Harlem Crazy Stabs 3

Crime

An active police search was underway in Harlem.  Police said three people were stabbed, at random. Two of the victims, ages 26 and 48, were attacked at Lexington Avenue and 125th Street and rushed to Harlem Hospital.

Another was stabbed several blocks away, on East 120th Street and Fifth Avenue.

Over 4,000 Heart Tests Unread By Harlem Hospital

Health

At least one doctor has been fired after officials discovered that 4,000 echocardiogram tests were never read by doctors making a diagnosis at Harlem Hospital. The tests span about three years, and the results had been stored on a hospital computer and essentially forgotten. Reassuring!

HW Pick: EXCLUSIVE Sex And The City 2 Screening!

Join WBLS and Ann Tripp as they take over a theater at their EXCLUSIVE INVITE only Sex in The City 2 Screening Thursday 5/27 (on a first come, first serve basis).

‘A Taste of Harlem’ at The Douglass

Event

BRP Companies have teamed up with local Harlem restaurants and businesses to bring the community “A Taste of Harlem,” an event that will celebrate the grand opening of The Douglass (TheDouglassCondo.com), a nine-story newly constructed building near Central Park and Morningside Park. 

Gabby’s Beatnik Brydge: Open Mic on a Budget

By Gabriele Cudjoe

Your Source for Music Off the Beaten Path

I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to realize how expensive it can get to go out every night. Those $10 cover, two drink minimums that most places enforce once seemed so manageable, dare I say affordable.

Census: Interracial Marriage Rising

News

Melting pot or racial divide? The growth of interracial marriages is slowing among U.S.-born Hispanics and Asians. Still, blacks are substantially more likely than before to marry whites.

The Francesca Harper Project Premieres New Works

Dance

The Francesca Harper Project, a contemporary dance company led by dancer/choreographer/vocalist Francesca Harper, celebrates its fifth anniversary season at Joyce SoHo Friday, June 4 – Sunday, June 6, 2010.  Enhanced by special guest artists Desmond Richardson and Ronald K. Brown (June 4^th performance only), the 12-member Francesca Harper Project continues to capture Harper’s amalgam of varying art genres including film, theatre, ballet en pointe, and modern dance. 

Harlem Development Still Paying Buyers to Move There

Real Estate

Incentives for renters may be drying up, but happily the free money isn’t disappearing from the new development market quite yet. Enter our old friend Beacon Towers, the eight-story Harlem building that offered a $300/month cash “stimulus package” to buyers last summer.

A Memorial Day Celebration: The Harlem Hellfighters

Celebration

Harlem Hellfighters is the popular name for the 369th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 15th New York National Guard Regiment. The unit was also known as The Black Rattlers, in addition to several other nicknames. The 369th Infantry Regiment was known for being the first African American Regiment during WWI.

Abyssinian: “Where Do We Go From Here? Followup Meeting

Community

Thank you to everyone among the nearly 200 persons in attendance at last Thursday’s very inspiring, informative, and thought provoking presentations by Rev. Calvin O. Butts III and Activist Mr. Bob Law at the Abyssinian Baptist Church. 

Salters Scene: SDV Fashion Show

Sonya Spann walks the runway

On Thursday May 20, 2010, Sammy Davis Vintage presented a fashion show in the crowded midtown bar/lounge Katwalk (how appropriately named for the event).  Sammy Davis Vintage is a Harlem-based boutique geared towards making vintage fashion more accessible for the contemporary girl.

Sammy Davis worked with event planners Cozy Wallet, Stylists Aamira Garba, Tiffany Reid, Sophia Gonzalez and Make-up Artists Andrea Dilieto and Tyshon Barnes to make the evening a fun experience.   

El Museo Summer Programs 2010

Art

VISUAL ARTS

Exhibitions On-View

Retro/Active: The Work of Rafael Ferrer

On View June 8 – August 22, 2010

This retrospective covers the breadth and depth of Rafael Ferrer’s influential production over the last 55 years—an artistic journey that converses with a rich range of 20^th century art, but always reflects his intelligent, mischievous, and ultimately Caribbean perspective. Retro/Active is part of El Museo’s FOCOS series, highlighting the achievements of mature, under-recognized artists.