What people don’t know about Harlem is that certain areas have great demographics, great untapped spending. They want better restaurants, better food markets, just better everything. They say: “Faith, bring us a better tailor, bring us a better food market. Just bring us the same as they have in Midtown.”

Published by UPTOWNflavor on May 3, 2008.

What people don’t know about Harlem is that certain areas have great demographics, great untapped spending. They want better restaurants, better food markets, just better everything. They say: “Faith, bring us a better tailor, bring us a better food market. Just bring us the same as they have in Midtown.”

Published by UPTOWNflavor on May 3, 2008.

It’s going to be a resurgence of mom-and-pop stores, but a better version. I’m going to go into every residential neighborhood, and I’m going to canvass great-looking retailers who are the butcher, the baker, the great dry cleaner, the great card store. And some very good restaurants. I’m already talking to Danny Meyer about going there with a cafe. And I’m working on several different high-profile national and international designers. One of my retailers makes fragrances named after neighborhoods, like Chelsea and Wall Street and whatever. She wants to be there, so I told her to create a fragrance that’s called “Harlem.” And she did.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on May 3, 2008.

Author Michel Marriott will be reading from his new novel, THE SKULL CAGE KEY, at Hue-Man Experience Bookstore, 2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on May 3, 2008.

Nationwide Voter Registration Initiative and on May 10 supporters will be registering voters in all 50 states! The New York City Kick-off event is being held on May 10 in Harlem at the Mother A.M.E Zion Church located at 140 West 137th Street beginning at noon.

Published by UPTOWNflavor on May 3, 2008.

Detectives believe the two men are responsible for one robbery in Harlem and two others in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 3, 2008.

Detectives believe the two men are responsible for one robbery in Harlem and two others in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 3, 2008.

"I saw the fire it was scary and I called the next door neighbor, who ran out in bare feet, no shoes no nothing," Tremont resident Amy Williams said.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 3, 2008.

A judge has thrown out a former Metropolitan Transportation Authority security chief's federal lawsuit claiming he was fired for trying to expose corruption in the nation's largest mass-transit system.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 3, 2008.

Also Friday, hundreds of protesters - including a coalition of high school students and activists - marched from the Kalua Cabaret, where Bell had been celebrating, to the 103rd Precinct stationhouse in Jamaica.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

Schwartz was deported to Brazil in March after an 18-month prison term for operating a midtown brothel, which she launched after leaving the Emperors Club.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

There was a heartbreaking high school reunion in Westchester Friday night - because the class hero couldn't make it.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

A Queens Supreme Court justice cleared three detectives in the death of the unarmed 23-year-old, killed in a barrage of 50 bullets outside a Queens strip club where he'd just held a bachelor bash Nov. 25, 2006.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

More than 135 firefighters battled flames that ripped through five houses on Washington Avenue in the East Tremont section. Two of those homes were vacant.

Published by WNBC on May 3, 2008.

Traffic noise spooked the horse, named Aldo, Friday on Prince Street in SoHo. The 8-year-old animal took off and beelined about eight blocks to the Varick Street stable.

Published by WNBC on May 3, 2008.

Police in riot gear looked on as about 200 people marched from club Kalua - the Queens strip joint where Bell was gunned down - to the 103rd Precinct station house.

Published by New York Post on May 3, 2008.

Uniformed Firefighters Association spokesman Tom Butler said turning over the ex-firehouses at 299 DeGraw St. in Cobble Hill and 134 Wythe St. in Williamsburg imperils residents.

Published by New York Post on May 3, 2008.

Uniformed Firefighters Association spokesman Tom Butler said turning over the ex-firehouses at 299 DeGraw St. in Cobble Hill and 134 Wythe St. in Williamsburg imperils residents.

Published by New York Post on May 3, 2008.

Just one day prior, the actress herself had sat in the same seat, telling jurors that she was left terrified by Jordan's creepy cards and letters, by his multiple calls to her family members, by his threats of suicide, and by his persistent visits to her movie set and Greenwich Village doorstep.

Published by New York Post on May 3, 2008.

George Atterbury, the floor boss at Grayz, an upscale bar and restaurant on W. 54th St., told detectives he was hailing a cab in midtown when three masked men emerged from a Mercedes SUV and slashed him with a box cutter about 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

George Atterbury, the floor boss at Grayz, an upscale bar and restaurant on W. 54th St., told detectives he was hailing a cab in midtown when three masked men emerged from a Mercedes SUV and slashed him with a box cutter about 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

"I think it was his first offense. We should forgive him," said Elise Tursi, 28, of Bay Ridge. "If I like his policies, and what he stands for, that one thing wouldn't stop me."

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

Aldo, a 6-year-old NYPD horse, was cantering near Prince St. and Sixth Ave. in SoHo around 2 p.m. Friday when a car's screeching brakes spooked him.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

The blaze broke out at East 180th Street and Washington Avenue in the Tremont section.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 3, 2008.

