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| New York Today: The Home of Hip-Hop | New York Today: The Home of Hip-Hop |
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| Updated, 10:12 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this watery Thursday. | Good morning on this watery Thursday. |
| Rucker Park. Bobby’s Happy House. 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. | Rucker Park. Bobby’s Happy House. 1520 Sedgwick Avenue. |
| These spots — a park and a record store in Harlem, and the common room of an apartment building in the Bronx — helped spark the hip-hop movement. | These spots — a park and a record store in Harlem, and the common room of an apartment building in the Bronx — helped spark the hip-hop movement. |
| According to Johan Kugelberg, a hip-hop historian and the author of “Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop,” the genre “started as a grass-roots groundswell based on necessity” in the late 1960s and early 1970s. | According to Johan Kugelberg, a hip-hop historian and the author of “Born in the Bronx: A Visual Record of the Early Days of Hip Hop,” the genre “started as a grass-roots groundswell based on necessity” in the late 1960s and early 1970s. |
| “People wanted to party and have fun,” he told us, adding that at the time, these areas of New York were unbelievably poor. | “People wanted to party and have fun,” he told us, adding that at the time, these areas of New York were unbelievably poor. |
| “They couldn’t afford to buy musical instruments, so they rapped over the breakbeats they’d find on their parents’ funk records.” | “They couldn’t afford to buy musical instruments, so they rapped over the breakbeats they’d find on their parents’ funk records.” |
| Among the earliest architects: the rap visionary Afrika Bambaataa and the turntable genius Grandmaster Flash. | Among the earliest architects: the rap visionary Afrika Bambaataa and the turntable genius Grandmaster Flash. |
| The hip-hop poet Grandmaster Caz and the scratch-star Grand Wizard Theodore, too. | The hip-hop poet Grandmaster Caz and the scratch-star Grand Wizard Theodore, too. |
| And in 1973, D.J. Kool Herc became famous for throwing influential parties in his high-rise, 1520 Sedgwick Avenue — the “birthplace of hip-hop.” | And in 1973, D.J. Kool Herc became famous for throwing influential parties in his high-rise, 1520 Sedgwick Avenue — the “birthplace of hip-hop.” |
| “Nobody had thrown a hip-hop jam indoors specifically for B-boys and B-girls before,” Mr. Kugelberg said of the gatherings, which grew from dozens of partygoers to hundreds and then thousands by the late ’70s. | “Nobody had thrown a hip-hop jam indoors specifically for B-boys and B-girls before,” Mr. Kugelberg said of the gatherings, which grew from dozens of partygoers to hundreds and then thousands by the late ’70s. |
| Through the music, the South Bronx gang culture transitioned not only into party culture, but also into community and political activism, he added. | Through the music, the South Bronx gang culture transitioned not only into party culture, but also into community and political activism, he added. |
| Youth groups — including Zulu Nation and Ghetto Brothers — emerged. | Youth groups — including Zulu Nation and Ghetto Brothers — emerged. |
| Years later, Mr. Kugelberg said, the Bronx remains to hip-hop what New Orleans is to jazz, Nashville for country and Memphis for blues. | Years later, Mr. Kugelberg said, the Bronx remains to hip-hop what New Orleans is to jazz, Nashville for country and Memphis for blues. |
| You can learn more about the New York roots of hip-hop by bus on Hush Tours, or by tuning in to “The Get Down,” a Netflix show that started Aug. 12. | You can learn more about the New York roots of hip-hop by bus on Hush Tours, or by tuning in to “The Get Down,” a Netflix show that started Aug. 12. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| Waking up with a warm shower? Our city is as well. | Waking up with a warm shower? Our city is as well. |
| Expect a bit of rainfall during your morning commute. | Expect a bit of rainfall during your morning commute. |
| Thankfully, today’s high is a mild 84. | Thankfully, today’s high is a mild 84. |
| The city should dry out this afternoon, but showers (and thunder and lightning) could dampen your trip home as well. | The city should dry out this afternoon, but showers (and thunder and lightning) could dampen your trip home as well. |
| • Community policing is expanding in the city, but some question if it really works. [New York Times] | • Community policing is expanding in the city, but some question if it really works. [New York Times] |
| • Investigators are certain they caught the man who killed an Imam and his assistant in Queens, but they still don’t know why he did it. [New York Times] | • Investigators are certain they caught the man who killed an Imam and his assistant in Queens, but they still don’t know why he did it. [New York Times] |
| • A bill in New Jersey that would fine distracted drivers $800 has led to an outcry among residents. [New York Times] | • A bill in New Jersey that would fine distracted drivers $800 has led to an outcry among residents. [New York Times] |
| • Donald J. Trump’s organization was fined $10,000 by the city’s buildings department for removing a bench from Trump Tower and replacing it with a kiosk that sold Trump merchandise ... [New York Post] | • Donald J. Trump’s organization was fined $10,000 by the city’s buildings department for removing a bench from Trump Tower and replacing it with a kiosk that sold Trump merchandise ... [New York Post] |
