Man shot and killed in Harlem

Crime

A Manhattan man with a troubled past was shot and killed just outside a legendary Harlem jazz club, police said Thursday.

Mohammed Nofal, 32, was shot in the head Wednesday night outside Minton’s Playhouse on W. 118th St.

Harlem Highest Census Response?

When it comes to the census, Washington Heights and Inwood in North Harlem have bragging rights. The Manhattan neighborhoods have the highest mail response rates – nearly three in four people there have returned their forms – in the city, officials said Monday.

Information & Communication Technologies and African Development

ICT and African Development:  Challenges and Opportunities

Hosted by NYU CATER, NYU AFRICA HOUSE, AES, AFEA
and NYU-Poly TM

Tiki Hit With Divorce Papers

Talk

Cheater Tiki Barber has been slapped with divorce papers! According to the NY Post, the ex-NY Giants star was slapped with divorce papers following his public gallivanting with 23-year-old former NBC intern Traci Lynn Johnson.

Walter’s World: Ailey II at the Joyce

By Walter Rutledge

The 1,2,3 Festival at the Joyce Theatre presented three dance companies over twelve days. Ailey II, Taylor 2 and ABT II took to the stage on alternating days, and on the weekends splitting matinee and evening performances (a testament to the professionalism of the Joyce Theatre staff and crew). Following a shared evening by all three companies on April 13^th (the opening night of the festival), Ailey II presented their first solo evening on April 14^th.

H&M To Launch Outdoor Music Festival Collection

Fashion

H&M will launch a collection of clothing and accessories for and inspired by outdoor music festivals. So you can finally get that affordable leopard-print tent you’ve always wanted (in Harlem on 125th Street). [WWD]

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Now Casting! Bravo’s Hitmakers: The Ultimate Music Competition

The reality show machine that is Bravo is currently casting for a new reality series for aspiring songwriters. “Hitmakers” will feature guidance from the hit songwriting team “The Writing Camp, ” …

Dr. Cruel and the Afro-Icelandic Liberation Front

A Green Tree grows in Harlem

Food

Harlem, which was just beginning to get on the retail map before the recession hit, has seen its rents decline and its vacancies rise over the last two years. Now, one local Chinese eatery is taking advantage of the pricing downdraft by pouncing on a deal.

It’s Free to Look: 393 Convent Avenue

With enough bedrooms for your family plus all the Von Trapp children, this Hamilton Heights townhouse has all the makings of a great sleepover.

Round 1: Powell Vs Rangel

Politics

Over the weekend, Adam Clayton Powell IV spoke to the West Harlem Independent Democratic Club, complaining that his supporters are getting phone calls from aides to his opponent, Rep. Charlie Rangel.

Albert Murray at Lincoln Cente

Jazz at Lincoln Center will be hosting a symposium on Albert Murray, the subject of the upcoming book Albert Murray and the Aesthetic Imagination of a Nation. This is the first book of scholarly and personal essays on the work of a writer who was instrumental in the founding of Jazz at Lincoln Center.