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Touro College of Pharmacy’s students note value of hands-on experience in Harlem

Thursday, May 17, 2012
By Michael J. Feeney / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

They did more than just count pills at the Touro College of Pharmacy in Harlem, said two members of the school’s first graduating class.

Ramya Devineni and Yakov Fattakhov highlighted their work in the uptown community as a benefit of attending Manhattan’s only pharmacy school.

“The hands-on experience makes a huge difference,” said Devineni, 27.

“We got a lot of public health experience.”

Fattakhov, 33, agreed.
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Hip Hop Hall of Fame Awards TV Show Comes to World Famous Apollo Theater

Thursday, May 17, 2012
The World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York will host the return of the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Awards TV Show Induction Ceremony and Concert. The show will take place in November 2012 during the Hip Hop History Month celebration and include a week of co-branded activities. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale July 4th, 2012.
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City Wants to Turn 125th Street Garage Into Office and Cultural Space

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
By Jeff Mays, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

HARLEM — The city's Economic Development Corporation wants to turn an underutilized 160,000 square foot parking garage with retail space on 125th Street into office and cultural space.
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Teaching girls life lessons, on and off the ice

Monday, May 14, 2012
By Dexter Mullins
NBC News

When Paula Assou first started figure skating, she cried.

“I was terrified of skating,” she said. But that didn’t keep her off the ice. “I wanted to try skating as something new and to overcome something I was really afraid of.”

That was nearly six years ago. Now, at age 16, Assou is part of Figure Skating in Harlem's junior synchronized skating team. The girls recently won their first gold medal in a regional competition.
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Supergroup Forms to Promote Harlem Businesses

Monday, May 14, 2012
By Jeff Mays, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

HARLEM — It started out as a way to raise money for the holiday lights on 125th Street in the middle of a recession. Now a collection of Harlem community groups is banding together to promote businesses in the neighborhood.
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A former children's publisher goes back to school

Monday, May 14, 2012
By Anne VanderMey, reporter @FortuneMagazine
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Jazz Shrines Fest, ALJO, Great Night in Harlem

Sunday, May 13, 2012
by Ron Scott

The Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival continues its shower of eclectic swinging vocalists and musicians. On May 11 at 7 p.m., don’t miss Gregory Generet and Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper, the music of Johnny Hartman and words of the renowned author Ralph Ellison at the Gatehouse (150 Convent Ave. at 135th Street).
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Sing Harlem Sing! Musical at the Dempsey Theater

Friday, May 11, 2012
The creators of the hit musical Mama I Want to Sing! have a new production at Harlem’s Dempsey Theater called Sing Harlem Sing! The show fuses a variety of musical styles including R&B, soul, jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, and gospel, all set in a happening Harlem nightspot from back in the day.

Sing Harlem Sing! was first launched at The Apollo Theater in 2008 and had a limited run at the Dempsey Theater in 2009.
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Planned Service Changes: BDFM Lines

Friday, May 11, 2012
About FASTRACK

MTA New York City Transit’s new FASTRACK initiative is an entirely new way to perform subway maintenance in our system. By completely suspending train service over a segment of a subway line, we give our workers uninterrupted access to tracks, signals, cables, lighting, third rail components and platform edges.
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Harlem under construction: Part 1

Thursday, May 10, 2012
By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff

Significant changes coming to Harlem over the next several years aim to make the legendary neighborhood a top tourist destination as well as encouraging current residents to spend more.

While Harlem is slated to inspire tourists to do more than just pass through on tours or hop off of the subway at 125th Street for a few hours, several construction and development projects are sure to keep the community’s legacy alive while attracting locals to stop by for a visit.
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