1 news article

• Harlem Korean War vet missing

  Enrique Picart, 77, disappeared from his East Harlem apartment on June 14 and is so kind and easy-going that he may not ask for help, even when he desperately needs it, his family said.

  Published by New York Daily News on July 8, 2008.

1 graffiti cleanup request

• 2158 3 Ave, Manhattan Graffiti reported at 2158 3 Ave, Manhattan

  Waiver authorizing cleanup received on July 7, 2008.

1 news article

• Harlem Post Uncovers Shantytowns in Local Parks

  The department’s biggest recent success stories include reviving parks in Harlem and the once vastly polluted Bronx waterfront, where significant improvements were made to Barretto Point Park, parkland along the Bronx River, Hunts Point Riverside Park and other green space.

  Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 7, 2008.

3 news articles

• 1878 Lexington Ave. ROOFTOP 'SUICIDE SAVE' DRAMA

  Three times the barefoot woman hung by her arms from the precipice of 1878 Lexington Ave. as stunned onlookers gathered below.

  Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

• Polo Grounds Street fight leaves Willie Mays benched

  It skirts a housing project built on the former site of the Polo Grounds, where Mays starred as a spectacular center fielder for the New York Giants from 1951 to 1957, en route to Hall of Fame immortality.

  Published by New York Daily News on July 6, 2008.

• Randalls Island Park RAIDERS OF THE 'LOST' PARKS

  The other eight are Highbridge Park and Randalls Island Park in Manhattan; Pelham Bay Park and Soundview Park in the Bronx; Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens; and Spring Creek Park, Fresh Creek Nature Preserve and under the Brighton Beach boardwalk in Brooklyn.

  Published by New York Post on July 6, 2008.

1 real estate listing

• 330 E 119th St 330 E 119th St listed on Trulia for $515,000

  Listed on July 5, 2008.

1 photo

3 news articles

• Harlem WET, WHITE AND BLUE

  "It makes me think about the soldiers in Iraq," said Terrance Brown of Harlem.

  Published by New York Post on July 5, 2008.

• Harlem An Old Sound in Harlem Draws New Neighbors’ Ire

  And so in this corner of Harlem, which is known as Mount Morris Park, two sides have formed, each with complaints that many agree are legitimate. The stalemate has bubbled over into a dispute about class, race and culture and has become a flash point in the debate over gentrification.

  Published by New York Times on July 5, 2008.

• Marcus Garvey Park An Old Sound in Harlem Draws New Neighbors’ Ire

  A ring of drummers — and tambourine, gourd and cowbell players — forms in Marcus Garvey Park on Saturdays. Some residents of a nearby co-op find them disruptive.

  Published by New York Times on July 5, 2008.

6 real estate listings

• 450 E 117th St 450 E 117th St listed on Trulia for $599,000

  Listed on July 4, 2008.

• 416 E 117th St 416 E 117th St listed on Trulia for $295,000

  Listed on July 4, 2008.

• 450 E 117th St 450 E 117th St listed on Trulia for $799,000

  Listed on July 4, 2008.

• 450 E 117th St 450 E 117th St listed on Trulia for $625,000

  Listed on July 4, 2008.

• 330 E 119th St 330 E 119th St listed on Trulia for $435,000

  Listed on July 4, 2008.

• 330 E 119th St 330 E 119th St listed on Trulia for $550,000

  Listed on July 4, 2008.

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2 news articles

• Harlem Hastings was two spots short of Olympic team

  Her Web site calls her a 400-meter Diva, and others have called her one of the next great 400-meter runners in the world. Natasha Hastings - born in Brooklyn, raised in Uniondale, schooled in Harlem - has no shortage of credentials, or promise, but she wasn't much in the mood to revel in any of that at Hayward Field Thursday night.

  Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

• Harlem Smiles honor slain teen's spirit

  More than 2,000 people packed the Greater Refuge Temple on W. 124th St. for the funeral of the straight-A student. The 15-year-old was killed by what cops think was a stray bullet while walking with friends in Harlem Sunday morning.

  Published by New York Daily News on July 4, 2008.

1 real estate listing

• 208 E 119th St 208 E 119th St listed on Trulia for $3,400,000

  Listed on July 3, 2008.

