Tag Archives: New York

Cotton Club Girl: Legendary Dancer Dies At 100

Sad: Juanita Boisseau, who performed at the legendary Cotton Club in New York, has died at the age of 100. Continue reading

NARS To Sponsor The Makeup Show NYC

The Makeup Show NYC with its Harlem flavor is excited to welcome NARS as a Supporting Sponsor for this years’ show.   Continue reading

HW Pick: I Am Sean Bell, At Maysles In Harlem (video)

I Am Sean Bell, Black boys (between the ages of 11 and 13), along with their parents, speak about the brutal murder of Sean Bell by police officers,…

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Women’s History Program on Health and Wellness in Honor of Dr. Betty Shabazz

Dr. Shabazz was an advocate for women’s issues particularly,  the health of women.  This evening will not only discuss what is healthy living but guest will dine on healthy cuisine and view the Freedom’s Sisters exhibit.  The national exhibition features 20 African American women, whose stories of courage, commitment and struggle in the name of freedom helped shape the spirit and substance of civil rights in America.  Continue reading

Casa Latina, a East Harlem Hidden Gem

In his article for the NY Times Frugal Traveler, Seeing the Work on a Budget, writer Seth Krugel wrote about his stopover in New York City, as he set out to find free or inexpensive places that weren’t mentioned in Fodor’s, Frommer’s, Lonely Planet and Michelin. Of course he found one, Casa Latina in Harlem.

Casa Latina. One of the few Puerto Rican hold-outs along 116th Street in Spanish Harlem, which long ago became predominantly Mexican, Casa Latina, at 151 East 116th Street, sells guitars and bongos, but its raison d’être is the sale of CDs, DVDs and vinyl. Continue reading

E. Harlem IHOP Puts Bulletproof Glass in 24-Hour Takeout Window

A few hours after its grand opening, the new International House of Pancakes in East Harlem was stuffed full of customers drowning their flapjacks with syrup — but community advocate Derrick Taitt wasn’t one of them. Continue reading

Daniel Fawcett Tiemann “The Paint King Of New York,” From The Village Of Harlem

Once upon a time there was a village called Manhattanville, a small, originally Quaker community that planted itself between a bustling but still bucolic section of Bloomingdale Road (later Broadway) and the Hudson River. A remnant of the old village remains in the small neighborhood that shares its name today, north of Morningside Heights between 122nd and 135th streets on the west side. Continue reading

Salters Scene: 15th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival

Stacy Spikes, Curtis Jackson and Mario Van Peebles

While NY Fashion Week was dying down, the buzz around 15th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival was picking up!  On Thursday September 15th, the Urbanworld Film Festival kicked off again at the 34th Street AMC Theatre. Continue reading