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Mount Sinai’s First Female Cardiac Surgeon, Joanna Chikwe, MD

Posted on March 2, 2011 by | 3 Comments

chikwe_hwDavid H. Adams, MD, the Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, announced today that Joanna Chikwe, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Associate Program Director of the residency program in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Continue reading →

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Harlem “Angel” Reunited With Disabled Man

Posted on December 21, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Update: A disabled Bronx man got a chance last night to thank the “angel” who saved him when he tumbled from his wheelchair onto the subway tracks in front of an oncoming train. Continue reading →

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Harlem Hero, Carlos Flores We Love You!

Posted on November 29, 2010 by | Leave a comment

An East Harlem man was being hailed as a subway hero for pulling a straphanger off the tracks Sunday, saving him from being crushed by a train. Harlem hero Carlos Flores, 36, said a combination of benevolence and not wanting to miss an overtime shift at his grocery store job prompted his derring-do. Continue reading →

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Car Smashes into Wall at Harlem Dry Cleaner

Posted on November 22, 2010 by | Leave a comment

An out-of-control car crashed through boxes of meat being loaded into a supermarket and slammed into a dry cleaners Monday morning, cutting a gash in the building’s foundation and leaving bystanders rattled. Continue reading →

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Bloomberg: Congress ‘Can’t Read’

Posted on November 7, 2010 by | Leave a comment

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Saturday that some newly elected members of Congress “can’t read” and don’t know what or where China is.

Bloomberg delivered his stinging assessment of Washington’s newcomers during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Continue reading →

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Bedbugs At Thurgood Marshall Academy In Harlem

Posted on November 5, 2010 by | 1 Comment

The bedbug epidemic is now invading New York City schools.

Administrators say a number of schools have reported cases since the beginning of the year, reports CBS 2′s Pablo Guzman.

The Department of Education said at least 16 schools across the five boroughs have had one or more cases of bedbugs so far this school year.

P.S. 38 is one of those schools, and parents dropping their children off for class on Friday morning told CBS 2 that they were disgusted. Continue reading →

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The Elmo’s Biker Gang In Harlem

Posted on November 2, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Elmo sure does get around. The Sesame Street character is apparently much more complex than we thought—he’s got an evil side, and a Katy Perry-loving side, and now he’s getting in touch with his inner biker! Continue reading →

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Man Attackes, Robbed Harlem Woman

Posted on August 26, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Police are looking for the man who attacked and robbed a woman in Harlem this past weekend.

Police say the man, who was caught on surveillance video, forced his way into a building near East 110th Street and Lexington Avenue around 3:45 a.m. Sunday. Continue reading →

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Rangel & Wife Honor Scholarship Winners

Posted on July 26, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Congressman Charles Rangel and his wife Alma will host a celebratory breakfast and ceremony honoring this year’s Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Scholarship winners on Monday, July 26, 2010 at 10 a.m. at the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building. Continue reading →

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40% Of Black Children Born Poor

Posted on July 11, 2010 by | Leave a comment

African American BoyFrom The Urban Institute

Already off to a tough start in life, 49 percent of American babies born into poor families will be poor for at least half their childhoods, a new Urban Institute study finds. Among children who are not poor at birth, only 4 percent will be “persistently” poor as children. Continue reading →

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