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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

National Dance Institute Finds Home in Harlem

National Dance Institute Finds Home in Harlem

The National Dance Institute finally has a home in Harlem.

Hepatitis C Needs Higher Profile, Health Workers Say

Hepatitis C Needs Higher Profile, Health Workers Say

Uptown health care professionals say not enough people understand the risks of hepatitis C infection.

A Wedding Industry Grows, Slowly, in Harlem

A Wedding Industry Grows, Slowly, in Harlem

Uptown entrepreneurs are working to grow the wedding industry in Harlem.

How a Mural Captured a Community: “The Spirit of East Harlem” Remembered

How a Mural Captured a Community: “The Spirit of East Harlem” Remembered

Completed in 1978, “The Spirit of East Harlem” depicts actual residents and has become an important cultural symbol for the neighborhood.

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.

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