Wednesday 23 May 2012
Earlier this week Council Member Al Vann honored both the boys basketball team and boys track team of Boys & Girls High School during the City Council’s Stated Meeting.
On May 17, the city will foreclose on any property owner who has not yet paid off any outstanding property debt or water bills, which could mean that 600 current homeowners in Bed-Stuy could lose their home to auctions by the city.
Two decades ago in Harlem, a kid had a hard time finding a place to play ball. Empty, garbage-strewn lots doubled as playgrounds. Fields were scarce, organized teams scarcer. That all changed in 1989, when Iris and Dwight Raiford started Harlem Little League. Now, over 20 years later, the league has more than 600...
It was a grand occasion in Herbert Von King Park on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 as the Inner City League teams from surrounding neighborhoods gathered for opening day. This day also marked the 10th Anniversary of the Inner City League, 2002-2012. Red, white and blue balloons garnished the fence of the park, grills were...
First time a middle school ever wins the high school championship Bedford-Stuyvesant 13-year-old chess prodigy James Black, Jr. led his I.S. 318 Williamsburg chess team to winning the National High School Chess Championship in Minneapolis earlier this week. It is the first time a middle school has ever won the tournament, and is being...
By Cynthia Gordy Minutes after learning that George Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of their son, Trayvon Martin, a stoic Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton addressed a crowd on Wednesday at the National Action Network convention in Washington, D.C. Before the parents took the podium, the Rev. Al Sharpton...
PSAL Boys Baseball On Saturday, April 7, the Cardoza Judges defeated the PSAL City Champions George Washington Trojans in a 5-4 win. “Intimidation is no longer there,” Cardoza coach Ron Gorecki told a reporter. “Cardoza is a force to be reckoned with this year. Barring injury and eligibility, be prepared for us to be...
Mrs. Adeline Bunche was recently recognized for her years of loving service to her community. Family, friends, fellow church members, and community activists came together to pay tribute to Mrs. Bunche. “This is the first time that my office has honored anyone,” said Assembly woman Inez Barron. “We’ve given citations and proclamations, but this...
By Diane Dixon and Stephen Witt Dozens of local residents held a candlelight vigil in front of Interfaith Medical Center last week hoping for the best, but fearing the worst regarding the fate of the community hospital. The 287-bed Interfaith, located at 1545 Atlantic Avenue, in one form or another has for many years...
By Stephanie Green Paramount Pictures recently released their latest comedy A Thousand Words which stars Eddie Murphy as Jack McCall, Kerry Washington as his wife Caroline McCall, Cliff Curtis as Dr. Sinja, Clark Duke as Aaron, Allison Janney as Samantha and John Witherspoon as the Blind Man. The film opened in the Top 10...
