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Rapes in Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen increased by 67 percent between 2009 and 2010, and some locals blame the sharp rise on the area's nightlife.

Antiques Garage has inked out an eleventh-hour deal to stay open, but the building's owners could close the bazaar with only two weeks' notice.

A condo developer in Chelsea is giving prospective buyers tours of the neighborhood's artistic features to convince them to buy in the up-and-coming neighborhood.

Census data reveals demographic shifts have blurred the former divide that once separated the Upper East Side from East Harlem.

The group is trying to draw attention to the expiration of rent regulation rules June 15.

Former-Inwood resident Jon Michaud talks about his Inwood-set book "When Tito Loved Clara" on WNYC Thursday.

The supermarket, a symbol of the Bowery's ongoing gentrification, will host the exhibit on two centuries of history.

"MendelsSongs: Stories of a Neighborhood" looks at WaHi through the eyes of German Jewish immigrants.

Owner Jose Grullon is now calling his business Market Fresh.

Chinatown author and historian Peter Kwong will discuss Chinatown's future in the face of encroaching development.

The popular chronicler of Manhattan's comings and goings finds another platform to write about the changing city.

Some Harlem residents say it is a "kick in the face."

Mars Bar, a no-frills watering hole, recently got a new paint job to "Welcome" patrons to the dependably dingy space.

When Marva Allen, owner of Hue-Man Bookstore, saw small businesses struggling in Harlem she rallied to help support them.

The West Harlem Local Development Corp., charged with managing the funds, has been mired in mismanagement.