Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’s First Transgender Cover Star

As the first openly transgender woman to cover the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Leyna Bloom can safely say her modeling career is, well, in full bloom. But the seeds for the history-making moment were planted back in 1997, when she first flipped through the Tyra Banks-fronted edition of the bikini bible on her father’s coffee … Continue reading Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’s First Transgender Cover Star

Brooklyn Street To Be Named After Legendary NY Post Columnist Pete Hamill

A stretch of Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn will be co-named for celebrated author and former NY Post columnist Pete Hamill. A block-long stretch of Seventh Avenue in front of Hamill’s childhood home — from 11th to 12th streets — will be dubbed “Pete Hamill Way” to celebrate the tabloid legend whose writings as … Continue reading Brooklyn Street To Be Named After Legendary NY Post Columnist Pete Hamill