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NEW YORK -- Cardi B has offered to pay the burial costs for all 17 people killed in a fire that ripped through a New York City high-rise.New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that the Grammy-winning rapper had offered the financial relief for victims of the fire in the Bronx, where she grew up.Many of the victims had ties to Gambia, and families of several of the victims planned to bury them in their West African homeland. Cardi B has committed to paying the repatriation expenses for the victims who will be buried in Gambia, the mayor's office said.“I’m extremely proud to be from the Bronx and I have lots of family and friends who live and work there still.

which killed 19 people.Cardi, a Bronx native, vowed to cover the expenses of the funerals to ease any financial burden faced by the families, according to the Wednesday announcement by the mayor’s office.“The resilience of this city reflects everyday New Yorkers who never turn their back on one another,” Mayor Adams said in a statement. “We are grateful for Cardi B, a real superstar on and off the mic, for granting some critical financial relief to families of the victims.”He continued on, saying the city will be “forever thankful” for her contributions. Cardi, “in true New York fashion,” quickly sprung into action, added co-executive directors of the Mayor’s Fund, Daniele Baierlein and Jorge Luis Paniagua Valle.“I’m extremely proud to be from the Bronx and I have lots of family and friends who live and work there still.

Cardi B is covering the funeral and burial costs of the 17 people that were killed in a New York City fire earlier this month.

Nineteen people - including nine children - have died in what has been described as the 'worst fire in New York in 30 years'.

Bella Hadid got into the Christmas spirit of giving back.

Gerry Byrne We all experience crossroads in life. I often reflect on two of mine that were clearly transformational.

New York City on Tuesday afternoon. The WAP singer was modeling a tailored light blue business suit with a sheer cherry red shirt that revealed her burgundy bra as she headed into a high rise building in midtown.

Jennifer Yuma editorArthur Forrest, a television legend with a 75-year career that covered long-running hits such as “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and “That’s Incredible!,” died on Oct. 25.

Producers of MJ, the upcoming Broadway musical about Michael Jackson that uses the late icon’s hits as its score, has cast the young actor – or actors – who will play the singer in his youthful Jackson Five era: Walter Russell III from Harlem, New York, and Christian Wilson from Norfolk, Virginia, will alternate in the role of “Little Michael.”

Do you think Joaquin Phoenix took Rooney Mara to the Joker stairs during their New York City adventure on Tuesday? Actually, the stairs are in the Bronx, and the couple was photographed in Manhattan on Oct. 6.

Jordan Moreau The New York Film Festival premiere of “The Lost Daughter” was a homecoming for Maggie Gyllenhaal, seasoned actor and now first-time director thanks to her new psychological drama.“My great-grandparents came to New York as immigrants. My grandparents were born in the Bronx.

Ted Melfi is adapting the novel “The Underworld” for Netflix, the filmmaker told TheWrap during an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival. He will also direct the feature.The novel was published in 1997 by Don DeLillo and follows Nick Shay, a waste management executive who grew up in the Bronx, and features numerous subplots in American history from the second half of the 20th century.It was nominated for the National Book Award and shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize.

Jennifer Lopez, 52, and Ben Affleck, 49, were simply glowing as they stepped out in New York City! The reunited couple were spotted in her home borough of the Bronx on Sunday, Sept. 12, where they greeted adoring fans and photographers outside of local restaurant The Lit Bar after lunch. Ben and J.Lo were all-smiles as they waved to the crowd while holding hands. One of her most iconic songs, “Love Don’t Cost A Thing,” could also be heard blasting in the background.

Fresh start! Amelia Gray Hamlin doesn’t appear to be dwelling on the negatives after splitting from boyfriend Scott Disick.

Afrika Bambaataa has been sued by a man who claims that he was sexually abused by the hip hop artist and activist in the early 1990s, beginning when the alleged victim was just twelve years old.According to Metropolis, the new lawsuit claims that Bambaataa “repeatedly sexually abused and sex trafficked” the unnamed plaintiff between 1991 and 1995.

NEW YORK -- Tony Award-winning producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann, who helped mount an astounding array of hits on Broadway and in London, including “The Elephant Man,” “Morning’s at Seven,” “Amadeus,” “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby” and “Copenhagen,” has died.

Liz McCann, a groundbreaking Broadway producer who, as one of the first and most successful women to achieve a prominent leadership role in the theater industry – a term she hated, preferring “theater community” – died yesterday of cancer at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. She was 90.

