The style icon is a news obsessive, a reader, a salsa dancer and a churchgoer (he skips the sermons, though). Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Harlem (Manhattan, NY)”
Police Seek 18-Year-Old Man After Teen Girl Is Fatally Stabbed in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
Saniyah Lawrence, 16, was found in an apartment, mortally wounded after an argument. She was one of a series of teenage homicide victims this year. Source: New York Times
New York Loosens Rules on Locations for Weed Dispensaries
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
Licensees will no longer be required to accept storefronts leased by the state, a move welcomed by applicants who want more control over their retail locations. Source: New York Times
How New York City Became a Free-for-All of Unlicensed Weed
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2022
Shops selling weed have proliferated since the state legalized cannabis last year, thriving in confusion over their legality and a lack of enforcement. Source: New York Times
At Sylvia’s in Harlem, Food Is a Family Affair
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2022
The grande dame of New York soul food, now run by a new generation of the Woods dynasty, has been feeding the city, and its most distinguished visitors, for six decades. Source: New York Times
Harlem Mourns the Rev. Calvin Butts III
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2022
Congregants and neighbors remembered a pastor who they said was determined to fight racism and lift up the Black community. Source: New York Times
South Harlem: ‘A Busy, Interesting Place to Live’
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2022
Some residents resent efforts to brand the area as a separate space within Harlem, but it’s clearly a neighborhood in transition: “Everywhere you look, there’s construction.” Source: New York Times
NYC Politicians Say Yes to Big Real Estate Amid Housing Crisis
By Gotham Rex on October 16, 2022
Lawmakers on the left are fierce critics of the real estate industry. But some are embracing new housing development, even if it’s not fully affordable. Source: New York Times
Studio Museum in Harlem Announces Artists in Residence
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2022
Devin N. Morris, Charisse Pearlina Weston and Jeffrey Meris have been selected for the residency, which comes with a $25,000 stipend, studio space, developmental guidance and an exhibition. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Detective Investigated After Knocking Woman to the Ground
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams said the detective showed “great restraint” during a fractious arrest of the woman’s boyfriend, but activists called for the officer to be disciplined. Source: New York Times
Fire Sparked by Electric Scooter Battery Kills Woman and Child in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2022
The fire, which occurred at a New York Housing Authority building, also left the child’s father in critical condition, according to the police. Source: New York Times
Why It’s So Hard to Find an Affordable Apartment in New York
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
There simply aren’t enough places to live, a crisis decades in the making and one that poses a threat to the city’s continuing recovery. Source: New York Times
In Monkeypox, Gay Men Confront a Crisis With Echoes of the Past
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2022
Monkeypox has sparked frustration and anxiety among gay and bisexual men in New York, who remember mistakes and discrimination during the early years of the AIDS crisis. Source: New York Times
14-Year-Old Dies After Being Shot in Harlem, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2022
The boy was one of two who were shot on the street Tuesday afternoon by a gunman who was apparently targeting them, officials said. Source: New York Times
14-Year-Old Is Fatally Stabbed in Harlem Subway Station, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2022
Officials have not identified a motive but they said the boy appeared to know his attacker. Source: New York Times