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Harlem prep student Afrika Owes, charged with aiding crack gang, begins ...
New York Daily News
A Harlem teen once considered an Ivy League lock started serving a 90-day jail term Tuesday for her role in a brutal crack gang - even before entering a guilty plea. Afrika Owes, 17, kissed her mother in a Manhattan courtroom before she was led away in ...
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New York Daily News

Johnson: What Harlem can teach Detroit
The Detroit News
One of the earliest "franchise" success stories is in New York's East Harlem school district. I observed first hand the education experiment in which the district went from one of the city's worst to one of its best. Key was giving principals their own ...
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Harlem Choir Academy Graduates Rise Above the Challenges
DNAinfo
The once-troubled Choir Academy of Harlem marked its graduation day with a vow to fight for survival. By Jeff Mays HARLEM — The high school graduating class of the Choir Academy of Harlem is smaller, but stronger, after enduring years of controversy ...
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Harlem makes sense
Examiner.com
The interest in Harlem, currently undergoing a positive evolution, remains high. Especially in the western section of Harlem, many first rate new condos have been built over the last five years. This could have been interpreted as an oversupply few ...
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Who loves a hellhole?
New York Post
No one who truly cares about kids -- or innocent teachers, for that matter -- could possibly want to keep Harlem's MS 344 open. The school is an utter nightmare, as Susan Edelman's horrifying story in Sunday's Post, and an accompanying online video, ...
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New York Post

Two Arrested In Harlem Stabbing
DNAinfo
One male and one female were arrested in a stabbing incident in Harlem, police said. by Tuan Nguyen HARLEM — The NYPD arrested two people in connection with the killing of a man in Harlem, DCPI said. Police found a 35-year-old man with multiple stab ...
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Harlem's Colored Orphan Asylum helped black kids succeed in different era
New York Daily News
Looking back, said the retired city cop who lives in Harlem, it was the best thing that ever happened to him. "That kept me straight," said Harvey, 83, of the first orphanage to care for minorities, where he was sent in 1940. "More than likely, I might ...
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Insider's Guide to the Perfect Hudson Valley Fourth and Fireworks
Patch.com
Check Metro-North for details, but the railroad will operate on a Sunday schedule with extra service on the New Haven and Harlem Lines, including two “post-fireworks” trains from Grand Central. Macy's recommends getting to locations along the West Side ...
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Blogs

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble playing free Harlem show, Pharoahe ...
By brooklynvegan
Pharoahe Monch at Fun Fun Fun Fest in 2010 (more by BBG) In addition to the free show at Weeksville Heritage Center, Pharoahe Monch has a few other NYC shows in July. He plays B.B. King's on July 12 with...
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