Robert Rodriguez

RECENT HEADLINES

May 10, 2012
East Harlem

Residents and Pols March in East Harlem to Protest Rise in Crime

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer says increase in East Harlem violent crime "unacceptable."

December 26, 2011
Harlem

East Harlem Wants Mt. Sinai to Push to Get Locals Into Luxury Tower

East Harlem officials say Mt. Sinai isn't giving locals enough time to apply for housing at E. 102nd St.

December 03, 2011
Harlem

Long-Delayed East Harlem Community Center Opens

The Johnson Houses Community and Children's Center  will feature a host of programs and services.

October 25, 2011
Harlem

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Come to Harlem Bodegas

Eight bodegas will receive refrigeration units in a partnership with NYC Strategic Alliance for Health, GrowNYC and Red Jacket Orchards to carry fresh produce.

July 13, 2011
Harlem

Claudio the Barber's Eviction from East Harlem Delayed

Claudio the Barber's 60-year stay in East Harlem has been extended for six more months, but his future beyond that is uncertain.

June 09, 2011
Harlem

Claudio the Barber Fights Eviction

Claudio the Barber has weathered a neighborhood in transition for decades but can no longer afford the rent.

June 09, 2011
Manhattan

Free WiFi Coming to Parks Across Manhattan

Battery Park and Thomas Jefferson Park already have WiFi. The High Line, Marcus Garvey Park and others soon will.

May 20, 2011
Harlem

Harlem Teens Retrace Freedom Riders' Journey

Students head South to mark 50th anniversary of the civil rights Freedom Rides

March 16, 2011
Harlem

East Harlem Officials Want Liquor Store Near School Closed

Officials fear the owner's husband had his license revoked for selling alcohol to minors and is using his wife as a front.

March 15, 2011
Harlem

Harlem Liquor Store Owner's Husband Sold Alcohol to Minors, Officials Say

A liquor store near a Harlem high school is under fire after locals learned the owner's husband sold alcohol to minors.