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Williamsburg's Sweet Chick Revives an Iconic Harlem Favorite

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The (Very) Earthly Pursuits of Rev. Calvin O. Butts III

Meet the reverend of real estate

Five NYC Rappers Who Deserve To Be In XXL's 2013 Freshman Class Issue

XXL magazine revealed their annual freshmen list today. Among the10 picks for future rap fame (plus a boxed-out bonus picture of Chief Keef's head), New York City is represented by the monolithic Action Bronson, Pro Era leader Joey Bada$$ and Angel Haze. In the interest of municipal pride then, here ... More >>

BUILT THIS CITY

Cam, Juelz, Jimmy, and Zeke remember the good times

MORE BOUNCE

Output pumps it up in Brooklyn

Bodega Bamz

"Harlem is the Mecca of the World!": Bodega BAMZ Introduces His Latin Trap Movement

"I'm from Spanish Harlem and the story has never been told from my 'hood," says Bodega BAMZ, the uptown rapper who's plotting to write his own chapter in hip-hop's history with his Latin trap movement. The cornerstone of BAMZ's come up so far is Strictly 4 My P.A.P.I.Z., the 'Pac-style mixtape he dr ... More >>

Remembering the Lenox Lounge

After a historic run, the famed Harlem jazz club shuts its doors

Whole Foods Is Opening a Store in Harlem

Whole Foods has confirmed via its Facebook page that it is opening a new location in Harlem. From the website: Great news. In addition to 2 new stores in Brooklyn in the coming years, we are adding 2 new Manhattan stores. Upper East Side at 87th street & 3rd avenue (projected to open in 2014) an ... More >>

Here's Audio Of An NYPD Officer Roughing Up Harlem Teen Before Calling Him A "Mutt." His Crime: Looking "Suspicious"

This morning, we told you about a video that includes an audio recording of an NYPD officer and a sergeant stopping a 16-year-old Harlem kid during one of the department's controversial "stop and frisks."Now you can listen to the recording -- and hear how disturbingly aggressive the officers were wi ... More >>

Here's A Video Of A Dirtbag Beating The Crap Out Of A Puppy; Dirtbag Still On The Loose

It takes a real tough guy to beat the crap out of a defenseless puppy after trapping the little guy in an elevator, which is what some complete shit-bag did at a Harlem housing project last month.The NYPD released video of the vicious beating, which happened in an elevator at the Wagner Houses on Ea ... More >>

Reward For Capture Of Dirtbag Dog-Beater Already Up To $7,000

It's been less than 24 hours since the NYPD released video of some creep beating the crap out of a dog in an elevator at a Harlem housing project, and the reward for this scumbag's capture already is up to $7,000.This morning, the reward for information leading to this asshole's capture was $2,000. ... More >>

Q&A: Leanne Stella, on Founding Harlem's Art in FLUX Pop-Up Gallery

When Leanne Stella moved to Harlem last fall, she was on a personal quest to discover the area's art scene. She quickly realized that her neighborhood was filled with local artists and performers with no space to showcase their work. Enter Art in FLUX, a pop-up gallery that began this spring that gi ... More >>

Q&A: The Chipped Cup's Karen Cantor and Andrew Ding on the Coffee House Scene in Harlem, Part 1

[See More Interviews: Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G Eats Vodka Pizza | Runner and Stone's Peter Endriss on Opening a Bakery in Gowanus] While eclectic coffee shops where you can meet up with your circle of friends, or people watch, are considered a New York staple, you won't find many in the Hamilton ... More >>

What 'Belongs' in Harlem?

As the internet blows up with rants about culture, race and authenticity in food, and Eddie Huang draws rigid lines between what does and doesn't belong in the Harlem restaurant scene, here's a brief reminder about the project we mentioned two weeks ago.

Azealia Banks's "1991" Is A Throwback Summer Jam

This week the outspoken (or, if you will, "Tweet-happy") Harlem MC Azealia Banks released her EP 1991, with the title serving as a reference to the year she was born and a hint as far as the predominant aesthetic of the title track. If you remember that year's housier hits—"Gypsy Woman (She's ... More >>

Pounds & Ounces Begins Lunch Service, Black Tree Sandwich Shop Opens

Newcomer Chelsea restaurant Pounds & Ounces is now open for lunch service. The comfort food joint will serve lunch from 12pm - 4pm. Some menu items: lobster corn dogs, blue crab "nicoise" salad with haricot verts and grape tomatoes, and the "Pounder Burger." Black Tree Sandwich Shop, located inside ... More >>

HOT WHEELS

Fuel up before your next ride

BBQue's Smoke Shack Reworks Chicken and Waffles - As a Sandwich

BBQue's chicken and waffle sandwich "Put the waffles in the toaster," the countergal directed the cook - who looked to be about 16 years old - over her shoulder. "How many?" he queried. "Two," she replied.

