but what about us latinos? we ve been here in this city, and we ve got every kind of latino. you want your puerto ricans? wepa. you want your cubans? dale! dominicans? que lo que tigre. colombianos? todo bien, todo bien. mexicanos? no manches, guey. and this is where i grew up, too. and when i was a kid, i don t know what the streets were paved with, but it damn sure as hell was not gold. but that didn t stop latinx new yorkers from making big contributions. basquiat, rita moreno puerto rican. cardi b dominican. supreme court justice sotomayor, nuyorican from the bx. even the very first non-indigenous person to live and work in the island of manhattan in the 1600s was juan rodriguez, a dominicano. mira eso, right from the start, we ve been here making this city great. now, i don t know what new york would be without latinos, but it sure as hell wouldn t smell as good, it wouldn t taste as good, and it definitely wouldn t sound as good. that s right, cause salsa music was in
Basquiat, Rita Moreno Puerto rican. Cardi bdominican. Supreme Court Justice sotomayor, nuyorican from the bx. Even the very first nonindigenous person to live and work in the island of manhattan in the 1600s was juan rodriguez, a dominicano. Mira eso, right from the start, weve been here making this city great. Now, i dont know what new york would be without latinos, but it sure as hell wouldnt smell as good, it wouldnt taste as good, and it definitely wouldnt sound as good. Thats right, cause salsa music was invented here in new york, thats right. [vocalizing along to salsa music] youre welcome. I wanna retrace my steps from queens, where i grew up, all the way to the Bright Lights of broadway and show you how latinos have contributed to the culture of the greatest city on earf. Thats right, i said earf. And you cant tell Latino Stories without plenty of good food, music, and dancing. So come on, lets go, lets go. Come on. [upbeat music] welcome to Jackson Heights. Thats right, this i
Cdcs website, which admittedly is confusing, i think, for people. Because at first there was some new language on the cdcs website, several days ago now, that led people to believe that this was spread through respiratory droplets, this coronavirus, which we know it is, but seemed to really downplay the idea that surfaces could also be a source of infection. They now have gone back and said, look, we understand now that that led to headlines basically suggesting that you dont need to worry about surfaces anymore. That was not our intent is what the cdc now says. It is interesting because as soon as those new guidelines came out a few days ago, i immediately was talking to some of my folks, the cdc, saying what is driving this . Is there something now giving the suggestion you cannot potentially infect yourself by touching a contaminated surface, then touching your eyes, nose, mouth. They said it was just they were clarifying some of the language on the site, long story short, now it is
Experience a unique Latinx spin on the romantic and philosophical themes of CONSTELLATIONS by Nick Payne, presented by The Company We Keep Theater Company at Chain Theatre from April 18-28, 2024.
Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir will perform 'Welcome to the Earthchxrch!' every Sunday in October at Earthchxrch on Loisaida Ave. The show combines activism, entertainment, and music to confront climate grief and inspire activism.