1 restaurant inspection

• 166 EAST 118 STREET, MANHATTAN SHEER COMFORT inspected: 9 violation points

  Violation points: 9 Inspected on June 25, 2008.

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4 news articles

• East River Plaza Target Moves In

  Not to be outdone by Marshall’s, Target finally hits the bullseye in Manhattan. We first noted that Target aimed it’s sights on Harlem last year but now that the East River Plaza is moving forward, talk is really starting to heat up about the new crimson coated neighbors.

  Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 3, 2008.

• Harlem Stringer Criticizes Harlem Development Project

  The president of Manhattan, Scott Stringer, is accusing the Bloomberg administration of circumventing the land use review process to push through a mixed-use development project in East Harlem.

  Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

• Park Avenue and 125th Street Bulging Buildings: Cantilevers Make a Comeback

  Swanke Hayden Connell has designed an office building at Park Avenue and 125th Street, to be known as Harlem Park. Its staggered form of boxes, some slightly cantilevered, is reminiscent of the recently opened New Museum of Contemporary Art on the Bowery, designed by a Japanese architectural firm, SANAA.

  Published by New York Sun on July 3, 2008.

• Harlem Higher Gas Prices and Tolls Cut Congestion

  “It’s hurting us pretty badly,” said John Greaney, the president of Local 608 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, which represents workers on the Upper West Side, in Harlem and in the Bronx. “A lot of our carpenters have been laid off until the strike is settled. I would say it’s in the range of 2,000 members. Without concrete deliveries, we can’t proceed.”

  Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

1 real estate listing

• 1825 Madison Ave 1825 Madison Ave listed on Trulia for $445,000

  Listed on July 2, 2008.

46 photos

1 lost and found posting

• Harlem Lost my cell phone 7/2: Nokia 6820 (Harlem / Morningside)

  Near 135th. $30 reward for return. No questions asked....

  Posted to Craigslist on July 3, 2008.

3 news articles

• Harlem Manhattan housing market slows

  For example, Corcoran, which compiles its data with PropertyShark.com, reported that the average price of a Harlem apartment fell 2% during the second quarter from the year-ago period to $652,000 while the number of units sold plunged 49% to 158.

  Published by Crain's New York Business on July 2, 2008.

• Harlem Child Lead Poisonings Reach Record Low

  Of the remaining New York City children with lead poisoning, 22 percent lived in Queens, mostly in West Queens and Southwest Queens; 19 percent lived in the Bronx, mostly in Crotona, Tremont, Pelham, Throgs Neck, Fordham, Bronx Park, High Bridge and Morrisania; 13 percent lived in Manhattan, mostly in Washington Heights, Inwood, Central Harlem, Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side; and 4 percent lived on Staten Island, mostly in Stapleton, St. George and Port Richmond.

  Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

• Harlem Toxics and Treasures Tour

  WE ACT for Environmental Justice, a leading advocate for environmental justice for two decades, will be conducting a bus tour of Northern Manhattan on Wednesday, July 9 to observe toxic sites in the area from a public health perspective and to consider ideas to restore some of them as community resources, just like several historic Harlem sites to also featured be on the tour.

  Published by UPTOWNflavor on July 2, 2008.

7 graffiti cleaned

• 2178 3 Ave, Manhattan Graffiti cleaned up at 2178 3 Ave, Manhattan

  Cleanup completed on June 23, 2008.

• 2169 3 Ave, Manhattan Graffiti cleaned up at 2169 3 Ave, Manhattan

  Cleanup completed on June 23, 2008.

• 2179 3 Ave, Manhattan Graffiti cleaned up at 2179 3 Ave, Manhattan

  Cleanup completed on June 23, 2008.

• 2151 3 Ave, Manhattan Graffiti cleaned up at 2151 3 Ave, Manhattan

  Cleanup completed on June 23, 2008.

• 2147 3 Ave, Manhattan Graffiti cleaned up at 2147 3 Ave, Manhattan

  Cleanup completed on June 23, 2008.

• 1864 Lexington Ave, Manhattan Graffiti cleaned up at 1864 Lexington Ave, Manhattan

  Cleanup completed on June 23, 2008.

• 1870 Lexington Ave, Manhattan Graffiti cleaned up at 1870 Lexington Ave, Manhattan

  Cleanup completed on June 23, 2008.

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