Joe Conzo Jr. PhD EMT (ret)

Photographer EMT (ret) Father Brother Activist 9/11 Cancer Survivor

[Bro. A-tone Muhammad @hiphophistorian]

It was my honor to travel to the Bronx, NYC to pay my respects to JDL. He will continue to live on in all he touched. May Allah (God) Be Pleased with his life, and may Allah Comfort his family, The Cold Crush Brothers, and Hip Hop Heads all around the world.

📸 by @JoeConzo

[Chuck D @MrChuckD]

With THE COLD CRUSH BROS NYC SUMMERJAM

[Gerson Borrero (@gersonborrero.bsky.social) @GersonBorrero]

‘Though journalists often simply described Mr. Conzo as Mr. Puente’s manager, his role was far more expansive; Mr. Conzo preferred the term “confidant.” He told Newsday in 1992 that he was also Mr. Puente’s bodyguard. He’s from the street,” Mr. Conzo ex…’ https://t.co/mkTXDNhi02

[Chuck D @MrChuckD]

Rest in Beats #McJDL #ColdCrushBrothers

[NYC EMS Watch @NYCEMSwatch]

The front page of the New York Post.

[Joe Conzo Jr. PhD EMT (ret) @JoeConzo]

@ZohranKMamdani Do what no other NYC mayor has ever done. Make FDNY/EMS equal to their counterparts! When a New Yorker calls 9/11 for a heart attack Paramedics Firefighters and NYPD show up Guess who makes more money? You can be the first Mayor to make them equal in Benefits ✌️

[Joe Conzo Jr. PhD EMT (ret) @JoeConzo]

@MuseumofCityNY 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[Museum of the City of NY @MuseumofCityNY]

This powerful image of salsa icon Héctor Lavoe, captured mid-performance, is by Bronx-born photographer Joe Conzo Jr. (@JoeConzo), who’s been documenting New York’s music scene since the 1970s. From backstage to block parties, Conzo has given voice to the city’s rhythms.

[Joe Conzo Jr. PhD EMT (ret) @JoeConzo]

@MrChuckD @JohnnyJuice My lil brother!!!!💯💯💯

[NYC EMS Watch @NYCEMSwatch]

Illnesses linked to the 9/11 terror attack on the WTC have now killed more members of FDNY than were killed on the day of the attack itself.
https://t.co/0tMNTclPFr
"Those insurmountable losses did not end at the World Trade Center site" - FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker

[Joe Conzo Jr. PhD EMT (ret) @JoeConzo]

@DanteRoss I’ll Donte my time and take pictures!!!

[Joe Conzo Jr. PhD EMT (ret) @JoeConzo]

@EBBronx @McCarthyufoa Awesome Human Being! Great Lawyer! Helped me out numerous times while VP of FDNY EMS dealing with The puzzle Palace! RIP!!!

[BROLICARM @DJROBSWIFT]

I’m convinced Hip Hop has been growing between parallel universes over the last 50 years. This eerie phenomenon where people collectively misremember how integrated New York City was during the 1970s is weird and fascinating at the same time.

It’s a fact that our memories are more malleable as time passes, but visual documentation like pictures and video events can remain a steadfast record. For that reason, I’ve develop a stronger appreciation for the individuals who have chronicled our history in the last 1.5 years.

Photographers like @JoeConzo, Martha Cooper, and film directors like Charlie Ahearn have played a crucial role in preserving hip-hop history. They deserve to be celebrated and honored just as much as hip-hop’s pioneers, as without documentation in the form of photos and films, the story of hip-hop today would be a self-serving tale of confabulations.

#hiphop📸🎥

[DJ Disco Wiz @DJDiscoWiz]

Rest in peace to my brother Dallas Penn. I can’t believe I’m even posting this.. we lost a real down to earth OG. Thanks so much for everything man. I love you

[Ron Lee @RonLeeReporting]

In the #Bronx, the @followbdc is looking back on the borough’s past, with an exhibit from local photographer Joe Conzo. #AroundTheBoroughs #ny1 @chelsea_j_katz @Sherwoodstock

[Miss Rosen @Miss_Rosen]

“I was fortunate to be the kid from the neighborhood walking around with a camera. I was accepted more rapidly than most people were because of my connections.... Even in the Hip Hop scene, it was ‘that’s Joe, he’s the main photographer, don’t worry about it.'”

📸Joe Conzo

[Joe Conzo Jr. PhD EMT (ret) @JoeConzo]

Last week to checkout my Solo Show @followbdc CONZO-A Look Back at The Bronx 1977-84. Thank @Miss_Rosen for the fab write up!

[Miss Rosen @Miss_Rosen]

Last week to see "A Look Back at the Bronx, 1977-84" at @followbdc. Joe Conzo (@JoeConzo) looks back at his formative years chronicling life in the South Bronx during a transformative era of New York history, via @ANIMALNewYork: https://t.co/thUcgUskrZ

[Miss Rosen @Miss_Rosen]

“I was fortunate to be the kid from the neighborhood walking around with a camera. I was accepted more rapidly than most people were because of my connections....It was ‘that’s Joe, he’s the main photographer, don’t worry about it.'”

📸Joe Conzo. JDL and Grandmaster Caz, 1981.

[Miss Rosen @Miss_Rosen]

"Conzo: A Look Back at the Bronx, 1977-84" is now on at the Bronx Documentary Center (@followbdc). @JoeConzo looks back at his formative years chronicling the the intricate histories of the people as only a true insider could, via @ANIMALNewYork: https://t.co/thUcgUskrZ

[G.Alvaré @SPalwaysforward]

Honored to be at the opening reception for Conzo: A Look Back at The Bronx 1977-84. ✊🏼🇵🇷✊🏼

Leyendas were in the building!

Felicidades @JoeConzo y gracias for all that you do for the culture!

#legendary #bronx #newyork #culture #hiphop #palante