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In 1930s NYC, Proportional Representation Boosted the Left
On September 25, the mayor of New York was indicted on criminal charges for the first time in the modern era. The charges marked the culmination of only one of four ongoing federal investigations into ...
Harlem House Where Billie Holiday Lived Is Damaged in Fire
A four-alarm fire on Wednesday evening severely damaged a building in Harlem where the jazz legend Billie Holiday once lived.
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This Underrated New York Neighborhood Is A History-Rich, Foodie Paradise
SoHo, Greenwich Village, and Times Square are all noteworthy New York City destinations ... neighborhood's history is famous ...
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In 1964, a white, off-duty policeman killed a Black teenager in New York. That led to the now-infamous Harlem race riots.
The Harlem race riot of 1964 sparked a summer of riots in six other cities — Rochester, New York; Dixmoor, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; as well as Jersey City, Paterson, and Elizabeth ...