Latino Short Film Festival Debuts in East Harlem
By Patrick Smith A drama portraying the trauma of a tight-knit Panamanian community when a beloved neighbor dies. An animated comedy following a dog’s friendship with a street performer. The story of a...
View ArticleMissing East Harlem Senior Turns Up In Brooklyn
By Patrick Smith An elderly tenant of the Casabe Homes in East Harlem was found in Brooklyn last night after being reported missing from the senior independent living residence on East 121st Street and...
View ArticleHarlem’s Changing Business Climate: Is It Still Harlem?
By Patrick Smith Lenox Lounge with its neon art deco sign, a place where Miles Davis and Billie Holiday once performed. Smalls’ Paradise, where dancing waiters served literati such as Langston Hughes....
View ArticlePawn Industry Grows as Customers Hock TVs, Guns and Teeth
By Patrick Smith Guitars on the wall. An age-dulled trumpet sitting next to professional grade amplifiers. A wall of DVDs that would have made Blockbuster blush. TVs, notebook computers, cell phones....
View ArticleRats!! New York Loves To Hate Them, Feeds Them Anyway
By Patrick Smith and Andrea Marks On a crisp fall Friday evening, Caroline Bragdon, director of neighborhood interventions for the city health department and dean of the Rat Academy, lectures a small...
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