Historic Jazz Site in Harlem Rehabilitated, Houses Formerly Homeless New Yorkers

At a time when social services are facing sometimes difficult cuts, one organization is celebrating the funding it received from the city to rehabilitate a housing project in Harlem that provides homes and services to the chronically homeless. Housing and Services Inc., or HSI, -- an organization t ... More >>

No Swine on My Mind

​This pizza parlor on Malcolm X in Harlem offers an expanded menu of diner food, with the assurance that there is no pork on the premises. On Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, an earlier establishment has a similar name: Mookie's No Pork on My Fork.

Breaking: Shooting on the A Train [Updated]

​ About 20 minutes ago, @Breaking911 tweeted that there was a shooting at the entrance of an A train in Harlem. The shooting occurred at West 125th and St. Nicholas Avenue. The victim is said to be in serious condition.

Jadakiss

Bloggers Pissed Over Frozen Lasagna; Patsy's In Debt

​You know those commercials where real people are caught on hidden cameras reacting to some new product? Well, for ConAgra and some unsuspecting bloggers, it didn't really work out this time. [NY Times] The restaurant planned for Union Square Park may be delayed now that concessionaire O-V Ho ... More >>

JAGGED LITTLE THRILL

Aughts r&b stars hit SummerStage

The Red Rooster Will Chase Chicken With Champagne

​The Red Rooster, that mirror of what Harlem offers as a whole, will on Monday offer its customers chicken and champagne. The pairing is a tribute to Chitlins' & Champagne Tuesdays, the weekly gatherings that took place at the Red Rooster's namesake, the legendary speakeasy that served as a ... More >>

'The 10th Annual Great Night in Harlem'

Trufa Brings Burgers, Italian-Inspired Food to Harlem

Harlem Bespoke​A friend up in Harlem passes along word of Trufa, a "cutesy new $12 burger bistro" on Broadway between 139th and 140th Streets. The tiny restaurant, which replaces a Mexican take-out joint, is apparently Italian-inspired, with a menu comprised largely of salads, sandwiches, pa ... More >>

Mugger Armed With Guns, Knives, and a Smile Roams Manhattan, Ripping Off Cells

Suspected mugger​A little guy who may not even be out of his teens is suspected of being a cell-phone bandit who stalks his victims, strikes up conversations with them, and then snatches their property at the point of a gun or knife, cops say. So far, the 18- to 22-year-old, only 5-5 and no more ... More >>

Robert Sietsema, Illustrated, at V-Nam Café; Lauren Shockey at Saro Bistro

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema visits V-Nam Café... as a cartoon! Lauren Shockey is underwhelmed by Balkan cuisine at Saro Bistro. Sam Sifton raves over M. Wells: "Those who recall the thrill of eating at the Momofuku restaurants for the first time would do well to book passage on the No. ... More >>

Red Rooster's Marcus Samuelsson Dishes Up the Comfort Food: Interview Part 2

Photo courtesy Marcus SamuelssonThe way to this man's heart? Make him a tartare.​Yesterday we spoke with Red Rooster's Marcus Samuelsson about his new food and lifestyle website geared towards men. Today he tells us about cooking for the ultimate diner--President Obama--and what it means to ... More >>

Camera Kind to Harlem Bank Robbery Suspect

Harlem bank robbery suspect​Cops have released a couple of damned good photos of a guy who they suspect of sticking up a couple of Harlem banks last week. On March 8, someone held up a Citibank branch at 2481 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard. He took the money and ran. The next day, someone -- police ... More >>

Some Schools Could Lose 30 Percent of Teachers under Bloomberg Plan - WNYC

The Bloomberg Administration has announced that some schools could lose up to 30 percent of their teaching force, WNYC is reporting this morning. Under a worst-case scenario, the Department of Education is set to lay off one to five teachers at most schools, with some losing 30 percent of their ove ... More >>

Beer for Harlem, Beer and Dirndls for Midtown

Coming right atcha, Third Avenue.​Today's weather lends itself to thoughts of heavy drinking, making it a good time to spread some alcohol-related developments.

