The Universal Hip-Hop Museum will have a home in The Bronx, where it all started. This has been a four year ride so far for the organization that has Kurtis Blow as its chairman, Ice-T on its founding board of directors and LL Cool J as an honorary advisory board member, and as Executive Director Rocky Bucano.
“The Universal Hip-Hop Museum may be the single most important project for the preservation of hip-hop culture. This new cultural institution will be a great new tourism destination for NYC and the Bronx. What a great day for hip-hop!” Kurtis Blow tells DNA.
The Universal Hip-Hop Museum will also incorporate 1,045 units of affordable housing at the site, located adjacent to Mill Pond Park and the 145th Street Bridge. This project is projected to create more than 100 permanent jobs and approximately 915 direct construction jobs during phase one construction.
This is a big step for Hip-Hop.
City announces Bronx Point, a waterfront development that will create open space & 600 affordable housing units: https://t.co/zRp1OvqjZm pic.twitter.com/IQ7KuAfVl4
— NYCEDC (@NYCEDC) September 22, 2017
