Tag Archives: Ray Kelly

Applebee’s Celebrates Opening In East Harlem

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On December 10th, 2012, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, Doc Oz, Brooklyn Nets President Brett Yormark, and Tiki Barber joined together for the opening of the first super-green, eco-friendly Applebee’s in the East River Plaza on East 117th Street.
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Running and Walking in Historic Harlem

Four men finished today’s Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run in less than 15 minutes, overcoming humidity and a hilly first mile to add to the historic neighborhood’s legacy as a home for trailblazers. Continue reading

Harlem Protest Against stop-and-frisks (updated)

Harlem World Magazine asked our interns about “stop-and-frisk” in Harlem, who said “…in May (2012) I was stopped-and-frisked 45 times by the NYPD in Harlem”:

Prominent civil rights leaders joined protesters at a Harlem rally Saturday to voice objections to a police practice that has led to hundreds of thousands of innocent people being stopped and searched by officers. Continue reading

Rep. Rangel Refuses To Take A Side in Rename Harlem

Congressman Charles Rangel is refusing to endorse a proposal to rename a Harlem street for a slain police officerand the Harlem Democrat was not happy with CBS 2 on Friday for even asking about it.

He’s 81 years old and slowed by a bad back, but Rep. Rangel can still dance as evidence by a touch of the Salsa at an event in the Bronx. Continue reading

Two Suspects in Slaying of Tayshana Murphy in Harlem

Police investigating the slaying of a promising young basketball player in Harlem may have found her killers. Continue reading

Boom Crazy Cruz in E. Harlem

This East Harlem man’s got a short fuse, police say.

Dejesus Cruz allegedly phoned in a series of wacky bomb threats targeting Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s car, Gracie Mansion, the New York Stock Exchange and the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association building. Continue reading