When D.J. Kool Herc and his sister Cindy decided to throw a party for the young people from their neighborhood in the Community Room at 1520 Sedgewick Ave., little did they know that it would be the spark for a global movement in music. They only wanted a safe place where kids could go party and not have to worry about getting chased out of the parks by cops or random gunfire.
New York City Football Club (NYCFC) kicked off its second annual 24-Hour Game in conjunction with Degree Deodorant at Rockefeller Center on the Plaza.
Monday night, cast members Kate Mara and Common joined director Gabriela Cowperthwaite and film subject, Megan Leavey for the world premiere of Megan Leavey, a film based on the relationship between a marine and her military dog. Before joining a group of nearly 500 people who also came to watch the screening at Yankee stadium, they spoke about their initial reactions to the script and filming with a crew mostly consisting of woman.