Harlem’s Own Doc’s Restaurant Featured in Time Out New York’s Cheap Eats 2009

35 Best New Cheap Eats

The sucky economy brought us a parade of fantastically affordable new eateries. Thanks, mortgage crisis!

Aamchi Pao
Why we love it: Erstwhile Indian Bread Co. is reborn as a sleek sandwich shop that specializes in upmarket spins on Bombay-style street food, with a focus on pao—meat and vegetable sammies served like sliders on ghee-griddled buns.
Top picks for $10 and under: We drool for potato and coconut chutney pao ($3), chicken and chili ketchup pao ($4) and the copious side of fiery fried Manchurian cauliflower ($3). 194 Bleecker St between MacDougal St and Sixth Ave (212-228-1909)

Acquedolci
Why we love it: Soho’s newest Italian deli boasts a sizable menu; imported Italian groceries like bottled Fernet bitters; and made-to-order specialty sandwiches such as the vegetarian-friendly Il Siciliano, a sesame hero with fried eggplant, ricotta salata and roasted red peppers ($8).
Top pick for $10 and under: Sink your teeth into the filling New Orleans–style muffuletta sandwich, with ham, salami, provolone and fresh mozzarella cheeses on a doughy focaccia roll, for $8.50. 181 Grand St between Baxter and Mulberry Sts (212-219-8911)

Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens Interview

Music

Born into a family of musicians, sixty-six year old Naomi Shelton grew up singing gospel with her sisters at churches throughout Alabama. Eventually, she moved to New York, where she spent most of her life performing soul music in Brooklyn nightclubs. Now, more than forty years since her arrival in New York, Naomi has released her first full length album, “What Have you Done, My Brother?” with her band, Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens. Produced and musically directed by Cliff Driver, with former James Brown bassist Fred Thomas and powerful vocals by Edna Johnson, Cynthia Langston and Bobbie Jean Gant, the album is a testament to Naomi’s deep roots in gospel and soul.

Hawaii Again Declares Obama Birth Certificate Real

News

State officials in Hawaii on Monday said they have once again checked and confirmed that President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and is a natural-born American citizen, and therefore meets a key constitutional requirement for being president.

They hoped to stem a recent surge in the number of inquiries about Obama’s birthplace.

In Harlem, Number of Killings Rises With Heat

News

From Veronica Holly

A young boxer was shot dead outside a Bronx bodega at 3:30 a.m. on a Saturday last August. Weeks later, a 59-year-old woman was beaten to death on a Saturday night on the side of a Queens highway. On the last Sunday in September, violence exploded as five men were killed in a spate of shootings and stabbings between midnight and 6 a.m.

Each day, the New York Police Department announces major crimes, including most homicides, in the five boroughs. This data is compiled from those reports, in addition to news accounts, court records and additional reporting. The map will be updated as new information becomes available.

Access to Capital In Harlem Forum

E. Lynn Harris Dies

E. Lynn Harris, whose novels about successful and glamorous black men with sexual identity conflicts (and the women and men who love them) made him one of the nation’s most popular writers, died in Los Angeles on Thursday. He was 54 and lived in Atlanta.

Harlemite Owns Only Quiznos in Harlem

A native Harlemite, Robert Stevens, who opened the first Quiznos in Harlem, recently celebrated it’s 3rd anniversary.

It has long been a dream of the entrepreneur, event planner and former media sales support and revenue planner to open a business in Harlem and help the community by providing jobs, a quality product and good service. Stevens grew up in Taft Houses Projects, and Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, attended local schools including Brooklyn Technical High School, before attending Hampton University in Virginia.

Health Care Initiative In Harlem

Health

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo’s Community Partnership Initiative continues in Manhattan where he and his executive team will hold a community-wide forum for residents of New York City in Harlem. This initiative is designed to make the Office more responsive to the needs of New York’s communities.

The forum will be co-sponsored by Assembly Member Keith L.T. Wright.

The forum will be translated in American Sign Language and will be accessible to individuals with disabilities. Members of the public are invited to the forum to discuss issues about which the Attorney
General’s office might be helpful.

Nothing Better than a Breath of Fresh Air

Environment

Last month in New York City, Mount Sinai Center for Children’s Environmental Health along with other environmental organizations launched a program to connect the people of New York with nature. This NYC Green Spots Partnership is an action following the commonly held belief that green spaces in urban communities can improve human health. People who live in green spaces are more likely to exercise and have a better response to stress.

The healthy lifestyle encouraged by living in green spaces goes beyond physical activity. According to the US News and World Report, a human connection to nature is “vital to our psychological and physical health,” helping recharge our brains so that we are better able to cope with the stresses in life.

The “When Men Go Bad” Story In Harlem

1995 booking photos of Hugh Grant and Divine Marie Brown.

The July 16 murder of motivational speaker Jeffrey Locker outside an East Harlem housing project exposed his double life: Successful Long Island family man by day, and a regular customer of a hooker in a gritty neighborhood by night.

Facebook: Ahmad Jamal Trio, Darn That Dream 1959

Music

From Greg Thomas

Yesterday’s Saturday panel at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem was such a pleasure to moderate. Cordial, candid conversation took most of the time, but the most powerful part, for me, was the music the panelists shared…

…For instance, Vijay Iyer played Ahmad Jamal’s “But Not For Me” from the classic Pershing date. Heaven! That’s why I urge you to check out the video of Jamal’s timeless trio here on “Darn That Dream.” Identify the jazz legends you see looking on . . .

Facebook: The Afro-Semitic Experience

Music

From Marianne Balton

We thought what a perfect jam, a coming together on this day of rest, as the Afro-Semitic Experience plays a suite; 1. Let Us Break bread Together (a traditional spiritual)

2. Sente (an African drum piece that segues into) 3. On Time God (a Gospel tune) 4. Eliyahu HaNavi (souped up version) with special guest trumpet player Saskia Laroo from Holland at the 2007 Arts Presenters Conference at a showcase sponsored by Golden Land Concerts & Connections.

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