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April 23, 2009
Interview: Albert and Philip Maysles on Grey Gardens, the HBO Adaptation, and the One-Year Anniversary of Maysles Cinema
"I judge what we did in the film, what's done in the musical and in the fiction film--I judge all of this in terms of whether the two women would like each one of these things, and I think they would in each case." Iconic 82-year-old filmmaker Albert Maysles is having a good month. HBO's fictiona ... More >>
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May 1, 2009
Cops Hand Out Cards with Stop-and-Frisks
New York cops are accustomed to the stop-and-frisk, a casual maneuver in which they detain a citizen on the street, pat him down, and tell him to getouttahere or arrest him. Now, in a pilot program affecting Harlem, the South Bronx and East New York, they also issue their victims a palm card (in s ... More >>
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May 12, 2009
What to 'B' to Under D Tree
Photo borrowed from Harlem VintageEvery week or so in 'What to B When You BYOB' we ask a local wine shop to recommend a few good wines under $20 to pair with the food at a nearby BYOB restaurant. This week, we talk to the folks at Harlem Vintage about what to bring to nearby Jamaican joint Under D ... More >>
Voice Choices
May 13, 2009
Pucho & the Latin Soul Brothers
Photo borrowed from Harlem VintageEvery week or so in 'What to B When You BYOB' we ask a local wine shop to recommend a few good wines under $20 to pair with the food at a nearby BYOB restaurant. This week, we talk to the folks at Harlem Vintage about what to bring to nearby Jamaican joint Under D ... More >>
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June 19, 2009
Clinton's Help for Harlem Restaurants: "Fire Your Employees"
Former president Bill Clinton wants to give a hand to Harlem eateries. In October, the Post reported that Clinton's foundation was announcing plans to "strengthen restaurants" in the neighborhood through the Harlem Restaurant Program. Nine months later, only a small number of restaurant owners, abou ... More >>
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July 8, 2009
Rents Drop to New Lows, Which Are Still Ridiculously High
The real estate market crash newspapers believe we should be upset about -- said papers apparently believing we all have a million bucks we'd like to invest in house-flipping schemes -- proceeds apace. Today the Wall Street Journal tells us the whole country is seeing a 22-year-high in vacancy rate ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 22, 2009
Marcus Roberts Trio
The real estate market crash newspapers believe we should be upset about -- said papers apparently believing we all have a million bucks we'd like to invest in house-flipping schemes -- proceeds apace. Today the Wall Street Journal tells us the whole country is seeing a 22-year-high in vacancy rate ... More >>
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July 24, 2009
Clip Job: Harlem Riots, 1964
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesJuly 23, 1964, Vol. IX, No. 40'Tear Down the Ghetto'The weekend riots in Harlem produced no discernible "white backlash" in Greenwich Village. Members of the Village Independent Democrats managed to raise more than $1000 on street corners and in ... More >>
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July 27, 2009
How Do You Spell G-U-T-B-O-M-B? Barbecued Pork Rib Sandwich, With Fries
I long ago learned that Southern cooks will make a sandwich out of just about anything. In New Orleans, the original po' boy was a baguette loaded down with french fries, and here in Harlem and Bed-Stuy, you can still get a sandwich made of sliced bread with pork ribs or pieces of bony chicke ... More >>
Art
July 28, 2009
The Studio Museum's 'We Come With the Beautiful Things'; Dan Wynn at Farmani Gallery
Plus 'Collected: Propositions on the Permanent Collection', also at the Studio Museum
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August 4, 2009
On the Stump: Citywide Candidates' Latest Doings
Damn, August already -- and we haven't paid our rent or looked at the local candidates much besides the mayoral prospects. Here's a fast look at what contenders for three big spots have been up to lately: Manhattan D.A.: Richard Aborn appeared with former NYPD Commissioner and current LAPD C ... More >>
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August 12, 2009
A Handbook, Not a Handout: Bill Clinton's Zagat Guide to Harlem
Evidently, Bill Clinton isn't done trying to improve things for business owners of Harlem without handing them any (often badly needed) cash. The Clinton Foundation and Zagat Survey have rolled out a new guide to Harlem as part of the Clinton Economic Opportunity Initiative (CEO). According t ... More >>
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August 13, 2009
4 Guys Try to Rob Harlem Shop, Get Shotgunned Instead; 2 Die
Four men tried to rob the Kaplan Brothers Blue Flame Corporation in Harlem today, and the owner of the business dispatched them with a shotgun. Two went to the afterlife, one hobbled several blocks to St. Luke's Hospital, and the last just wandered off bleeding, but was apprehended. A witnes ... More >>
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September 1, 2009
Good Morning, Big L
viaBig L's Harlem mural got a touch-up and a rededication on Sunday, when family, friends, and fans came together at 140th and Lenox Ave to remember Lamont Coleman and catch a preview of a new documentary about the slain rapper, entitled Street Struck: The Big L Story.
