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Harlem Organization Takes New Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS

Harlem Organization Takes New Approach to Fighting HIV/AIDS

An organization started a “zone-based approach” to fighting HIV/AIDS, with encouraging results.

Harlem Rokku Mi Rokka: One Block, A Trove of West African Music

Harlem Rokku Mi Rokka: One Block, A Trove of West African Music

African music has percolated into indie rock; three stores on W. 116th Street spread the sound.

A Scene Change Uptown: Albert Maysles Gives Documentaries A New Voice

A Scene Change Uptown: Albert Maysles Gives Documentaries A New Voice

Albert Maysles, legendary documentarian with more than 45 years of filmmaking experience, lived at the Dakota for decades with the likes of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. In 2005, he moved uptown, started a cinema, opened a film school, and completely changed the meaning “a night at the movies” in Harlem.

Rangel: What Now? Uptown in a Flurry of Uncertainty

Rangel: What Now? Uptown in a Flurry of Uncertainty

The House ethics inquiry into Congressman Charles Rangel grinds on, leaving political pundits, pollsters, 15th District residents, and other Representatives scrambling to assess the Representative’s future amid a wildly shifting political climate.

Remembering: Jamel Brown, Lifelong Harlem Resident

Remembering: Jamel Brown, Lifelong Harlem Resident

On Sept. 26, Harlem resident Jamel Brown was slain outside Benito’s nightclub on East 126th Street. Friends and family came together to celebrate Brown’s life.

Urban Dirt Bikers Prowl Harlem’s Streets

Urban Dirt Bikers Prowl Harlem’s Streets

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.

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