#Famous Bronxites

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Bronx-born Oscar-winning singer, Irene Cara, dead at 63

#Bronx born and raised Oscar and Grammy winning artist, Irene Cara is dead at 63. May she rest in peace and her family, friends, and loved ones find comfort during this difficult time.

One of the most iconic singers and recognizable voices of the late 20th century, Irene Cara, is dead at 63. Born Irene Cara Escalera in The Bronx to a Puerto Rican father and a Cuban-American mother, she was taking piano lessons by age five after learning to play the instrument by ear. Before she was even a teenager, Cara was already performing on New York City’s local Spanish-language…

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My Spirit Is New York Yankees Shirt

My Spirit Is New York Yankees Shirt

They tease funny. Look at the shortened gerunds (running, jumping) and questions like..J’eet?, (Did you eat already?). Traditionally, the Bronxites have defended words only extract undo. Many of our national parks, famous zoo, a My Spirit Is New York Yankees Shirtwonderful Botanical Garden, Arthur’s Avenue and of course, the New York Yankees. So nice or you will get a full ear. Although Jackie…

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Bronx Actor and Comedy Legend, Carl Reiner, Dead at 98

Born and raised in The #Bronx, Carl Reiner was a comedic mastermind like no other and left an indelible mark on American TV and Hollywood that has influenced generations of talent.

One of the biggest names in comedy who helped define the genre in America with shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show, Carl Reiner, is dead at 98.

Born on March 20, 1922 to Jewish immigrants from Austria and Romania, Reiner grew up in the Crotona neighborhood of The Bronx. He attended nearby PS 57 before heading to Evander Childs for High School.

It was there in high school that he was bitten…

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WATCH: The Bronx's 'Dominican Dream' Trailer

WATCH: Trailer for The Dominican Dream about The #Bronx's own Felipe Lopez

In the 1990s, Bronxite Felipe López was on his way to become one of the most famous basketball players of our time.

But that day never really came for the Dominican immigrant living in The Bronx despite having been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated after graduating high school highlighting his promising career.

A new documentary, The Dominican Dream, offers a window into what…

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WATCH: Is This The End of The Famous Bronx Christmas House?

The famous Garabedian Bronx Christmas House on Pelham Parkway isn't fully lit up yet. Is this the end of a Bronx Christmas tradition?

After 45 years of shining bright and ushering in the holiday season along Pelham Parkway, it seems the Garabedian Bronx Christmas House may be lit for the last time.

For decades, the famous house at 1605 Pelham Parkway has been dazzling Bronxites and visitors with their extravagant Christmas displays that rival Macy’s holiday windows but the past several years the show has been starting later…

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Watch Rita Moreno Take a Trip To The Bronx; New Bus Service to Speed up Travel Between The Bronx & Queens|Bronx AM Links

Watch Rita Moreno Take a Trip To The Bronx; New Bus Service to Speed up Travel Between The Bronx & Queens|Bronx AM Links

Image Via Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame 10/3/2013 Los Angeles, CA  TNT Rita Moreno 2014 SAG Life Achievement Award recipient Photo: Mark Hill

Watch Puerto Rican born, Bronx raised Rita Moreno talking about her legacy as she takes a walk through The Bronx with CBS News as she’s set to receive Kennedy Center Honors this Sunday, and a new express SBS bus service to speed up travel between The Bronx…

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Bronx Immigrants Share Their Stories, Deer Crossing Signs, Mary Higgins Clark, & More|Bronx AM Links

Bronx Immigrants Share Their Stories, Deer Crossing Signs, Mary Higgins Clark, & More|Bronx AM Links

Folks gather at The Bronx Documentary Center to listen to fellow Bronxites’ migration stories/ Image Courtesy Mott Haven Herald/Christina Thornell

This morning on Bronx AM Links, you’ll read about Bronx immigrants who recently shared their migration stories at the Bronx Documentary Center, the move to have deer crossing signs installed on Shore Road in Pelham Bay Park, and Bronx born and raised…

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Bronx Born and Raised Gertrude Schimmel, First Female NYPD Chief Dies at The Age of 96

Bronx Born and Raised Gertrude Schimmel, First Female NYPD Chief Dies at The Age of 96

Gertrude Schimmel in 1971, when she became a captain. NEAL BOENZI / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Last week Monday, May 10th, just a few months after being honored by the NYPD during women’s history month, a Bronx trailblazer passed away at the ripe old age of 96 years.

Gertrude Schimmell, who was the first NYPD female police chief, was born and raised in The Bronx and attended Morris High School before…

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Irish Americans And The Bronx: More Than St. Patrick's Day

Irish Americans And The Bronx: More Than St. Patrick’s Day

Bronx Children Eating Sno-Cones / Irish American Journey

The Bronx being The Bronx, has always been home to many groups of people and that includes our Irish family here in The Bronx.

In Woodlawn, which is one of the largest Irish communities in New York City is also home to many who have settled straight from the old country back in Ireland.

The Bronx has given the world many great individuals…

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Another Bronx Woman Makes History, This Time in NASCAR as 1st Female Starter

Another Bronx Woman Makes History, This Time in NASCAR as 1st Female Starter

Kim Lopez will be NASCAR’s first ever woman and Latina chief starter at this Sunday’s Daytona 500 / Image Courtesy of NASCAR

Bronx women are breaking barriers left and right.

Last week we had the story of Lt. Col Merryl Tengesdal, a Bronx native, who became the first African-American female to ever pilot the U-2and now this Sunday, Kim Lopez, a Bronx native of Puerto Rican descent, will be the…

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5 Years Ago Today, Sonia Sotomayor Became First Latina Supreme Court Justice

5 Years Ago Today, Sonia Sotomayor Became First Latina Supreme Court Justice

Jose Cabezas, AFP/Getty Images U.S. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor speaks in San Salvador on Aug. 16, 2011.

USA Today reminds us that on this day, Bronx born and bred Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the nation’s first Latina Supreme Court justice.

Sotomayor is a product of a working class family of The Bronx, much like many others in our borough and gives us a great…