John “Ecstasy” Fletcher (1964–2020), rapper with influential group Whodini

Chadwick Boseman was posthumously honored at the 2020 Gotham Awards.The late actor (who died last August at age 43 following a years-long battle with cancer) and his co-star, Viola Davis, were the recipients of this year's Gotham Awards Tribute prize.

Shootings and murders skyrocketed in 2020 throughout the Big Apple, the NYPD said as it released year-end crime data late Wednesday. The number of shootings soared 97% from 777 in 2019 to 1,531 in 2020 and murders jumped by 44% from 319 to 462, according to the NYPD.

Keith Poole, deputy editor-in-chief of News Corp.’s U.K. tabloid The Sun, has been named editor-in-chief of the New York Post Group.

Joan Micklin Silver, the pioneering independent female director behind Hester Street and Crossing Delancey, among many other titles, who fought to bring Jewish stories to the silver screen, has died. She was 85.

Cyndi Lauper and Billy Porter left 2020 with a bang. The 67-year-old music icon took the stage in New York City last night to celebrate New Year's Eve and performed a number of her songs, including "True Colors" as a duet with Porter.

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Murder rates skyrocketed – and in some cases, even smashed records – in major U.S. cities as the nation grapples with a surge in violent crime in 2020.

Heralded as the safest big city in America in the recent past, New York City is closing out its bloodiest year in nearly a decade, grappling with a surge in homicides and a pandemic authorities say has helped fuel violence. The city had recorded 447 killings as of Tuesday, a 41% increase over last year and the largest number since 2011.The number of people shot has more than doubled last year’s total, nearing a 14-year high.

The owner of a Mac repair shop filed a $500 million libel lawsuit against Twitter on Monday, claiming that the platform’s defamed him when it blocked the New York Post’s expose on Hunter Biden.

Clayton Davis The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), one of the most important critics groups in the awards season, is announcing their favorites films and performances, following Boston and New York last week.Notorious for embracing foreign films and performances, the west coast group chose Neon’s “Parasite” and its director Bong Joon-ho last year, which went on to win the Academy Award for best picture and director.The last time a LAFCA winner for best film failed to be nominated

Carrie Underwood and John Legend are kicking off the holiday festivities in New York City!

The New York Film Critics Circle has voted for the winners of its 2020 awards and the full list was just revealed!

Rapper Action Bronson’s fans are discovering there’s a whole lot less of him to love — 127 pounds less.

Action Bronson dropped 127 pounds in nine months thanks to a strict diet amid the coronavirus pandemic.The chef turned hip-hop artist, 37, decided to make a change in his life following the birth of his son last year.

Tina Fey revealed that she saved a man’s life on the Hudson River. The "30 Rock" star appeared on "The Tonight Show" Wednesday where she and host Jimmy Fallon discussed how they’re both coping during the coronavirus pandemic.  Fey revealed that she and her family were fortunate enough to rent a house on the Hudson River so that they could get away from the stressful restrictions in New York City.

While some progressive feminist groups do not appear to be speaking out after a former aide accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, UltraViolet co-founder Shaunna Thomas said Monday that he should "apologize." "This would be a good time for [Cuomo] to apologize and prove he's going to do better by addressing systemic sexual harassment and enacting #OneFairWage," Thomas wrote on Twitter.