ORCHARD BEACH KICKS OFF
NYC HOMECOMING WEEK
Orchard Beach was buzzing
on Monday, as the fi rst of
fi ve outdoor concerts held in
beaches across the fi ve boroughs
kicked off New York
City Homecoming Week.
NYC Homecoming Week
is designed as a celebration
of the city’s recovery from
the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, health offi cials in
the city say that to have a full
recovery more people need to
be vaccinated, especially as
the Delta variant ramps up
nationwide.
The Orchard Beach show
included performances from
native New Yorkers such as
KRS-One, Slick Rick, Remy
Ma, Busy Bee, CL Smooth,
DJ Hollywood, DJ Jazzy
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. fl ashes the “x” at Orchard
Beach. Diaz Jr. took to the stage and hyped the crowd before turning
the mic over to the artists.
Joyce, DJ Kevie Kev, Fantastic
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Five, Furious 5 featuring
Grandmaster Melle Mel and
Scorpio, Grand Wizard Theodore,
Joeski Love, Kid Capri,
Nice & Smooth, PopMaster
Fabel, Soul Sonic Force, T
La Rock and Ultra Magnetic
MC’s.
Mayor Bill de Blasio was
also in attendance on Monday.
The concerts, according to city
offi cials, are also meant to attract
business back to mom
and pop shops in each borough
to help with the city’s full economic
recovery from the pandemic.
On Tuesday, NYC
Homecoming Week
concert was be held
at Staten Island’s
Midland Beach,
Thursday at the
Brooklyn Army Terminal
in Brooklyn,
and Friday at Forest
Hills Stadium.
The week of celebratory
concerts
concludes with a
grand concert on
Manhattan’s Great
Lawn in Central
Park.
-Robbie Sequeira
Rap legend KRS-One rocks the stage at Orchard Beach’s free hip-hop
concert on Aug. 16, 2021, kicking off NYC Homecoming Week in the fi ve
boroughs. Photos Pablo D. Castillo Jr.
DJ Kid Capri gets the crowd in a
frenzy on Aug. 16, 2021.
Jorge “Pop Master Fabel” Pabon, a Spanish
Harlem native, wows the crowd with his breakdancing
skills.