Cristina Moreno

(Vox Pop. Photo Credit: Andrea Mohin, The New York Times) Benefit Show Being Held Tonight to Save Vox Pop By Cristina Moreno, New York Rock Music Examiner Vox Pop, Brooklyn’s celebrated coffee shop and community center, needs your help. Though it has brought new life to Cortelyou Road, generating business and establishing a forum for [...]

The first time I voted was in 1996.  I was ten years old.  I remember my father bringing me into the voting booth with him and explaining to me how everything worked.  I remember that I couldn’t quite reach the button I needed to press, so he had to lift me up a little.  I [...]

Today is supposed to be one of remembrance, but I think it’s also important to consider this day with regard to our future as a nation. I recently responded to a blog post about our upcoming election and I think a lot of the things I wrote about are relevant today. These next two months [...]

On Saturday night, I had the chance to see a new musical, In the Heights. It was the final dress rehearsal before it’s big opening night on Broadway. Was I completely blown away by it? No. I think there are some parts that still need tweaking and I wish some of the characters and storylines [...]