A chef’s story: Making it in New York
By LA QUINTA CLARK New York City can be a tough place for up and coming chefs, and like those before her Veronica Espinoza found …[read more]
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`Not the West Harlem I knew’
Columbia’s expansion has raised fears among Harlem residents. Photos by Luis Gonzalez. By LUIS GONZALEZ A group of over 20 residents and businesses owners nestled …[read more]
Columbia plan speeds Harlem changes
Iconic statue of Frederick Douglass looks toward new Harlem construction.(Reza Malek Photos) By REZA MALEK For 20-year-old James Dillard, a business major at Columbia University, …[read more]
`SASSY’ Awards held at NJPAC
By KAILA STRICKLAND The fourth annual Sarah Vaughan SASSY Awards were held earlier this month at NJPAC in Newark, where five jazz vocalists competed for …[read more]
In East New York church, a talk about the `nones’
By KECIAH BAILEY On a cold and windy Friday night in Brooklyn, about 140 18-to 35-year-olds piled into Christian Cultural Center’s young adult lecture hall …[read more]
Sound of `Taxi!’ Fades as Smartphone Hails Rise
By ULRIK NARCISSE Taxi and Limousine Commission facilities are scheduled to be popping up in Staten Island and Queens, but yellow taxi cabs ridership seem …[read more]
Lawyers Squabble in Trial of Alleged Apt Scam
By DAWN ELIGIO & AHAQIR ISHAQ The Defense Attorney for two allegedly phony real estate brokers accused of scamming Hispanic immigrants out of thousands of …[read more]
Kin of Cop Shooting Victim Mark Anniversary with Demands for Justice
By GABRIEL PARIENTE Relatives of the victim of a police officer’s unintentional shooting in a housing complex stairwell last year demanded on Thursday that the …[read more]
Judge Blasts Press and Pols at Manhattan Sentencing
By DANIEL CASSADY A 31-year-old East Harlem man who has been accused of fatally shooting a decorated, third-generation police officer from Guyana recently, was sentenced …[read more]
If He Had a Hammer…
By FARAZ T. TOOR A defense attorney for a man charged with attacking five people—including a police officer—with a hammer in Manhattan asked authorities Thursday …[read more]