
It’s official: State Sen. Adriano Espaillat will bid to unseat Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel in a Democratic primary. Continue reading

It’s official: State Sen. Adriano Espaillat will bid to unseat Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel in a Democratic primary. Continue reading
Harlem congressman Charlie Rangel says he’ll run for a 22nd term despite his conviction on House ethics charges.
In a statement released Tuesday night, the 81-year-old Rangel made it official, putting to rest rumors that he would step aside. He’s been a political mainstay in Harlem since 1971.
At the end of 2010, Rangel, a Democrat, was convicted of ethics violations. Continue reading
Mayor Bloomberg may get stumped when it comes to shoveling city snow, but planting a million trees across the city by 2017 appears to be a breeze.
Flanked by the Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony, Rep. Charles Rangel and Harlem high school kids, Bloomberg planted a pin oak in St. Nicholas Park in Harlem on Tuesday. Continue reading
Harlem’s Carver Federal Savings Bank, the 63-year-old bank, with its headquarters on West 125th Street near Malcolm X Boulevard…
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Tagged Bill Thompson, Carl McCall, Carver Federal Savings Bank, Citigroup, Lloyd Williams, Rep. Charles Rangel, Silvias'
Residents in Harlem expressed both sadness and scorn over New York Rep. Charles Rangel’s public scolding he might get in Washington for ethics violations. Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Dominican Republic, Rep. Charles Rangel
Politics
Will today be as bad as the day he survived an attack from the Chinese during the Korean War? It’s too soon to tell, but things might be looking moderately okay for Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Harlem) now that he may have settled: WCBS 2 reports that he “cut a deal to admit to ethical wrongdoing and avoid a potentially humiliating public trial. Harlem friends of Rangel tell CBS 2 they have been told that the details could be unveiled when the House Ethics Committee meets Thursday afternoon.” And the AP says Rangel’s lawyer negotiated the deal.
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Tagged Harlem World Poll, HW Poll, Rep. Charles Rangel, Should Rep. Rangel Run For Office?
Real Estate
Football Hall of Famer and Dancing With The Stars champion Emmitt Smith will be trying his hand at Manhattan real estate: The Wall Street Journal reports that the New York City Capital Resource Corp has approved his and other investors’ plan… Continue reading