Voice Choices
September 29, 2009
'James P. Johnson's Last Rent Party!'
viaBig L's Harlem mural got a touch-up and a rededication on Sunday, when family, friends, and fans came together at 140th and Lenox Ave to remember Lamont Coleman and catch a preview of a new documentary about the slain rapper, entitled Street Struck: The Big L Story.
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October 10, 2009
Weekend Special: Some of Our Favorite Restaurant Names, Part 2
Mookie's No Pork On My Fork, Harlem While traveling around town and around the country, the Fork in the Road staff always keeps its eyes peeled for interesting and amusing restaurant names. Back in April, we published a collection that included Young City Fish Balls (Manhattan Chinatown), F ... More >>
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November 2, 2009
The City Moves Forward With Plans for East Harlem Kitchen Incubator
The city has put together some innovative plans to help people grapple with the recession in recent months -and at least one of them will please foodies all over the city. By the year's end, the city's Economic Development Corporation says it will outfit a 4,000 square-foot commercial kitchen in Eas ... More >>
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November 25, 2009
The French Meryl Streep Speaks!
Bonjour, kiddies. CLICK HERE and read my Thanksgiving week column giving praises to film star Isabelle Huppert, who swept into town to do a play, promote a movie, and act all Frenchy, in between talking to me about her life choices. I aso journeyed to Harlem for a rousing production of Dream ... More >>
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January 5, 2010
Times: Harlem Turning White!
How to put this? "For nearly a century," says the Times, "Harlem has been synonymous with black urban America..." Yes, go on. "But the neighborhood is in the midst of a profound and accelerating shift..." Yes, what? "In greater Harlem... blacks are no longer a majority of the population -- a ... More >>
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March 2, 2010
Harlem Woman Found Stabbed in Apartment
View Larger Map Date: Monday, March 1, 2010, at 946 p.m. Location: 560 West 165 street, Harlem, Manhattan. The police were called last night to an apartment at the above address where they found a 35-year-old woman stabbed repeatedly in the chest. She was declared dead at the scene. Her identity ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2010
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?"
Blogs
April 23, 2010
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 WongTake 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 >>
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April 27, 2010
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 >>
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April 28, 2010
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.
Voice Choices
May 18, 2010
ART RIDER
Pop the kickstand on your weekly art fix
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May 26, 2010
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 >>
News
June 1, 2010
Black Parents vs. the Teachers' Union
Union intransigence hits a low point
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June 8, 2010
"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 >>
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August 12, 2010
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 >>
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September 2, 2010
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 >>
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November 18, 2010
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 >>
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November 19, 2010
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 >>
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December 17, 2010
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 >>
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January 10, 2011
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 >>
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January 24, 2011
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 >>
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January 26, 2011
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 >>
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February 25, 2011
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.
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February 28, 2011
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 >>
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March 16, 2011
Camera Kind to Harlem Bank Robbery Suspect
Harlem bank robbery suspectCops 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 >>
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March 31, 2011
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 >>
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April 6, 2011
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 >>
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April 7, 2011
Mugger Armed With Guns, Knives, and a Smile Roams Manhattan, Ripping Off Cells
Suspected muggerA 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 >>
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April 27, 2011
Trufa Brings Burgers, Italian-Inspired Food to Harlem
Harlem BespokeA 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 >>
Voice Choices
May 11, 2011
'The 10th Annual Great Night in Harlem'
Harlem BespokeA 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 >>
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July 15, 2011
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 >>
Voice Choices
August 17, 2011
JAGGED LITTLE THRILL
Aughts r&b stars hit SummerStage
Blogs
September 8, 2011
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 >>
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December 9, 2011
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.
Voice Choices
November 30, 2011
Jadakiss
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.
Blogs
February 1, 2012
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.
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