Harlem On Our Dime
The Harlem Renaissance Ballroom and Casino, an art deco behemoth on the corner of 138th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, opened in 1923. Continue reading
Harlem On Our Dime
The Harlem Renaissance Ballroom and Casino, an art deco behemoth on the corner of 138th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, opened in 1923. Continue reading
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Police shot and wounded a 23-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Harlem street Sunday evening, cops said. Continue reading
Someone at the 32nd Police Precinct in Harlem defaced a Post-It note with a racist lettering, but the NYPD didn’t do much about it, one black officer says. Last month Officer Carla Thomas found that someone wrote “KKK” on a Post-It note she kept on a straw mat in her office; she had previously written on the note that the mat was “symbolic of African tradition and history.” She filed a complaint with the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, but claims the office only investigated after others complained about the incident. Since then, the investigation was closed without finding out who was responsible. Continue reading
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Tagged Black Law Enforcement Alliance, Marquez Claxton, NYPD, Paul Browne
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A 72-year-old man turned a 12-gauge shotgun on four armed bandits who tried to hold up his restaurant supply store in Harlem Thursday, killing two and wounding the others, police said.
Charles Augusto Jr. later told police he had bought the weapon 30 years ago following a robbery. Police said he would not be charged. Continue reading