Tag Archives: Rep. Charles Rangel

Adriano Espaillat Vs Charles Rangel in Democratic Primary

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

Rep. Rangel Runs For a 22nd Term (Poll)

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

Rangel, Melo, Bloomy Plant 500,000th Tree In Harlem (video)

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 Bank Saved By Wall Street Fat Check

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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Rangel Censure Draws Sadness In Harlem

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

Exclusive: Rangel Cuts Deal

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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HW Poll: Should Rep. Rangel Run For Office?

What do you think?

Take the new Harlem World Poll about Rep. Charles Rangel running for office again. The poll is connected to our Feature story “Rangel’s End Greatly Exaggerated?”.

Check it out on the right hand sidebar of the site.

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ESmith’s Harlem Hotel Gets Support

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