NYC Sentinel

Harlem residents know where their bread is buttered

Law & Order SVU shoots all over Harlem. And when it does, the crowds huddle around the set to watch Ice-T’s Detective Stabler and Mariska Hargitay’s Detective Benson catch crooks. The show shot a scene near my friend’s apartment on Claremont Avenue a few weeks ago. This week, SVU shot in central Harlem, on 125th [...]

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City office-hopefuls support rent hike protest at City Hall

By Michael Martin
Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson and a pantheon of city office-hopefuls descended on the steps of City Hall to join New York City tenant advocacy groups to protest rent hikes on rent-stabilized apartments last Thursday. The Real Rent Reform Campaign organized the demonstration in response to the NYC Rent Guidelines Board’s decision to increase rents by 3 and 6 percent for one and two-year lease renewals respectively.

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