Monthly Archives: March 2013

Clinton Hill’s Dope Jams, a record store specializing in underground dance music, closed its storefront at 580 Myrtle Avenue in the wee hours of Sunday, Jan. 27 after a seven-year run and an epic party. In recent conversations, co-owner Francis … Continue reading →

Submitted for class on Dec. 15, 2012 Over 30 street vendors rallied on Thursday, Dec. 13 at the corner of 8th Avenue and 32nd Street to urge City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to help pass legislation that would reduce fines … Continue reading →

Submitted for class on Dec. 5, 2012 Members of the New York City doo-wop community gathered at the Abyssian Baptist Church in Harlem yesterday to remember Earl “Speedo” Carroll, the lead singer of The Cadillacs who also sang in The … Continue reading →

Submitted for class on Nov. 11, 2012 Members of Iglesia ni Cristo, a Philippines-based church with congregations in New York, New Jersey, and over half the fifty states, assembled in Father Duffy Square in Midtown yesterday to celebrate their church … Continue reading →