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The (Very) Earthly Pursuits of Rev. Calvin O. Butts III

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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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NYPD shoot 23-year-old gunman in Harlem

Police shot and wounded a 23-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Harlem street Sunday evening, cops said. Continue reading

Harlem Football Star Killed After High School Graduation

A star high school football player from East Harlem’s Jefferson Houses was stabbed to death during a fight in a Bronx parking lot on Tuesday, just hours after the 19-year-old graduated, police said. Continue reading

Cop Says NYPD Ignored Racist Writing In Harlem Precinct

nypdSomeone 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

Harlem Business Owner Shoots Robbers

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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