Tag Archives: Eighth Avenue

Cabbies Deadly Harlem Hit-And-Run (update)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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A 21-year-old woman was struck and killed by a driver that fled the scene early Saturday morning, police said. Continue reading →

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Blumstein’s Department Store in Harlem 1885

Posted on March 1, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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In 1885 Louis Blumstein arrived in the United States from Germany. He worked as a street peddler and in 1894 opened a store on Hudson Street. Continue reading →

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Harlem Is Home For Upscale Retailers

Posted on February 28, 2013 by | Leave a comment

FAITH HOPE CONSOLOTwo new retail tenants on the once desolate strip of Eighth Avenue in Harlem are continuing the shopping makeover of the one-time ‘American Gangster’ neighborhood. Continue reading →

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