Our April 11 New Yorker of the Day is Jane Bolin, America's first African-American Woman Judge, a trailblazer who tirelessly fought racism.

Today's New Yorker Birthday is Joseph Pulitzer, groundbreaking publisher who said "Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together."

Native New Yorker Cynthia Nixon born April 9, 1966 actress, activitist, candidate for Governor

Yip Harburg, born on the Lower East Side on April 8, 1896, wrote lyrics to over 600 songs and was "Broadway's social conscience"

Today's New Yorker Birthday is Billie Holiday. born April 7th, 1915. Born in Philadelphia, she launched her career in Harlem clubs.

Actor Billy Dee Williams is a TV, film and stage icon particularly known for his roles opposite Diana Ross in ‘Lady Sings the Blues’ and...

Gilbert Ray Hodges (April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and manager who played most...

Washington Irving, America’s first accomplished professional writer, was born in Lower Manhattan on April 3, 1783, the same week New Yorkers

Nicholas Murray Butler (April 2, 1862-December 7, 1947), although from Elizabeth, New Jersey, was affiliated with Columbia University in...

Award-winning Political journalist and MSBC TV host Rachel Maddow was born on April 1, 1973, in Castro Valley, California, to an...

Academy Award-winning actor Christopher Walken is known for his extreme wide variety of screen roles, from his Academy Award winning...

Norah Jones is a 9-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and pianist. She has won multiple awards and has sold more than 50 million...

Known in recent years as a NY Knicks broadcaster on the MSG network for his entertaining use of rhyme and his extensive vocabulary in his...

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born on March 28, 1986, in Yonkers, New York, to Cynthia and Joseph Germanotta. She was raised on...

While Sarah Vaughan, one of the greatest jazz singers in history, although not wholly a New Yorker, launched her career at Harlem's...

Born in Switzerland on March 26, 1879, Othmar Amman was New York City's premiere designer of bridges. He designed more than half of the...

Harry Houdini, perhaps the most famous magician, vaudeville entertainer and escape artist in history, was a New Yorker. Harry Houdini was...

New York City, with nearly 9 million residents would never have been able to develop and sustain itself as a metropolis without access to...

With museums, concert halls and all indoor cultural venues closed, thankfully many of our cultural institutions are offering on line...

Sharing this extraordinary link from the website of the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral (built 1809-1815) at 263 Mulberry Street...