Sharpton spoke Saturday at his Harlem headquarters, before a solidarity march.

Published by WNBC on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue ...

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue; 60th Street and Third Avenue ...

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue; 60th Street and Third Avenue; 34th Street and Park Avenue; Varick and Houston streets ...

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue; 60th Street and Third Avenue; 34th Street and Park Avenue; Varick and Houston streets; One Police Plaza ...

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue; 60th Street and Third Avenue; 34th Street and Park Avenue; Varick and Houston streets; One Police Plaza; and House of the Lord Church on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 3, 2008.

Sharpton's National Action Network headquarters in Harlem.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 3, 2008.

On Feb. 17, the day before she shot him 11 times with his guns in their Howard Beach, Queens, home, they visited their son, Raymond, at his college in Connecticut.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

Alex Cruz, 28, was looking out his Morrisania apartment window just before 1 a.m. Saturday when he saw his older brother Javier being chased by more than a dozen men and women, police said.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

The victims of violence across the city - ranging from a shooting in Arverne, Queens, to a stabbing in Park Slope, Brooklyn - suffered wounds that were not considered to be life-threatening.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

"If you are not going to lock up the guilty in this town, then I guess you'll have to lock up the innocent," Sharpton told supporters Saturday at the National Action Network headquarters.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

The six locations for the civil disobedience are: 125th St. and Third Ave. Third Ave. and 60th St. 34th St. and Park Ave. Varick and Houston Sts. 1 Police Plaza House of the Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

The six locations for the civil disobedience are: 125th St. and Third Ave. Third Ave. and 60th St. 34th St. and Park Ave. Varick and Houston Sts. 1 Police Plaza House of the Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

The six locations for the civil disobedience are: 125th St. and Third Ave. Third Ave. and 60th St. 34th St. and Park Ave. Varick and Houston Sts. 1 Police Plaza House of the Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

The six locations for the civil disobedience are: 125th St. and Third Ave. Third Ave. and 60th St. 34th St. and Park Ave. Varick and Houston Sts. 1 Police Plaza House of the Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

The six locations for the civil disobedience are: 125th St. and Third Ave. Third Ave. and 60th St. 34th St. and Park Ave. Varick and Houston Sts. 1 Police Plaza House of the Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

The six locations for the civil disobedience are: 125th St. and Third Ave. Third Ave. and 60th St. 34th St. and Park Ave. Varick and Houston Sts. 1 Police Plaza House of the Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

Fire officials say the scaffolding fell from 75 Wall Street, an office building being converted into luxury condominiums.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 3, 2008.

The voluntary recall includes several different brands of fresh and frozen products made by Gourmet Boutique of the Jamaica section of Queens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on May 3, 2008.

From the songbirds of Staten Island to squeaky luggage carts at Kennedy Airport, the sounds of the city star in a composition by John Cage.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

Not everyone is happy about plans to build a stable for horses in Central Park.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

The elderly resident of Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn, stricken with chest pains, lay on his couch. But when she put her hand on his wrist, his pulse seemed steady. A lesson soon followed.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

A gigantic old power plant next to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in South Williamsburg may have its days numbered.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

A gigantic old power plant next to the Brooklyn Navy Yard in South Williamsburg may have its days numbered.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

PARK SLOPE. Taking the Temperature of Brownstone Brooklyn

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

A memorial for Sean Bell has put Jamaica, Queens, on the minds of tourists, who might normally overlook this world outside of Manhattan.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

Outside the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, there is a diverse selection of restaurants.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

Fire officials say the scaffolding fell from 75 Wall Street, an office building being converted into luxury condominiums.

Published by amNY.com on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue ...

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue; 60th Street and Third Avenue ...

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue; 60th Street and Third Avenue; 34th Street and Park Avenue ...

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue; 60th Street and Third Avenue; 34th Street and Park Avenue; Varick and Houston streets ...

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue; 60th Street and Third Avenue; 34th Street and Park Avenue; Varick and Houston streets; One Police Plaza ...

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 3, 2008.

For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue; 60th Street and Third Avenue; 34th Street and Park Avenue; Varick and Houston streets; One Police Plaza; and House of the Lord Church on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 3, 2008.

Paultre Bell will participate in Wednesday's protest and any other action "'til justice is done," she told several hundred people gathered at Sharpton's National Action Network headquarters in Harlem.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on May 3, 2008.

Philip Schwalb’s Sports Museum of America opens Wednesday after nearly seven years and $90 million.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

Six million tourists visited lower Manhattan last year - double the amount from four years earlier - and when the World Trade Center Memorial is finished, who knows what that number might be?

