Barbara Askins, leader of the 125th St. Business Improvement District in Harlem is credited with bringing together 12 city and state agencies to help solve street problems from drug dealing and shootings to dirty subway stations. Now leaders from other neighborhoods want to put her approach to work. Photo: Michael Oreskes Could it Work Elsewhere? Push by Harlem Leader Helps Cut Crime, Clear Grime from Sts. Perhaps it was when store owners said they wanted to hire armed guards. Or maybe when neighbors starting asking again how... News 29 Jan 2023 | 06:41
Duane Reade on Broadway near 72nd Street is among the many Manhattan stores afflicted by retail theft. Photo: Alexis Gelber Taking on the Shoplifting Scourge “Customer service needed in the cough and cold department.” “Customer service needed in the hair care department.” “Customer... News 24 Jun 2022 | 02:20
A fashion tour of Harlem. Photo: Nidal Qannan Brixton Comes to Harlem They are legendary neighborhoods, an ocean apart, yet connected by parallel histories and similar challenges. Both are predominantly... News 15 May 2022 | 09:36
