mission Society: bringing the gift of music to underserved students in New York City

Many schools in New York City have cut or drastically curtailed music and arts programs in recent years. The New York City Mission Society is working to remedy this cultural…

Byanatgersteininc 0Comments

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Sep 2015

Opinion

Hugo Chavez, an Oil Company and the Beautiful Sound of Bronx Youth

Ten years ago the controversial Venezuelan leader promised petroleum revenue to help the South Bronx. While Chavez’s legacy is complicated, a youth worker argues that an upcoming concert is proof…

ByLiza Austria and Richard Miller 0Comments

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Jul 2013

ARTS and CULTURE

SummerStage in the Bronx: Funk, Mambo, Hip-Hop and WAR

SummerStage, which is produced by the City Parks Foundation, is hosting over 100 free performances in 17 parks throughout the five boroughs this summer.

ByTyler Pager 0Comments

Opinion: How America’s Green Spaces Nurtured Hip-Hop’s Rise

Opinion: Recognizing Queens’ Hip-Hop Legacy, 50 Years Later

Opinion: NYC Students Need Music Education Now More Than Ever

Seeking a New Rhythm: NYers Tap into Arabic Percussion

Using Electronic Music to Shrink the LES’s Digital Divide

Video: Music and Protest in the Trump Era

The New York City Mission Society: bringing the gift of music to underserved students in New York City

Hugo Chavez, an Oil Company and the Beautiful Sound of Bronx Youth

SummerStage in the Bronx: Funk, Mambo, Hip-Hop and WAR

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