Friday, May 13, 2011

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Harlem - News May 13, 2011

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Finally! A Jazz festival worthy of Harlem's legacy
Finally! A Jazz festival worthy of Harlem's legacy (NY Daily News)
Musician T.S Monk plays drums with his trio within Minton's Playhouse during a press preview for the upcoming Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival.

George Washington In Harlem At Morris-Jumel (Harlem World)
This lecture will focus on the presidency of George Washington while the capital was located in New York, as well as the temporary relocation to Philadelphia.A Speaker Jimmy Napoli is an independent historian and runs theA "Outside In" Tour Company.

Matt Dillon Worried About UWS Restaurant's 'Night Club Vibe' (DNAInfo)
The Outsider met the Community Board on Wednesday night. Actor Matt Dillon, whose role in 1983's "The Outsiders" helped propel him to stardom, told Community Board 7 he's worried that restaurant Calle Ocho will destroy the peace and quiet near his Upper West Side home.

 

Most New Yorkers Say They Wouldn't Try to Fix a Ticket, Poll Finds
Most New Yorkers Say They Wouldn't Try to Fix a Ticket, Poll Finds (DNAInfo)
Nearly 80 percent of New Yorkers polled in a recent survey say they'd never ask a police officer for help making a ticket go away - a slap at the NYPD as it scrambles to contain a massive citywide ticket-fixing scandal.

New Boat Tour Offers Hidden View of Manhattan's Waterfront (DNAInfo)
The New York Harbor is home to the busiest port on the East Coast, but most Manhattanites would never know it.

Supporters: Blacks wrongly convicted in 1980 Central Park Jogger assault deserve compensation (Final Call)
The Central Park Jogger case has hit the headlines again. Raymond Santana, Khary Wise, two of the five young men falsely accused and wrongfully imprisoned in the notorious case recently gathered on the steps of New York City Hall to demand that the city address the issue of their compensation.

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