Tag Archives: Harlem

Harlem Man Acquitted Of Trying To Murder Cop

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A Manhattan jury this afternoon acquitted a 24-year-old Harlem gunslinger of attempting to murder a police officer during a foot chase last year at 144th Street and Eighth Avenue. Continue reading

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Scaffolding Used As Garbage Dump In Harlem Apartment Building

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The view from William Alvarez’s Harlem apartment literally stinks. “It’s an eyesore, soiled diapers, chicken bones, hypodermic needles and glass bottles,” Alvarez says. Continue reading

Mania Days, Starring Katie Holmes Filming In Harlem

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Mania Days, starring Katie Holmes (where’s Tom), is filming today at Broadway and West 125th Street, in Harlem, NY. Continue reading

Older Americans Month: Aging Healthy in Harlem

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In recognition of Older Americans Month, the not-for-profit Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), Senator Bill Perkins and local Harlem restaurants teamed up to help promote healthy eating among seniors on Thursday, May 16h, 2013 at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Plaza. Continue reading

HW Pick: ‘Walkin’, Miles Davis, 1967 (video)

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Don’t let that cool Harlem swagger fool you, Miles Davis and the Miles Davis Quintet dig into this classic ‘Walkin’, from November 7, 1967:

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Photo Of The Day: Harlem State Office Building, Harlem, 2013

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Looking northeast at the Adam Clayton Powell Jr., State Office Building on Wednesday, May 21st, 2013 at 5:30 pm in central Harlem. Continue reading

HW Pick: A Backstage Viobox and Ray Soul, Amateur Night at the Apollo (video)

Nice free style jam session featuring Viobox and Ray Soul backstage, Amateur Night at the Apollo (May 15, 2013). Continue reading

125th Street Harlem Trolley Cars, 1946

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A rare color photograph of the 125th Street Harlem trolley cars going east in central Harlem in 1946. Continue reading

The Harlem Express Railroad, 1890′s

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The RF Forney Engine #123 New York & Harlem Railroad‘s Harlem Express in the 1890′s. The New York and Harlem Railroad (now the Metro-North Railroad Harlem Line) was one of the first railroads in the United States, and possibly also the world’s first street railway.  Continue reading

Liya Kebede, Fave At Cannes Film Festival 2013

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Harlem resident Liya Kebede was breathtaking as one of the best dressed on the red carpet at the 86th Annual Cannes Film Festival last week on May 16, 2013. Continue reading