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Second Life for Abandoned Harlem School

After years of collecting dust, an elementary school in East Harlem is about to have a second life. Plans to renovate P.S. 109 into an innovative housing project by June 2014 are moving forward.

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VIDEO: Iconic Mural Restored in El Barrio

VIDEO: Iconic Mural Restored in El Barrio

At the heart of Spanish Harlem, artists and activists recently repainted a 12-year-old portrait of Che Guevara and Don Pedro Albizu Campos, the father of Puerto Rico’s independence movement.

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AUDIO: Graceful Resistance at East Harlem Church

AUDIO: Graceful Resistance at East Harlem Church

Our Lady Queen of Angels Church closed in 2007. Today, loyal members still hold weekly Mass on the sidewalk.

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