Back in 2008, Karl Lagerfeld (who died on Tuesday, February 19th, 2019, at the age of 85), was in Harlem with German-born supermodel Claudia Schiffer reported by the Daily Mail. Continue Reading →
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Harlem’s Margo Rodriguez, Half Of Mambo Duo, Passes (Video)
Margo Rodriguez, half of the husband-and-wife team Augie and Margo, who danced the mambo on television and before presidents and helped it evolve from a nightclub craze into popular entertainment. Continue Reading →
Harlem Fave And Famed Choreographer To The Stars JoJo Smith Has Transitioned
JoJo Smith, who was born to dance and became known as the “Choreographer to the Stars,” died at 80, on Tuesday, January 22, from complications resulting from a stroke. Continue Reading →
Man’s Body Found Dead In Harlem River Park
The NYPD is investigating the death of a man who’s body was discovered in Harlem River Park this weekend, police told Patch. Continue Reading →
Pals Of Harlem Man Fatally Stabbed In Clash With Deli Clerk Say ‘He’s A Nice Person’
A Harlem man stabbed to death during a bloody confrontation with a deli clerk wasn’t the type to spark a fight, friends of the victim said Saturday. Continue Reading →
Harlem Man Fatally Stabs Wife, Leaps To His Death
NYDaily News reports that a Harlem man fatally knifed his wife in their apartment Sunday night, then jumped out the window and plunged eight stories to his death, police sources said. Continue Reading →
Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory Passes, 1932 – 2017
Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory, October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017, was an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, comedian, conspiracy theorist, and occasional actor throughout Harlem for decades. Continue Reading →
Claude Lewis, Harlem Native And Founder Of National Association of Black Journalists, Dies At 82
Claude Lewis, one of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists and a Harlem native, has died at the age of 82, his family says. Continue Reading →
Frank Pellegrino Rao’s Owner And Sopranos Actor In East Harlem Passes
The joke was that even Frank Pellegrino couldn’t get a table at Rao’s, the famed 10-table restaurant in East Harlem that his family owned for more than 100 years. Continue Reading →