Beyonce Cops Her Next Video in Harlem

R&B diva Beyoncé made an appearance in Harlem yesterday morning.   But the stunning songstress wasn’t doing a little shopping on 125th, she was at work filming a portion of her new video, “If I Were a Boy.” Toting a Taser and handcuffs, the curvy R&B star made the arresting appearance on West 119th Street… [Read more…]

American Apparel Goes Out of Afrika

Video: Gov. David Patterson on Budget Gap Issues

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Friday Freestyle Flavor: Killing Rumors

When it comes to Harlem, all kinds of rumor tend to fly around.  Some of them pan out and others crash and burn. Among the rumors that have panned out — the opening of a Starbucks on 145th, the opening of Nectar, and the closing of the Sugarhill Java and Tea Room. Among the rumors that… [Read more…]

Narmer’s Newstand

Jewish groups, fans in uproar over name bid by firm with Holocaust ties [NYDN] Cop probed after Brooklyn girl KOd [NYDN] Bank heists soar, & cops blame banks [NYDN] Sex, Drug Use and Graft Cited in Interior Department [NYT] Public Schools Turning Away Special-Ed Students [NYS] Washington Mutual shares continue to plunge [NYDN] For payout… [Read more…]

Tower of Power Comes to 7th Avenue

Police are actively investigating the shooting death of 13 year-old Scotty Scott by canvassing the neighborhood with fliers and setting up the “Tower of Power” (a.k.a. the “Tower of Fun”) at the location where the shooting occurred.  There will also be an emergency meeting on September 15th at 6 p.m. at PS 194 (The Countee… [Read more…]

Weekend Subway Guide

4 No trains between Atlantic Avenue and Brooklyn Bridge. Take “special” J train instead. A Free shuttle buses replace trains between 168th and 207th streets. C No trains between 145th and 168th streets – take the A instead. Downtown trains skip 50th, 23rd and Spring streets. E No trains between West 4th and World Trade… [Read more…]

The Scoop: Nine Twelve Edition

Belvedere Vodka creator donates $1M to Apollo [Crain's] Worker falls to his death from Scaffold in Harlem [amNY] Worker falls 3 floors to his death [NYT] Obama and Clinton’s Long Lunch in Harlem [WP] Beltran makes charter school a Dream come true in East Harlem [MLB] Review of Schomburg’s Aaron Douglas Exhibit [NYT]