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

The next morning, from the corner of Sixth Ave. and 18th St., Schwalb watched the World Trade Center fall. He decided his museum dream couldn't wait.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

Long after Queens bagel store owner Angelo Mugnolo survived a rubout attempt outside his Howard Beach home in 2003, lawmen were still trying to figure out who wanted him dead - and why.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

Currently in previews and set to officially open midmonth, El Morocco devotes its dance floor to salsa, merengue, bachata, reggaeton and more.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

This year, it's been tougher for consumers to qualify for used-car loans - though more people than ever need financing to make their purchases, said Sam Novel, the owner of Automania in Long Island City, Queens.

Published by New York Daily News on May 3, 2008.

“I want you to prove to the world that we’re not in a slowdown economy,” he pleaded with his audience, the parents of Public School 41 in Greenwich Village.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

At P.S. 41’s auction, held at the Puck Building in SoHo, Michele Farinet, the parent coordinator for the school, stepped up at the request of the auctioneer.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

Modeled after events at private schools, public school auctions have become increasingly elaborate in recent years, in settings that have moved from school cafeterias and local pizza shops to deluxe locations like the Puck Building and Guastavino’s on the Upper East Side.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

The Anderson School, a citywide gifted program on the Upper West Side, raised $245,000 at its auction last month, held at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

The Anderson School, a citywide gifted program on the Upper West Side, raised $245,000 at its auction last month, held at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

There was the predictable — reservations at some of the city’s top restaurants, like Japonica and Los Dados, in addition to AquaGrill.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

There was the predictable — reservations at some of the city’s top restaurants, like Japonica and Los Dados, in addition to AquaGrill.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

There was the predictable — reservations at some of the city’s top restaurants, like Japonica and Los Dados, in addition to AquaGrill.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

The Waldorf-Astoria hotel is ending a tradition of live piano and song in its cocktail terrace between the Empire and Hilton Rooms.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

“It’s kind of scary because the cars next to you just keep going,” said Mr. Frederick, 49, a messenger who lives in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. “The city just put this lane in a few months ago but it’s not respected by drivers.”

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

Some bicyclists have resorted to inventive means to discourage the incursions. On a recent weeknight, nine men and women rode their bikes through the West Village on an outing — unsanctioned by the city — designed to make the lanes more prominent.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

“I want to remind drivers that it is not all right to be in bike lanes,” said Barbara Ross, 44, a human resources manager, who lives on the Lower East Side and has been a volunteer for Times Up!, an environmental group that promotes nonpolluting transportation. “A lot of drivers don’t think twice about parking in a bike lane because no one tells them not to.”

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

While talk of bike lanes might seem a recent development in a city not always regarded as being bike-friendly, New York was home to the country’s first bike path, in 1894 — along Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn connecting Prospect Park and Coney Island, according the Transportation Department’s Web site.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

While talk of bike lanes might seem a recent development in a city not always regarded as being bike-friendly, New York was home to the country’s first bike path, in 1894 — along Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn connecting Prospect Park and Coney Island, according the Transportation Department’s Web site.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

While talk of bike lanes might seem a recent development in a city not always regarded as being bike-friendly, New York was home to the country’s first bike path, in 1894 — along Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn connecting Prospect Park and Coney Island, according the Transportation Department’s Web site.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

Ten years later, Mayor Edward I. Koch became frustrated when bike lanes that he had built on main thoroughfares like Fifth Avenue and Broadway, which were separated from motor vehicles by asphalt islands, were criticized by drivers and pedestrians and, even worse, ignored by many cyclists. As a result, he ordered that the islands be removed.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

They also rely on Stewart H. Altschuler, known by detectives as the “Suit Man,” for advice. Most of his clients are detectives, and as a visit to his Midtown office suggests, his is no ordinary suit business.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

Jell-O is as American as, well, Jell-O, a staple at generations of potluck dinners and fodder for students in cafeteria food fights. For some immigrants at Ellis Island, where it was served, it was their first taste of their new home.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

Rockefeller Center’s bronze Atlas will receive a long overdue restorative cleaning, but no break from bearing the weight of the world upon his shoulders.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

It is the playground of the future, already in beta mode in New York City and coming soon to empty lots, day care centers and even suburban backyards across the country. The idea began with the architect David Rockwell’s desire to create a more engaging play space for his children — and others — on a parking lot near the South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan. Construction of that playground is to begin in July. But the concept has expanded to include portable collections of Mr. Rockwell’s play gear that can be used in playgrounds around the city, starting with one in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn this summer.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.

The idea began with the architect David Rockwell’s desire to create a more engaging play space for his children — and others — on a parking lot near the South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan. Construction of that playground is to begin in July. But the concept has expanded to include portable collections of Mr. Rockwell’s play gear that can be used in playgrounds around the city, starting with one in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn this summer.

Published by New York Times on May 3, 2008.