Harlem granny indicted for abetting million-dollar drug ring

theGRIO REPORT - Doris Smith, 72, walks with a cane, yet provided solid assistance and a stable home to her son-in-law as he ran a million-dollar drug ring out of her Harlem apartment...

Rapper Azealia Banks' magazine cover banned in 7 nations

Alexis Garrett Stodghill

A few governments have found her Dazed & Confused cover to be beyond the limits of decency -- and Banks has generated a ton of press.

Sylvia Woods: The soul food queen's life in pictures

Suzanne Rust

The reigning Queen of Soul Food for 50 years, Ms. Woods presided over her namesake Harlem restaurant feeding dignitaries, tourists, and locals alike with recipes perfected over time and always served with a generous side of kindness and warmth.

5 shot during Harlem basketball tournament

theGrio

NBC New York - Basketball games planned for Thursday night as part of an annual tournament in Harlem's famed Rucker Park were canceled, the day after five people were shot during Wednesday's games.

Murderer who stuffed woman’s body in a suitcase sentenced

theGrio

Hassan Malik has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2010 murder of a woman in Harlem...

Harlem residents reflect on beloved soul food queen Sylvia Woods

Karen Matthews, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Sylvia Woods, the founder of the famed Harlem soul food restaurant that bears her name, was remembered Tuesday by her patrons and friends as a warm and welcoming trailblazer who turned her small eatery into a bustling city gem...