City Council speaker Christine Quinn came to the rescue of a local imam, whose mosque on Frederick Douglass Blvd. and 116th Street was recently closed down due to construction developments (Via NYDN)

Closing curtains? Building costs, lack of grant funding leaves the National Black Theater fighting to keep its doors open (Via NYDN)

Red Lobster has swam next door to the Apollo, but mandatory gratuity and high prices leave residents high and dry (Via NYDN)

Harlem Blue, Harlem Blue – A Tale of Two Beers fighting for name recognition (Via NYDN)

The James Brown Family Foundation is holding their annual turkey giveaway at Dyess Park tomorrow, November 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday (preregistration required)