Lorde has covered Britney Spears’ 2007 track ‘Break The Ice’ for a new performance video – check out her cover below.The New Zealand artist has covered Spears’ song, which originally featured on the latter’s 2007 album ‘Blackout’, in addition to a new live rendition of her own track ‘Fallen Fruit’.Performing the two tracks for Vogue, Lorde’s Alfred Marroquin-directed live performance sees her singing in the grounds of the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx.Watch Lorde’s stripped-back

NEW YORK -- Dorothy Parker died in 1967, but it was not until last year that her ashes found a final resting place.Now, at a memorial ceremony at the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, her headstone has been unveiled at the family plot where ashes of the writer, humorist and civil rights supporter are buried, the New York Post reported.Born in 1893 in New York, Parker wrote poems, short stories and theater and literary reviews for magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.

Bleacher Report‘s Jake Fischer, the Knicks plan to offer the Bronx, New York, native a contract that will pay him around $8 million annually.” The 31 year old point guard was sent to the Boston Celtics via a sign and trade deal that sent point guard Terry Rozier to the Charlotte Hornets where he averaged a career-high 20 points per game.As Rozier came into his own in Charlotte, Walker was held back by a string of injuries and rarely saw postseason action in Boston.

coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required for the “It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC” concerts taking place at outdoor venues in the Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens starting Aug. 16.While a previously announced Aug.

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 Rihanna and  A$AP Rocky want everyone to see just how happy they are as they galavant through New York City together while filming a secret project.The couple was spotted together in the Bronx on Saturday afternoon filming some scenes for a new, unnamed project.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have been spotted shooting a new music video in New York City.The pair recently confirmed they were dating after years of on-and-off speculation about their relationship, with Rocky also revealing that he has been busy at work on new music with the singer.Appearing together in the Bronx, Rihanna and Rocky strode out of a building before embracing, in what looked like a scene from a forthcoming music video.See the clip below:A post shared by HEART OF THE STREETZ ♡

has died. He was 91.Donner died on Monday, according to multiplereports. His death was confirmed to by his production company, although no cause of death was released.Donner was born on April 24, 1930, in the Bronx.

Richard Donner, an esteemed Hollywood director and producer known for his films such as the "Lethal Weapon" franchise, "The Goonies" and the original "Superman," has died. He was 91.

Rita Moreno has had quite the Hollywood journey.The EGOT winner is now sharing her story in the documentary, and the personal and professional struggles she endured along the way.«Here I am, a person who's won, who's garnered, I hate to say won, a lot of awards, a lot of acknowledgment,» the 89-year-old iconic performer told ET's Rachel Smith at a screening of her film in the Bronx. «But what people don't see is how I got there.

Nas, LL Cool J, Lil Kim, Fat Joe and an array of other rap legends gathered in the Bronx last Friday (May 21) to break ground on a site that will soon home the newly-funded Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM).The UHHM has been dubbed the first-ever museum solely dedicated to rap music, chronicling the rise of the genre across the globe and highlighting its continuing DIY roots.Grandmaster Flash, Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick, Michael Bivins and EMPD were also in attendance to celebrate the physical

NEW YORK -- Musical luminaries including Nas, LL Cool J, and Fat Joe came out Thursday to the birthplace of hip-hop for a ground-breaking ceremony to launch the capital campaign for the new Universal Hip Hop Museum.They joined a slew of politicians in the Bronx, where the now-global cultural force that is hip-hop has its roots.“Hip hop made me believe that anything was possible," said LL Cool J. “This was like the first time where I felt like, ‘Wow, it’s possible to be powerful.

Blake Lively andRyan Reynolds stepped out for their first date night in NYC since lockdown began over a year ago. The 33-year-old Gossip Girl icon took her 44-year-old Deadpool man out to the ballgame at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on Friday, April 30.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are emerging from quarantine, and shared some photos from their night on the town in the Big Apple.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds just had one of their first big nights out since the start of the pandemic!

Antonio Ferme editorThe 2021 Yale Drama Series Prize has been awarded to Rachel Lynett for her play “Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson).” The work was chosen from several entries by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel.Set in the fictional world of a post-second Civil War, the play showcases an all-Black state called Bronx Bay that is established in order to protect “Blackness.” As Jules’ new partner, Yael, moves into town, community members argue over if Yael,

Declaring in all-caps on Twitter that “BASEBALL IS BACK,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said venues like Yankee Stadium and Citi Field are cleared to be 20% full as of April 1.

Cardi B is opening up about her plastic surgeries. The 28-year-old hip-hop star recently chatted with fellow music icon Mariah Carey about her cosmetic procedures for Interview magazine.

EXCLUSIVE: We’re hearing from well placed sources that Governor Andrew Cuomo could finally give the go-ahead today that New York City movie theaters will be allowed to reopen after being shuttered for close to a year since mid March 2020. We don’t have the details in which shape or form yet.