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Central Harlem

April 30, 2012

Human Chess Program Prevents Harlem Kids From Becoming Gang Pawns

The Chess Lords program improves critical thinking, mathematics and tamps down conflict, advocates say.

Harlem

February 04, 2012

Man Shot at Harlem Housing Complex Where Tayshana Murphy Murdered

A man was shot in the leg at the Grant Houses on Amsterdam Avenue in Harlem early Saturday.

Harlem

December 20, 2011

Prayer Group Walks Streets Seeking Divine Help for Harlem

Man Up in Harlem takes a walk around the Polo Grounds each week, trying to improve the area with prayer.

Harlem

December 18, 2011

Dissolve Columbia Cash Group After Unauthorized Money Move, Stringer Says

West Harlem Local Development Corporation denies the claim about one of its board members.

Harlem

October 19, 2011

Teen Shot in Retaliation for Tayshana Murphy's Murder, Sources Say

The non-fatal shooting of a 16-year-old last week may have been related to the death of Harlem basketball star Tayshana Murphy.

Harlem

October 18, 2011

Security High as Tayshana Murphy's Accused Killers Plead Not Guilty

A pair accused of gunning down Tayshana "Chicken" Murphy on Sept. 11 appeared in court Tuesday and pleaded not guilty.

Harlem

October 08, 2011

Tayshana Murphy Murder Suspect Denies Killing Basketball Star

Tyshawn Brockington denied killing Harlem basketball star Tayshana Murphy during a jailhouse interview with the Daily News.

Harlem

October 06, 2011

Harlem Basketball Star Tayshana Murphy's Accused Killers Indicted

Tyshawn Brockington, 21, and Robert Cartagena, 20, are charged with the murder of a high school basketball star.

Harlem

September 23, 2011

Suspects in Murder of Tayshana Murphy Waive Extradition

Tyshawn Brockington, 21, and Robert Cartagena, 20, suspects in the murder of the Harlem basketball star, waived their extraditon from South Carolina Thursday.

Harlem

September 22, 2011

Tayshana Murphy Murder Suspects Captured in South Carolina Closet

Tyshawn Brockington and Robert Cartagena were arrested in South Carolina for the murder of Tayshana Murphy.

Harlem

September 21, 2011

Alleged Gun Runner Should Have Been in Prison When Hoops Star Was Killed

Terique Collins allegedly handed off the murder weapons that killed Tayshana Murphy, 18, a high school basketball star.

Harlem

September 17, 2011

Murdered Hoops Star Tayshana Murphy Laid to Rest

Basketball standout Tayshana Murphy was shot to death on Sept. 11, 2011 near her home in Harlem's Grant Houses.

Harlem

September 16, 2011

Hundreds Attend Wake for Murdered Basketball Star Tayshana Murphy

Hundreds of people packed into an Astoria, Queens funeral home on Sept. 16, 2011 for the wake of slain baskeball star Tayshana Murphy.

Harlem

September 16, 2011

Family of Murdered Harlem Basketball Star Calls for End to Violence

Tayshana Murphy's Family calls for an end to the fighting between two public housing complexes.

Harlem

September 15, 2011

Family of Murdered Hoops Star Want Meeting with Suspects' Families

Relatives of Tayshana Murphy called for the family of her alleged killers to join them at a press conference Thursday to push for an end to the violent feud between the Grant Houses and the Manhattanville Houses.