Native Icon: Mae West
MAE WEST Actress Where is she from? Brooklyn What’s she done? West got her start performing vaudeville in New York before moving out to Hollywood to launch a successful film career. She appeared in...
View ArticleNative Icon: Jane Fonda
JANE FONDA Actress, Activist, Model, Fitness Guru Where is she from? New York City What’s she done? The daughter of acclaimed actor Henry Fonda, Fonda starred in the acclaimed films Klute and Coming...
View ArticleNative Icon: Fiona Apple
FIONA APPLE Singer, Songwriter Where is she from? Manhattan What’s she done? Apple began playing piano at age eight and began writing her own songs after the traumatic experience of being raped during...
View ArticleNative Icon: Brooke Shields
BROOKE SHIELDS Actress, Model Where is she from? Manhattan What’s she done? Shields has been in the business since the tender age of 11 months when she first appeared in an Ivory Soap ad. She modeled...
View ArticleNative Icon: Adrien Brody
ADRIEN BRODY Actor, Producer Where is he from? Woodhaven, Queens. What’s he done? Brody attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and has been acting...
View ArticleNative Icon: Tony Bennett
TONY BENNETT Singer, Songwriter Where is he from? Astoria, Queens What’s he done? Bennett attended New York’s High School of Industrial Art, but had to drop out to support his family. He was then...
View ArticleNative Icon: Sheep Meadow
SHEEP MEADOW Meadow Where is it? Central Park, West side/mid-Park from 66th to 69th Streets What’s it done? Sheep Meadow, Central Park, was the largest open meadow feature in the original plan for...
View ArticleManic Panic
Manic Panic was the first Punk Rock boutique in America. Founders and owners Tish and Snooky are not only New York natives, but were an integral part of the early Punk scene in NYC; a legendary milieu...
View ArticleNative Icon: Larry David
LARRY DAVID Actor, Writer, Comedian, Producer Where is he from? Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. What’s he done? David, along with Jerry Seinfeld, created the comedy series, Seinfeld. It is one of the most...
View ArticleNative Icon: Cyndi Lauper
CYNDI LAUPER Singer, Songwriter Where is she from? Ozone Park, Queens What’s she done? Lauper first achieved fame and success with the release of her first album: She’s So Unusual in 1983. It produced...
View ArticleNative Icon: Emmy Rossum
EMMY ROSSUM Actress, Singer Where is she from? Born and raised in New York City. She attended the Spence School in Manhattan. What’s she done? Rossum joined the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus at...
View ArticleNative Icon: Christopher Walken
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Actor Where is he from? Astoria, Queens What’s he done? Walken has appeared in over 100 films and television shows, including Deer Hunter, Annie Hall, Catch Me If You Can, King of...
View ArticleNative Icon: Zac Posen
ZAC POSEN Fashion Designer Where is he from? Born and raised in SoHo. He attended Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn. What’s he done? Posen was mentored by Richard Martin at the Costume Institute of The...
View ArticleNative Icon: Coney Island Cyclone
CONEY ISLAND CYCLONE Roller Coaster Where is it? Intersection of Surf Avenue and West 10th Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn. What’s it done? The Cyclone was built on the site of America’s first roller...
View ArticleNative Icon: Peter Facinelli
PETER FACINELLI Actor Where is he from? Born and raised in Ozone Park, Queens. He attended St. Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows, Queens. What’s he done? Facinelli received his first big...
View ArticleNative Icon: Alyssa Milano
ALYSSA MILANO Actress, Producer Where is she from? Milano was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and lived there until a neighborhood shooting prompted the family to relocate to Staten Island. What’s she...
View ArticleNative Icon: Hank Azaria
HANK AZARIA Actor, Comedian, Producer Where is he from? Azaria was born and raised in Forest Hills, Queens. He attended the Kew-Forest School. What’s he done? Azaria became famous for his voice work on...
View ArticleNative Icon: Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon Actress Where is she from? Nixon was born and raised in New York City. She attended the Hunter College High School. What’s she done? She landed her first major supporting part in a movie...
View ArticleNative Icon: The Ramones
THE RAMONES Musicians Where are they from? The original members of the band met in the middle-class neighborhood of Forest Hills in the borough of Queens. John Cummings and Thomas Erdelyi had both been...
View ArticleNative Icon: Nicholas Pileggi
NICHOLAS PILEGGI Screenwriter, Producer Where is he from? Pileggi was born and raised in New York City. What’s he done? Pileggi is a writer that’s always been interested in the Mafia. He is responsible...
View Article
