NYC Sentinel

Recession-era marathoners cut costs to stay in game

By Michael Martin Jessica LeBron is a single mom representing the Bronx in the Foot Locker Five Borough Challenge. It's a challenge that pits working mothers from each of the five boroughs against each other for a Tiffany & Co. trophy and bragging rights. Like many recession-era runners this year, LeBron is cutting costs to participate.

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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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Tough Love: P.S. 44 responds to Obama’s call to action

Yonette Baker escorted her seven-year-old son Elijah to his first day of school. His neatly pressed dress shirt peeking out of his collegiate argyle sweater vest, Elijah was all business. “Obama is telling the kids to stay in school,” Baker said, “As parents we have to support our kids.” The morning after President Obama called on the [...]

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