The Scoop: ‘Mother’ Hale, Rockefeller Laws, and iPhones Woes
Clara "Mother" Hale, Photo Credit: NY Daily News
The legacy of Clara “Mother” Hale rests on her unwavering dedication to provide a refuge for babies born to drug-addicted mothers during some of the most tumultuous times of a neighborhood scourged by the crack wave and the AIDS epidemic. [NYDailyNews]
Ashley O’Donoghue, a 25 year-old ex-convict turned grocery store owner and is trying to get public support on the streets of Harlem to make changes to the Rockefeller Drug Laws. [NYTimes]
A young man who was mugged for his iPhone on 145th St was met with some pretty harsh words from the police officers on the scene. [Gothamist]
In Syracuse’s Clayton Opera House, a group of artists are debuting a modern-day rendition of the third act of Puccini’s La Boheme set in 1960’s Spanish Harlem. [WWNY TV]
Harlem’s ‘Native Son’, Governor David Paterson is going to seek a full-term in 2010. [NYTimes]
The missing Spanish teacher from Harlem’s Thurgood Marshall Academy has decided to break her silence using Facebook. [SILive]
Columbia closed on a $14.8 M deal to purchase property owned by Despatch Moving & Storage in West Harlem. That just leaves two private land owners who are still holding out on their sought-after spaces. [NYObserver]
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