In the years before his death, the Run-DMC D.J. Jam Master Jay secretly turned to the drug trade to keep providing financial support to relatives and friends, according to testimony.
Tag: Queens (NYC)
-
The Rich History of Jazz in Queens
Rebellious jazz took flight in Harlem at Minton’s Playhouse, but it was nurtured on the tree-lined streets that gave pioneering Black musicians a home.
-
The N.Y.P.D. Dance Team Walks the Beat and Feels It Too
This squad is finding its niche in a department where most clubs are dedicated to traditionally macho pastimes.
-
Venezuelan Migrants Could Soon Create New York’s First ‘Little Caracas’
Venezuelan flags, foods and accents are spreading along a stretch of Roosevelt Avenue in Queens as thousands of newly arrived migrants make their home in the city.