News for Harlem and the Harlems of the World
Reebok has officially given Rick Ross the boot. The company announced Thursday that it is parting ways with the Miami rapper after weeks of controversy surrounding his “U.O.E.N.O.” date rape lyrics. In the song, Ross states, “Put molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it/ I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain’t even […]
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Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner is considering jumping into the mayor’s race — and his potential rivals largely would welcome him to the fray. Weiner has long spoken of his desire to be mayor and was considered a frontrunner until his political career imploded amid a sexting scandal two years ago. His entry now would shake up
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The owners of the the popular Harlem Tavern are taking their beer selection farther uptown, opening a second location on West 164th Street in Washington Heights. The new venture, the Heights Tavern, will feature outdoor seating for 80 people with 20 beers on tap when it opens in June at 3910 Broadway. Harlem Tavern was opened in
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Life has not been a rose garden for Maranlely Rosas since she found herself without a home or a job. At 22, Rosas, the mother of two little girls ages 5 and 2, felt as if her world was crumbling around her. “I was living day by day, and I was very worried about my
Along the walkway of the Washington Houses community center, past a flier for talent show auditions flapping in the wind, a bright yellow mural reads, in part: “Thrive, Not Just Survive.” Inside the squat building of drab cinder block one recent morning, grayed men and women chatted over Spanish-language newspapers and lunchtime ravioli. In another room down
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Good news, dance lovers: After an eight-year-plus hiatus, the ballet company Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) is back! “Believe, Again” shouts the banner ad on DTH’s website. Next to the beaming face of a young dancer named Michaela, a quote reads, “I believe because I am the little girl who dreamed of being a ballerina and
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An expo this weekend features homes for sale in a hot neighborhood, and for the first time ever, the expo is focusing on Harlem. There are a variety of types of places on the market being featured. “Everybody wants a piece of Harlem,” said Charlie Lewis, Warburg Realty broker. How about living right here? A
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Hundreds of fast food workers and supporters protested outside New York City restaurants Thursday to demand higher wages for their low-paying jobs, including about 60 at a midtown Wendy’s who chanted: “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Minimum wage has got to go!” Linda Archer said she has worked at a nearby McDonald’s for three years and
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The Eagle Academy Foundation is opening a new all boys’ school in Harlem, The Eagle Academy for Young Men in September. The Eagle Academy School will take residents in the building on Edgecombe Avenue that currently housing the Bread and Roses Integrated Arts High School, which will be phased out class by class until 2016.
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State Sen. Malcolm Smith and city Councilman Dan Halloran were arrested this morning on charges they were plotting to rig this year’s mayoral election through fraud and bribes. The pols allegedly formed an alliance built on cash payments and fraud to get Smith — one of the state’s top Democrats — placed on the GOP