Dirt bikers have taken to the streets of Harlem, riding in packs as big as 50. They cruise up and down Frederick Douglass Boulevard, hopping wheelies, skidding out, and running from the police—all to the discontent—or enjoyment—of neighbors.
Once scheduled for closure, P.S. 194 received a rare second chance to prove its critics wrong.
Nature’s elements and an apartment building’s disintegrating bricks had hastened the demise of a 23-year-old mural, the last in New York City created by Eva Cockcroft, a global political activist and artist who died in 1999. The three-story Harlem scene of lush green trees, river waves and clear blue skies, have turned grey and lack luster, [...]
In November, the East Harlem Tutorial Program will announce a college scholarship to honor Glenn Wright, a promising East Harlem student, artist, mentor and robot designer who was stabbed to death on the Lower East Side in September.
Dominican baseball fans in Washington Heights gather to watch their heroes play.
Gun violence in New York has dropped steadily over the last two decades but young, black men remain the majority of victims and offenders.
After a gang shooting last week, Harlem gathered to discuss how to keep its youth off the streets.
Cy Vance made a Washington Heights office part of his successful primary run for Manhattan District Attorney. Community leaders now wait to see what will happen when Vance takes office.
Over one million New Yorkers have no health care coverage, but many would qualify for subsidized plans if they applied.
By Rachael Horowitz and Sonal Shah After an intense two-month search, police have arrested the man they believe responsible for raping and robbing four women in Hamilton Heights during August and September. DNA from the suspect, 21-year-old Vincent Heyward, matches DNA samples from all the rapes, and a 5th attempted attack, according to officers from [...]
