One of The Bronx’s most iconic actresses and film directors, Penny Marshall, has died at…
Famous Bronxites
WATCH: JLo Surprises Fans at Bronx Screening of ‘Second Act’
Jennifer Lopez aka JLo aka Jenny From The Block surprised fans last week at Bay…
The Bronx’s Own Ralph Lauren is First American Fashion Designer to Receive Honorary Knighthood
Bronx born and raised fashion icon, Ralph Lauren, is the first American fashion designer to…
How Six Italian Immigrants From the South Bronx Carved Some of the Nation’s Most Iconic Sculptures
You probably know, especially if you’ve read our list of Bronx Facts, that the Piccirilli…
Bronx Freestyle Legend Judy Torres & TKA to Perform Free Concert at St Mary’s Park
Bronx freestyle legend Judy Torres will perform a free concert this month at St Mary’s…
The Mets’ FIRST Female Announcer & MLB’s First Latina is a Puerto Rican Woman From The Bronx
Marysol Castro recently made history by becoming the Mets’ first female announcer as well as…
Bronx Born Actor to Star Alongside Whoopi Goldberg & LaLa Anthony in Supporting Role
The Bronx keeps churning out talented people! Jermaine Wells, a Bronx born and bred actor,…
Watch: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Back Bronx Program That Teaches Real Estate to Kids
J-Lo aka Jenny from The Block is giving a bit more back to The Bronx…
Bronx Born & Raised Cardi B Makes History As First Woman to Have 5 Singles in Top Ten R&B Chart
And our Bronx and Dominicana superstar Cardi B makes history yet again, this time knocking…
Watch: 101 Year Old Bronx Woman—And Runner—An Inspiration For All
Bronx resident Ida Keeling is literally in a league of her own. Keeling, who turns 101 this month, has been racing for over 30 years now.
This centenarian has been setting records, particularly women in the 95-99 year category and now just days before her 101st birthday, has set yet another record for a new age bracket.
‘Battling Bella’: The Bronx Woman Who Fought For All
Bella Abzug (née Savitsky) was born on July 24, 1920, in The Bronx to Russian Jewish immigrants who went on to become the first Jewish woman elected to Congress as well as the first woman elected to the House of Representatives on a platform of gender equality and women’s rights.
Bronx Woman Helen Kane Was Inspiration For Betty Boop
Born in 1904 in The Bronx and attended St Anselm’s Roman Catholic school on Tinton Avenue, Helen Clare Schroeder would eventually become the inspiration for one of the most iconic and lasting cartoon characters, Betty Boop.
Little did Helen Kane, a German-Irish Catholic woman from The Bronx (as she later became known), know that her likeness would set the globe ablaze as one of the first and most famous of all sex symbols in all the world of animation.