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Busted Harlem cocaine kingpin so obsessed with 'Scarface,' he put his face on ... New York Daily News A major East Harlem cocaine kingpin is a wannabe "Scarface," cops say. Ceferino (Papo) Perez was so obsessed with Al Pacino's portrayal of violent drug boss Tony Montana in the hit 1983 movie that he superimposed his face over the actor's in a movie ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Harlem Bike Race Is About More Than Pile-Ups Wall Street Journal By AMARA GRAUTSKI The Harlem Skyscraper Classic harkens back to a time when cycling was at the forefront of American sports culture, when Madison Square Garden was known for its velodrome, and the hellacious crashes of Willie Spencer and Reggie ... See all stories on this topic »

Harlem teen, son of former NYPD officer, claims white cops handcuffed him in ... New York Daily News A federal lawsuit filed Friday claims a pair of white cops stopped, frisked and handcuffed a Harlem teen for six hours - all because he's black. Devin Almonor was walking on W. 141st St. near his home in March 2010. Police said he was one of a group of ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Rangers take a 'Harlem Globetrotters' defensive approach in 6-2 win over Atlanta Dallas Morning News (subscription) This was no gift, especially with the brilliant play on defense, which was so bizarre on two plays it looked like it came out of a Harlem Globetrotters playbook. Lewis swatted a ground ball with his glove to first baseman Michael Young to get an out in ... See all stories on this topic » Dallas Morning News (subscription)

Humble Harlem Coke Dealer Superimposed Face Onto Scarface Gothamist Perez was one of 22 people charged yesterday with being part of a massive cocaine ring that worked in East Harlem and the Upper East Side. And it seems Perez really let the coke trade go to his head. Perez superimposed his face onto a blown-up still of ... See all stories on this topic » Gothamist

Three Men Are Indicted Under Drug Kingpin Law New York Times By COLIN MOYNIHAN Three men who the authorities say played key roles in a major cocaine trafficking ring that has been operating in East Harlem for about a quarter-century have become the first to be indicted in Manhattan under New York State's ... See all stories on this topic »

Only Six Units Available At Harlem's Beacon Towers RealEstateRama (press release) by Jill Feldman NEW YORK, NY - June 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) — Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced that there are only six units left for sale at Beacon Towers, a Central Harlem cooperative development. ... See all stories on this topic »