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Public Man Gil Noble Set For Private Memorial Service Friday at Abyssian Baptist Church in Harlem

Posted on April 12, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Legendary broadcast journalist Gil Noble will be laid to rest at one of Harlem’s most prominent churches in what will be a “celebration” of his life. Continue reading →

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Harlem Vendors on 125th Street Cleared For Obama Visit

Posted on January 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

“They cleaned up the block because the President is coming,”… “… You don’t see any vendors.”

A crackdown on unlicensed vendors along 125th Street last week has some merchants worried that they were moved to make room for President Obama’s appearance at the Apollo Thursday. Continue reading →

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Harlemites Occupy Themselves With An 11-mile Walk to Wall Street

Posted on November 4, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Harlem and upper Manhattan leaders and residents are getting their walking shoes ready for an 11-mile walk to join the Occupy Wall Street movement in lower Manhattan. Continue reading →

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Manhattan Borough Board Endorses Speed Enforcement Cameras In Harlem

Posted on November 2, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The Manhattan Borough Board passed a resolution last Thursday endorsing the use of automated cameras to catch speeding drivers. Continue reading →

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New York City Senior Citizen’s Day In Harlem

Posted on August 7, 2011 by | Leave a comment

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Harlem-Based Chuck Allen III, Scholarship Fund Awards $1,500 To Tri-state Students

Posted on July 1, 2011 by | 1 Comment

When Chuck Allen, III died in 2008 after a 26 year career politician in New Haven, CT. a scholarship fund was established for high school seniors…

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Black Political Power In Harlem “Neutered, Tumultuous And Crumbling”?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

“Only 26% of Mr. Rangel’s constituents are black.” Rep.  Charlie Rangel has been neutered. David Paterson’s tumultuous, short-lived governorship is history. And for the first time in 20 years, no blacks hold citywide or statewide elected office.

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Pilar Sanders At The Senator Chuck Allen, III Scholarship Fund In Harlem

Posted on May 20, 2011 by | 1 Comment

On Sunday June 26th, 2011 the Senator Chuck Allen, III Scholarship Fund will award three college-bound seniors $500 prizes for their academic achievements, and submitted essays. Recipients have chosen to study in Accounting, Law, Urban and Public Administration as studied by the late Senator Chuck Allen. He died in 2008 after a long struggle with kidney cancer. Continue reading →

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Replacing Harlem’s Gang Of 4?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Former Mayor David Dinkins isn’t buying the notion that you can only see Harlem’s political clout in the rear-view mirror.

Or that today’s crop of Harlem politicians doesn’t measure up to Dinkins and fellow members of the so-called “Gang of Four” that long dominated Harlem politics. Continue reading →

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Hearing In Harlem: Bloomy’s Bumbled Blizzard

Posted on January 11, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The DNAinfo reported that the administration’s botched handling of the December blizzard could have been minimized had the city declared a snow emergency, an apologetic Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith testified at a City Council hearing Monday. Continue reading →

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