| • … The man who climbed the tower last week said he did it for “the publicity” and was hoping to meet Mr. Trump. [New York Times] | • … The man who climbed the tower last week said he did it for “the publicity” and was hoping to meet Mr. Trump. [New York Times] |
| • Two Hasidic neighborhood patrolmen who beat a gay man in 2013 were spared jail time. [Gothamist] | • Two Hasidic neighborhood patrolmen who beat a gay man in 2013 were spared jail time. [Gothamist] |
| • The man accused of killing his father, a hedge fund manager, after he cut his allowance has been deemed fit for trial. [Wall Street Journal, subscription required] | • The man accused of killing his father, a hedge fund manager, after he cut his allowance has been deemed fit for trial. [Wall Street Journal, subscription required] |
| • This is why there seems to be so many hot subway cars this summer. [WNYC] | • This is why there seems to be so many hot subway cars this summer. [WNYC] |
| • Silvercup Studios, a television and film production company, opened a $35 million facility in the Bronx. [Crain’s New York] | • Silvercup Studios, a television and film production company, opened a $35 million facility in the Bronx. [Crain’s New York] |
| • Nearly 500 New Yorkers have tested positive for the Zika virus. [Gothamist] | • Nearly 500 New Yorkers have tested positive for the Zika virus. [Gothamist] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Blue Jay Dance Haiku” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Blue Jay Dance Haiku” |
| • Scoreboard: Blue Jays soar over Yankees, 7-4. Diamondbacks poison Mets, 13-5. | • Scoreboard: Blue Jays soar over Yankees, 7-4. Diamondbacks poison Mets, 13-5. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Thursday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Thursday Briefing. |
| • Apply to join a citywide flag football league, which meets today in Cpl. Thompson Park on Staten Island. 11 a.m. [Free] | • Apply to join a citywide flag football league, which meets today in Cpl. Thompson Park on Staten Island. 11 a.m. [Free] |
| • Want to uncover your family’s history? Learn about genealogical research in a lecture at the New York Public Library in Manhattan. Noon. [Free] | • Want to uncover your family’s history? Learn about genealogical research in a lecture at the New York Public Library in Manhattan. Noon. [Free] |
| • The Rockland String Quartet joins an a cappella group for a sunset classical concert at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in the Bronx. 7 p.m. [$20, tickets here] | • The Rockland String Quartet joins an a cappella group for a sunset classical concert at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum in the Bronx. 7 p.m. [$20, tickets here] |
| • Celebrate Tu B’Av, a Jewish holiday of love, with gypsy cabaret and vaudeville hits at the Museum at Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side. 7 p.m. [$25] | • Celebrate Tu B’Av, a Jewish holiday of love, with gypsy cabaret and vaudeville hits at the Museum at Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side. 7 p.m. [$25] |
| • Cheer on your favorite athletes at an Olympics viewing party — with a “Who Shot Sports” pop-up talk — at the Brooklyn Museum. 7:30 p.m. [Prices vary] | • Cheer on your favorite athletes at an Olympics viewing party — with a “Who Shot Sports” pop-up talk — at the Brooklyn Museum. 7:30 p.m. [Prices vary] |
| • Mets at Giants, 10:15 p.m. (SNY). | • Mets at Giants, 10:15 p.m. (SNY). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| B, D, N, Q and R trains are running with delays. | |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until Labor Day. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until Labor Day. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| Taxidermy — in no way related to taxis or taxes, of course — has long had a foothold in New York. | Taxidermy — in no way related to taxis or taxes, of course — has long had a foothold in New York. |
| The Society of American Taxidermists convened in the city as early as the 19th century to revel in the art form and share its knowledge of natural history. | The Society of American Taxidermists convened in the city as early as the 19th century to revel in the art form and share its knowledge of natural history. |
| Among the species brought to the 1883 convention: a small elephant, a cinnamon bear, a baby orangutan, an antelope and a Diana monkey. | Among the species brought to the 1883 convention: a small elephant, a cinnamon bear, a baby orangutan, an antelope and a Diana monkey. |
| You can learn about taxidermy at the Morbid Anatomy Museum, which opened in Brooklyn in 2014. | You can learn about taxidermy at the Morbid Anatomy Museum, which opened in Brooklyn in 2014. |
| Experts there have offered taxidermy classes. | Experts there have offered taxidermy classes. |
| And they just opened a new exhibition that uses taxidermy to explore the links between art, science and immortality. [Through Aug. 28] | And they just opened a new exhibition that uses taxidermy to explore the links between art, science and immortality. [Through Aug. 28] |
| If you can stomach it, enjoy. | If you can stomach it, enjoy. |
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