Frederick Douglass Boulevard

Along a now-thriving Harlem boulevard, small businesses unite

Shopkeepers on Frederick Douglass formed the FDB Alliance to promote uptown Manhattan businesses and protect the increasingly trendy street.

By Gina Lee | Feb 9 04:10 am ET

Bye Society. Local cafe serves its last cup of Joe

Karl Franz Williams, owner of Society Coffee, decided to close the popular Harlem café on Frederick Douglass Boulevard and 114th Street because he felt “it served its purpose,” which was to show the community that locally owned coffee shops could be successful.

By Gina Lee | Oct 12 01:33 am ET

Drug bust on 114th

Police shut down 114th Street between Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard Wednesday in a crackdown on alleged drug trafficking.

By Andrea Folds | Jan 21 02:50 am ET

New High-Rises to Include Affordable Units

Community Board 10 voted in favor of a proposal to develop a series of lots on Frederick Douglass Boulevard into a high-rise condominium Wednesday night, ending a series of disagreements and negoti

By Alix Pianin | Mar 6 03:27 am ET

Harlem Residents Split Over City Development on Frederick Douglass

After the postponement of a City Council subcommittee vote Wednesday on the proposed development of a 12-story residential building on Frederick Douglass Boulevard, Harlem residents and neighborhoo

By Sarah Lockwood | Feb 8 02:58 am ET

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