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Washington Heights has a storied history of culture and entrepreneurship. Long before the musical and recent movie adaptation of "In the Heights" brought the vibrant spectacle of the neighborhood to audiences across the world, Manhattan's Washington Heights was already an important ethnic enclave for Latines living in NYC. This is particularly the case for the Dominican community. So, when Diana Dotel, co-founder of Mtw agency, was conceiving an event that would spotlight Dominican women that are changing the sound of género urbano, she knew exactly where it needed to be: the United Palace on 177th and Broadway in the heart of the heights.

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"It was important to do it there," Dotel tells Popsugar, speaking both about the neighborhood and concert venue which has seen the likes of Aventura, Cnco, Jhayco, and more. As a promoter, Dotel is well acquainted with the Palace,...

On Friday night, a massive, sold-out crowd began flooding into United Palace, the gilded theater in Washington Heights that’s become a rite of passage for major Latin stars, Bad Bunny and El Alfa included. An enthusiastic audience, primarily made up of Dominican women, turned out for an unprecedented event: Mujeres Del Movimiento, a first-of-its-kind festival in New York, organized by women with an all-women line-up.

Even before the show began, the crowd quickly transformed into hype men and women, chanting, clapping in sync, and fervently waving their flags in the air.

The millennial-focused streaming service Zeus unveiled the programming lineup for its launch next month, featuring a roster of hosts that include nine-year-old social media phenom Lil Tay and America’s Next Top Model alum Don Benjamin, and celebrity guest appearances by Snoop Dogg, YouTube superstar Jake Paul and rapper Rich the Kid.

The subscription video on demand service debuts July 13 with more than 30 series, offering a mixture of original unscripted and scripted comedy, drama, talk, fitness and dance shows.

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