Monthly Archives: August 2010

Man Attackes, Robbed Harlem Woman

Police are looking for the man who attacked and robbed a woman in Harlem this past weekend.

Police say the man, who was caught on surveillance video, forced his way into a building near East 110th Street and Lexington Avenue around 3:45 a.m. Sunday. Continue reading

Lookalikes: Brady And Bieber?

Separated at birth? We couldn’t help the Justin Bieber comparison and the evolution of Terrific Tom Brady’s long hair styling by Giselle. His fantasy football draft ranking slots may drop a bit.

El-Gamal Raising Money For Mosque In Harlem

Eight years ago, Sharif El-Gamal was just another ambitious striver from Brooklyn, casting about for career leads and dreaming of a grander future in real estate.

A handful of modest deals later, he’s sitting on one of the most politically charged projects in recent city history: a plan to build a 13-story Islamic cultural center, health club and mosque 300 yards from the World Trade Center memorial.



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Levi’s New for Old Jeans Giveaway

Levi's Will Give You New Jeans For Your Old Junk

If you’re at high risk of losing your mind the next time someone uses the word “jeggings” or groups elastic pants into the same category as glorious broken-in denim, you could be cured of your blues before the weekend even begins. Continue reading

Seniors Granted Access at Harlem Community Center

Elderly members of the Joseph Kennedy Memorial Center are thrilled that they may once again be able to enter and exit the site with ease. Continue reading

Harlemite Indashio Teams with Elle for Fashion Week’s STYLE360

Designer Guru and Harlem resident INDASHIO announces his new partnership with SpaBerry, the fastest growing new home appliance. Continue reading

In El Barrio: Hacia Afuera, Art & Music Festival



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Hitler DNA Tests Show Was A Brotha?

Adolf Hitler may have been descended from both Jews and Africans, DNA tests are indicating, the Daily Mail reported.

Journalist Jean-Paul Mulders and historian Marc Vermeeren used DNA to trace 39 of the Nazi leader’s relatives earlier this year, the Daily Mail said.

The relatives included an Austrian farmer, indentified only as a cousin named “Norbert H,” the Daily Mail reported. Continue reading

The Urban Cowgal Fantasy Football Blog #1 (Draft Day Prep)

I’m a football fan. I can’t remember not loving football. Since childhood I can recall my love for the sport.  My earliest memories date back to playing electric football on the floor of my big brother’s room back in the Bronx. I must have been four or five.  Being eight years younger than my brother, lets just say, he made my sister and I play with him. Continue reading

Harlem World Radio: The Danny Tisdale Show, August 24th, 2 pm (today)

Conversations from around the block, around the world of Harlem

Today, Danny sits down with Nikki Williams award winning poet, artist and organizer of Souls of My People and  Langstonathan, with a reading by poet Roger Parris, a not to be missed film talk about the 5th Annual African Diaspora Summer Film Series with Diarah N’Daw Spech, Clairmont Chung and Reynaldo Sprech, he talks education, youth and her 15th years at Teachers College with Veronica Holly and jazz with 8 time Grammy Nominated jazz man Kirk Whalum and his upcoming CD Everything is Everything: The music of Donny Hathways – wow, don’t miss it!

Listen in and download past and present shows at: The Danny Tisdale Show page.

Tom Brady hates the NY Jets?

Tom Brady hates the New York Jets?

“Hell, he knows we hate the Patriots so what’s the difference?” Jets coach Rex Ryan said in response Monday. “That’s great. Hey, join the club.”

The Patriots quarterback made the comment to Boston sports radio station WEEI when asked if he was watching HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” Continue reading

Happy 5th Anniversary 135th Street Agency

On Saturday, the 135th Street Agency celebrated five years of business with an exclusive BBQ & Fish Fry at El Patio of Talay Lounge in Harlem with Agency founder and partner Shante Bacon (that’s her second from the right in white shirt). Continue reading