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Entries from Gothamist tagged with '125thstreet'

May 17, 2008

Yesterday at 7 p.m., a van jumped the curb at East 125th Street and Lexington Avenue. The van, traveling south on Lexington, crashed into a 4, 5, 6 subway entrance and hit a number of people--including a child, who was pinned under the vehicle. It's unclear why the van jumped the curb, but witnesses ">said the vehicle wasn't forced off the road and suggested the driver may have passed out or had a heart......

Continue Reading "Van Jumps Curb in Harlem; Driver Dies, 7 Injured"

May 1, 2008

Yesterday, the police were called during a charged meeting that saw the City Council approve Harlem rezoning in a 47 to 2 vote. Opponents of the plan yelled "sellout" and "liar," prompting their removal from the Council's balcony. The plan will usher in new development around 125th Street, with denser and taller buildings. City Council member Inez Dickens, who represents the area and decided to approve the plan after the Planning Commission agreed to make......

Continue Reading "City Council Passes 125th Street Rezoning"

January 31, 2008

Ever since real estate developer Vornado revealed plans for a boxy, glassy skyscraper at 125th Street and Park Avenue last March, people were curious what might companies might lease some of the 640,000 square feet. Now the NY Times reveals Major League Baseball will take a swing at starting its cable network in the building. Wow. The 21-story building, dubbed Harlem Park, would be Harlem's "first prime office to be built" in the neighborhood "in......

Continue Reading "Major League Baseball TV Sets Sights on Harlem"

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