CNN — The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III, a prominent faith leader who led Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, died on Friday, the church said. He was 73. “The Butts Family and entire Abyssinian Baptist Church membership solicit your prayers for us in our bereavement,” the church said in a statement about the passing of … Read more
NEW YORK – Police say a 15-year-old girl was stabbed Monday in East Harlem. It happened around 8:15 a.m. near East 105th Street and Third Avenue. Police said the girl was stabbed in the hip and back. She was taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition. Investigators believe she was stabbed by another girl she … Read more
NEW YORK – September is National Uterine Cancer Awareness Month. The disease mostly affects older women, but one young Harlem woman found hope helping others cope. Amanda FItzpatrick checks in regularly with her oncologist at Mount Sinai, as she approaches three years without her uterus. At age 26, she developed the most common gynecologic cancer, … Read more