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Zead Ramadan Runs in District 7 City Council Race

Posted on January 28, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Zead Ramadan has called upper Manhattan his home for more than 40 years and he’s worn numerous hats in an effort to make improvements in his community. Continue reading →

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Harlem River’s Forgotten Houseboat Colonies

Posted on January 24, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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During the 1920’s and 30’s an intrepid group of amphibious New Yorker’s thumbed their noses at urban living, and high city rents, and took to dwelling in houseboat colonies along the perimeter of the Island of Manhattan. Continue reading →

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Harlem Enlivened By Summer Jobs Program

Posted on September 12, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Three color-splashed community murals that show the transformative power of art to better the lives of underprivileged kids have been unveiled in Harlem over the past month. Continue reading →

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Harlem Assembly Candidates Square Off on Transit Issues

Posted on September 8, 2012 by | 1 Comment

Three candidates vying for the 72nd State Assembly District seat, representing parts of Washington Heights and Inwood, discussed transit issues and the state of MTA service last night at a forum sponsored by WE ACT for Environmental Justice and Transport Workers Union Local 100. Continue reading →

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A Toast to Fort Tryon Park & A Taste of Washington Heights

Posted on August 30, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Enjoy an evening of conviviality, fine wine and live music with your friends and neighbors at the annual wine tasting benefit for the Fort Tryon Park. Continue reading →

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Vantage Sales Harlem’s Savoy Park For $210 M

Posted on July 3, 2012 by | 3 Comments

After years of financial turmoil at Savoy Park, an 1,800-unit Harlem apartment complex, Vantage Properties and Area Property Partners finally unloaded the troubled development for more than $210 million last month. Continue reading →

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Vote in the Primary, Tuesday, June 26

Posted on June 25, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Due to redistricting, most Bronxites in Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, Marble Hill, Norwood, and Bedford Park will no longer be in the 17th Congressional District, represented by Eliot Engel. Continue reading →

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HW Quote of the Day: “He’s My Crook.”

Posted on April 16, 2012 by | 1 Comment

If you can’t beat ’em . . .

Adam Clayton Powell IV said he’s seriously considering backing Rep. Charles Rangel’s re-election bid — two years after losing a nasty Democratic primary bid to unseat the four-decade incumbent.

“I’m thinking about it. I’m considering voting for Rangel,” said Powell, the former East Harlem state assemblyman whose legendary dad preceded Rangel as Harlem’s congressman. Continue reading →

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Petroleum Jelly Burglar Arrested In Harlem

Posted on April 6, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Police have arrested a Bronx man wanted in a string of robberies in Manhattan dating back to last year.

40-year-old Luis Gonzalez has been charged with burglary, grand larceny and petty larceny in the so-called petroleum jelly burglaries, police said.

 The 14 incidents all took place in Hamilton Heights, West Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood between Sept. 4, 2011 and March 8 of this year. Continue reading →

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Katori Hall’s Journey From Harlem To The ‘Mountaintop’ (video)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by | Leave a comment

At just 30 years old making her Broadway debut, playwright Katori Hall was not around to experience Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in real time, but she became immersed in his legacy growing up in Memphis where he spent the last days of his life.

Her new play Mountaintop with Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett pays tribute to Dr. King’s last public appearance at Mason Temple in Memphis where he delivered his historic “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. Continue reading →

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