HARLEM NEWS AND VIEWS

News   Kevin Durant scores 66 at Rucker Park in NYC ESPN By Adry Torres NEW YORK -- Add Kevin Durant to the list of NBA greats who have played at Harlem's Rucker Park. And put him high on the list. The reigning NBA scoring champion dazzled the crowd by scoring 66 points in an Entertainers Basketball Classic ... See all stories on this topic » The Man From East Harlem The Atlantic By At-Nehisi Coates Revealed in Marvel Comics' Ultimate Fallout Issue 4, out Wednesday, the new Spider-Man in the Ultimate universe is a half-black, half-Hispanic teen named Miles Morales. He takes over the gig held by Peter Parker, who was killed in ... See all stories on this topic » The Atlantic Storied history of the Harlem Globetrotters Yahoo! Sports Contributor Network 2 minutes ago The Harlem Globetrotters are celebrating their 85th year of existence in 2011. Founded in 1926, even before the NBA started entertaining basketball fans, the Harlem Globetrotters have played over 25000 games and ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Sports El Museo del Barrio Taps New Director Wall Street Journal (blog) The East Harlem museum's previous director, Julian Zugazagoitia, was appointed director of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri in March 2010. A native of Washington Heights, Aguilar worked in El Museo's curatorial department from ... See all stories on this topic » Search on for missing Harlem grandmother New York Post An elderly Harlem woman suffering from Alzheimer's wandered off from her home over the weekend and has yet to be found. Betty Wendler, 84, was last seen Sunday around 11:30 am after slipping out of her home at 1945 Amsterdam Ave. While her home-health ... See all stories on this topic » New York Post More on That Harlem Mini-Development Boom New York Observer By Pamela Engel 12:13pm Harlem might seeing another renaissance if reports by Ariel Property Advisors efforts are any indication; the residential and retail markets appear to be on the upswing. We've noticed a few new condo developments in Harlem ... See all stories on this topic » New York Observer Police Tie Manhattan Groping Suspect To Attempted Rape In East Harlem CBS New York The latest incident is the 10th sex abuse occurrence that police have tied to the suspect, described as a Hispanic man between 4'11" to 5'3", weighing between 120 and 130 pounds with spiky hair. He is said to be between 25 and 30 years old. ... See all stories on this topic » Man Stabbed to Death in East Harlem DNAinfo EAST HARLEM — A man was stabbed in the back and killed on Monday in an East Harlem apartment building, police said. The NYPD arrived at 170 East 110th St. Around 4:40 PM and found an unconscious 40-year-old man with multiple stab wounds in his back. ... See all stories on this topic » Another Woman Groped on East Side, Report Says DNAinfo EAST HARLEM — A woman was groped Tuesday in what may be the 10th attack in the area by a serial groper in recent months, according to NBC New York. The woman was reportedly entering her apartment building at East 111th Street Tuesday when she was ... See all stories on this topic » Blogs   Police Search For Betty Wendler, 84, Of Harlem « CBS New York By mzielinska Police say Betty Wendler, 84, who has Alzheimer's disease, slipped out of her Amsterdam Avenue home around 11:30 a.m. Sunday while her attendant was in the bathroom. CBS New York