Bill Perkins

Bill Perkins, the Harlem political stalwart who spent more than 20 years representing the neighborhood on the New York City Council and in the state senate, was found Wednesday morning after going missing from his apartment Tuesday afternoon. Perkins, whose last Council term ended less than three weeks ago, has faced questions for years about his health. He was taken…

A former New York Senate candidate who sparked a firestorm after telling the I-Team he was planning to hand out “Kool Aid, KFC and watermelons” in Harlem was sentenced Wednesday to three to six years behind bars in an apartment rental scam where he stiffed more than a dozen renters out of more than $63,000.

A former New York Senate candidate who sparked a firestorm after telling the I-Team he was planning to hand out “Kool Aid, KFC and watermelons” in Harlem will be dining in a state prison for at least three years.

A New York State Senate candidate who sparked a firestorm after telling the I-Team he was planning to hand out “Kool Aid, KFC and watermelons” at a campaign event in Harlem faces new accusations over an alleged rental scam.

A New York State Senate candidate who sparked a firestorm after telling the I-Team he was planning to hand out “Kool Aid, KFC and watermelons” at a campaign event in Harlem has been arrested.

A candidate for New York State Senate has sparked a firestorm in Harlem after telling NBC 4 New York’s I-Team he was planning to hand out “Kool Aid, KFC and watermelons” at a campaign event in the primarily black community.