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The New Integration: Student Minorities Enter Predominantly Black and Hispanic Schools »

The New Integration: Student Minorities Enter Predominantly Black and Hispanic Schools

As gentrification increases uptown, the integration of minorities into predominantly black or Hispanic schools is likely to increase cultural interplay....

Jan 12 2012 / No comment / Read More »

Mr. G Works to Help Ex-Offenders Succeed »

Mr. G Works to Help Ex-Offenders Succeed

Mark Goldsmith was an executive for the world's largest cosmetics companies, but now he spends most of his time working with ex-convicts....

Jan 9 2012 / No comment / Read More »

Waiting for a Home: Washington Heights Family Spends Years on Public Housing List »

Waiting for a Home: Washington Heights Family Spends Years on Public Housing List

Vacancies for public housing uptown are a rarity, even for overcrowded families in need. ...

Dec 27 2011 / 2 comments / Read More »

East Harlem Man Stabbed to Death in Washington Heights »

East Harlem Man Stabbed to Death in Washington Heights

A Washington Heights woman was taken into police custody after a man was found stabbed in the chest at her apartment this morning. ...

Dec 7 2011 / 7 comments / Read More »

A Neighborhood in Transition: East Harlem Sees Rise in Asian Population »

A Neighborhood in Transition: East Harlem Sees Rise in Asian Population

East Harlem has seen a recent increase in its Asian population from 2000 to 2010. ...

Dec 7 2011 / No comment / Read More »
Arts & Culture National Dance Institute Finds Home in Harlem

National Dance Institute Finds Home in Harlem

The National Dance Institute finally has a home in Harlem....

Jan 6, 2012 / More »
Community The New Integration: Student Minorities Enter Predominantly Black and Hispanic Schools

The New Integration: Student Minorities Enter Predominantly Black and Hispanic Schools

As gentrification increases uptown, the integration of minorities into predominantly black or Hispanic schools is likely to increase cultural interplay....

Jan 12, 2012 / More »
Economy New Center Provides Financial Benefits for National Dance Institute

New Center Provides Financial Benefits for National Dance Institute

The National Dance Institute opened a new home in Harlem, causing a shift in its programming and fundraising approaches....

Jan 6, 2012 / More »
Education Home Schooling: A Washington Heights Family Chooses a Different Approach to Education

Home Schooling: A Washington Heights Family Chooses a Different Approach to Education

Homeschooling becomes more mainstream, as one uptown family discovers. ...

Jan 13, 2012 / More »
Health Health or Money? People With HIV Sell Their Medications on Black Market

Health or Money? People With HIV Sell Their Medications on Black Market

To make ends meet, many Washington Heights residents are selling the medicine that keeps them healthy on the black market....

Jan 16, 2012 / More »
Government Replacing Rangel? Congressional Politics 2012: Charles Rangel – The Unbeatable Incumbent

Replacing Rangel? Congressional Politics 2012: Charles Rangel – The Unbeatable Incumbent

Even with remarkable political resilience, Rep. Charles Rangel may still face bold opposition for his Congressional seat next year....

Dec 27, 2011 / More »
Religion With New Leadership, Mormon Church Settles Into Harlem Home

With New Leadership, Mormon Church Settles Into Harlem Home

The Harlem First Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints initially faced opposition to its location, but has gradually found a place in the community....

Nov 3, 2011 / More »
Sports Spanish Harlem’s Edgar Santana plots boxing comeback

Spanish Harlem’s Edgar Santana plots boxing comeback

Returning to boxing after a 2008 drug conviction, Edgar Santana is making a final bid for glory....

Jan 27, 2012 / More »

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