Simmons Hosts Ceremony To Honor Young Leaders

Written by NYPress on March 27, 2013. Posted in News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

Rabbi Marc Schneier, Paramdeep Singh and Russell Simmons. Photo courtesy FFEU.

Russell Simmons’ Foundation for Ethnic Understanding cheers its contributors, despite questions of what has been done By Helaina Hovitz On Monday, March 18, over 250 people braved the snow and sleet and traveled to Russell Simmons’ penthouse apartment at 114 Liberty Street. He has owned the apartment, directly across the street from the World Trade
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Who’s the 8-year-old DJ Taking NYC By Storm?

Written by New York Family on June 13, 2012. Posted in Family

By Sara Albert, for New York Family Magazine DJ Fulano is becoming one of the hottest acts on the youth DJ scene. His mentor is DJ Cassidy, he’s met Russell Simmons, and he’s spun at some of NYC’s most exclusive events. Oh yeah, and he’s only 8 years old. While most kids his age may
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Remembering Adam Yauch and Gunnin’ for that #1 Spot

Written by Armond White on May 7, 2012. Posted in Arts & Film

Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot Directed by Adam Yauch Midway through 2008, something surprising has happened: two films with human dimension and artful expression–Adam Yauch’s Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot and Jonathan Levine’s The Wackness–have flushed the toilet of summer movies. Neither is a special effects extravaganza but they stir emotion by emphasizing the human scale
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The Pivotal Moments of Occupy Wall Street

Written by admin on October 20, 2011. Posted in Arts & Film, Breaking News

Compiled by Rebecca Chapman Aug. 23: ANONYMOUS, the hacker organization, endorses #occupywallstreet with a video promoting the upcoming Sept. 17 occupation. Until now, the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement was merely talk initiated by Adbusters, an anti-consumerist, not-for-profit organization out of Canada. Sept. 17: Zuccotti Park, formerly referred to as Liberty Plaza Park, is “liberated”
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Occupy Wall Street and the Danger of Celebrity

Written by NY Press on October 11, 2011. Posted in Blog, Breaking News

The protesters in Zuccotti Park have now been occupying Wall Street for almost a month. Although at first they suffered from a lack of coverage, now the mainstream media seems to be more or less on their side. With great press comes problems, however. As awareness of the protest is increased, it seems that the
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