Beware of BMW Owners Who Will Shoot You and Lock You In Their Trunk

​The Daily News says police are investigating a bizarre Harlem "fender-bender," in which the driver of a BMW slammed into the back of a cab this morning, jumped out of the car, and ran away. Cops later popped the trunk and found a man with no ID and a gunshot wound in his head. (The man was rushed ... More >>

Make Marcus Samuelsson's Spicy Mexican Chili, from Red Rooster Harlem

Red Rooster's answer to chili (and chilly).​It's cold outside. Damn cold. Experts say one of the best remedies for this weather is a steaming bowl of hearty, meaty chili. And by experts we mean Marcus Samuelsson of Red Rooster Harlem. He shares the recipe for his Spicy Mexican Chili and urges ... More >>

Murder, Murder, Murder, Drunk Driving

Assorted tragedies and screw-ups: • An 18-year-old black man was found dead in the wee hours Sunday at West 136th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem. Cops found him at 3:10 a.m., shot "in his torso," as they put it. He was DOA at Harlem Hospital. Cops haven't released his name, and no one's be ... More >>

Magnolia Sets Up Mission Control in Harlem, Readies for World Domination

Then one day, the cupcakes started eating us.​The cupcake cartel that is Magnolia isn't just opening five new locations around the country. It's priming itself for world domination with a new 5,200-square-foot production facility in Harlem, according to the Wall Street Journal. The new factory ... More >>

Sharpton and NYPD Team Up to Buy Back Guns

​City Hall can't decide if it wants you to have guns or not! Police commissioner Ray Kelly and Reverend Al Sharpton had a press conference today, announcing a gun buyback program to take illegal guns off the streets...just weeks after Mayor Michael Bloomberg slashed the fee for a gun permit from $ ... More >>

Charles Rangel, New Guy in Congress, Vows to Clean Up Cop Corruption

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 11, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 6 Corruption makes the world go round By Clark Whelton In February, 1960, Adam Clayton Powell stood up on the floor of the House of Representatives and delivered a speech entitled "The Immorality of the ... More >>

The Red Rooster Will Be All About Harlem

​Marcus Samuelsson has been a busy, busy man lately, what with winning Top Chef Masters, designing cookware for the Manhattan Target, and getting the Red Rooster up and running in Harlem. Samuelsson shared some details about the restaurant with Paper magazine, and from the sounds of it, he has ... More >>

Good Time Charlie Rangel Celebrates as Times Outs Developer Pal

​Growing evidence yesterday that the mid-summer heat is frying everyone's brains. In the Mets clubhouse at Citifield, K-Rod head-butts his father in law. He is arrested. David Dinkins, the most dignified politician to ever walk up the City Hall steps, flips the bird to a protestor outside the ... More >>

"14,000 NEW Upscale Harlem Households" Inspire Harlem Delivers

​With gentrification comes an appetite for foods that don't originate in a deep-fryer, chain restaurant, or tub of Crisco. To wit: Grub Street reports that two marketing vets have joined forces to create Harlem Delivers, a service that transports food from restaurants outside the neighborhood ... More >>

Black Parents vs. the Teachers' Union

Union intransigence hits a low point

New Siren Festival Additions!: The Night Marchers, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Earl Greyhound, Wye Oak, and Screaming Females

​If the ace, tenth-anniversary themed line-up of our very own Siren Festival--featuring Matt & Kim, Ted Leo, Surfer Blood, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Harlem--wasn't convincing you, how about some new additions? San Diego ex-Hot Snakes guitar slingers The Night Marchers, the tiny firebra ... More >>

ART RIDER

Pop the kickstand on your weekly art fix

This Week In The Voice: Every Hour is Happy Hour

​What if you lived in a city where there was a bar with a happy hour, for every hour of the day? Guess what, New Yorkers: You do.

The 1968 Columbia University Takeover!

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. May 2, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 29 The Groovy Revolution: Fold, Spindle, Mutilate by Richard Goldstein FOLD You could tell something more than springtime was brewing at Columbia by the crowds around the local Chock Full, jumping and gestu ... More >>

Tonight! Holy Fuck, Adam Green, Nickel Eye, Vivian Girls, Reading Rainbow, Harlem, Gang Gang Dance, Hot Chip, Titus Andronicus, Das Racist, Boy Crisis, TOBACCO, Real Estate, HEALTH, Andrew WK, Cold Cave, 17th Annual WBAR-B-Q, And Charlotte Gainsbourg

Norman Wong​Take a look above at Holy Fuck. Those blank, wide-eyed creatures make berzerker caveman grooves, a primitive stomping of drums and keyboard mashing. This vented fury is best exemplified by their MySpace quote: "Who the fuck is Bilbo Baggins?!" They begin your Friday night at Cake S ... More >>

Do You Believe In Hauntings?

​I had this conversation with a dear friend recently: He: "I was at the Apollo Theater in Harlem last night and learned that the place is haunted." (I rolled eyes) He: "What are you trying to say?"