Month: August 2019

Bensonhurst Feast

In 40 years as Guardian Angels in NYC we were never asked to patrol the 18th Ave. Bensonhurst Fair in Brooklyn. This year was quite different. Because there has been a slow down of NYPD response the community and a Captain of a nearby Precinct asked us to patrol this very crowded 10 day Festival. […]

Junior Guardian Angels NYC Summer Camp

Dennis Torres aka Super Stretch runs the Junior Guardian Angels Program out of his dojo in Washington Heights. Some of our Guardian Angels Chapters have Junior Guardian Programs but they are usually limited to certain times of the year. In Washington Heights the Junior Guardian Angels operate year round. When school is out……..Dennis Torres and […]

Rio De Janeiro Guardian Angels Rush into Apartment Building on Fire

The other day while on Patrol the Rio de Janeiro Guardian Angels spotted a fire raging in a nearby apartment building. They immediately ran in to the burning building and started to escort residents out of the building. When the Fire Department arrived they gave the Guardian Angels masks so that they could continue to […]

Negron: Gio Urshela, A Hero, On and Off the Field

Negron: Gio Urshela, A Hero, On and Off the Field

Gio Urshela is a hero in more ways than one. On his off day, Gio heard of ALS patient Dan Colon and the battle that he has been staging against this horrible disease. He was told about the fact that a play (“BATBOY”) was being performed in Dan’s honor in order to raise money to […]

Negron: Bottom of the 9th No. 1 for Third Week

Negron: Bottom of the 9th No. 1 for Third Week

Next to being at Yankee Stadium, my favorite thing in the world is being on a movie set. I have been blessed to of done approximately a dozen films. Four of them were baseball oriented films. The last one being Bottom of the 9th. This film stars Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara. This film has shocked […]

Hope Tala

Hope Tala

“New” Artist of the Month for August 2019 Facebook Instagram Soundcloud Bio Playlist Bio Hope Tala is a singer-songwriter from London who combines her two loves of music and literature to create songs exhibiting mournful, soft melodies laced with nostalgic literary references. Her influences include Lauryn Hill, D’Angelo and Shakespeare, which culminate in a unique lyricism and sound that encapsulates […]

Post Malone

Post Malone

Artist of the Month for August 2019 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Bio Goodbyes Bio Post Malone, born as Austin Richard Post, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. One of the emerging new talents in the hip-hop industry, he is best known for his debut track “White Iverson”, a song that peaked at […]

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