He Was One of New York’s Busiest Shoplifters. His Mother Was a Cop.
Drug addiction fueled David Andino’s need to steal. Every day, he hit the same Target in Manhattan. His mother, a retired ...
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Grandma Dawn shares her love of books and toys with Harlem's children at Grandma's Place
HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- The busiest shopping season of ... Joelle: You have become the unofficial grandma to the ...
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A Race Against Time to Save Black Burial Grounds
In July, the 400-acre cemetery was awarded a $50,000 grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to honor figures from the Harlem Renaissance who are buried on the grounds. The ...
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Meet the Ghanaian-American behind New Jersey’s $100m affordable housing project
Nana Duncan, a Ghanaian-American real estate developer, is leading a transformative $100 million affordable housing project in Irvington, New Jersey, one of the state’s most underserved communities.
Rents are actually falling in these NYC neighborhoods
The rent may be too damn high, but a new StreetEasy report shows the areas around town where costs are improving.
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David Tracey ’13 talks about his work protecting civil rights and workers’ rights
From 2008 to 2010, David Tracey ’13 worked as a community organizer for Community Pride, an offshoot of Harlem Children’s ...
Goodbye, Five Points Jazz Festival: Year-round jazz grant program to replace annual Denver event
The first Five Points Jazz Festival took place more than two decades ago in an area historically known as the Harlem of the ...
South Bronx residents face displacement as gentrification takes hold
When rents and other costs rise so much that long-time residents of a community get displaced, demographers and sociologists ...
Trump Gained 95,000 Votes in New York City. Democrats Lost Half a Million.
In every neighborhood in New York City, from Red Hook in Brooklyn to Riverdale in the Bronx, Vice President Kamala Harris ...
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Denver cancels Five Points Jazz Fest, opts for grant program
Five Points neighborhood, once known as the Harlem of the West, offered several jazz clubs. Many of the clubs featured some of jazz music's legends, including the likes of Miles Davis and Thelonious ...
Holiday season arrives in Harlem with 31st Annual Parade of Lights
The holiday season has officially arrived in Harlem. The 31st Annual Parade of Lights, with a record 20 floats, made its way ...
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Brush fire in Washington Heights under control, FDNY says
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) -- Firefighters said a brush fire burning in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon is under control as of Tuesday evening. The fire along the border of Washington Heights ...