What’s the Winter Solstice? It’s the longest, darkest night of the year — and what better way to celebrate than by bringing light and music to East 125th Street? Continue Reading →
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Irving Langer’s E&M Associates Sells Harlem Portfolio To Sugar Hill Capital For Millions
Irving Langer’s E&M Associates, one of the largest multifamily owners in the city, is selling another large portfolio of Harlem apartment buildings. Continue Reading →
Uptown Council Member Levin And Others Announce New “Know Your Rights” For Workers
Today, Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Bitta Mostofi joined City agency and community partners—including Lutheran Social Services of New York—to announce $350,000 in funding from the City and Robin Hood for “Know Your Rights” (KYR) forums for immigrant New Yorkers. Continue Reading →
Baam! It’s Time To Registration For The Schomburg’s 7th Annual Black Comic Book Festival
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture invites comic book fans of all ages to participate in its 7th Annual Black Comic Book Festival that will be held on January 18 -19, 2019. Continue Reading →
Harlem Rep Espaillat On U.S. Customs And Border Protection Field Assessment And The Death Of Young Jakelin
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat released the following statement upon his return from a fact-finding mission to the Sally Port of Entry and Lordsburg Border Patrol Station in New Mexico following the death of 7-year old Jakelin Caal Maquin while in CBP custody. Continue Reading →
Okay, Here’s The Story, Get The Perfect Last Minute Gifts That Don’t Feel So Last Minute
With Christmas a week away, stuffing a gift card in an envelope might seem like your only option, but there’s a better alternative for anyone from Harlem to Hollis! Continue Reading →
Health Department Installs New Public Art Works In Five Parks From Harlem To Hollis
The Health Department, in partnership with NYC Parks, today announced the completion of five art projects in public parks in East Harlem, the South Bronx, Eastern Queens, and Central Brooklyn. Continue Reading →
NAACP Calls For Facebook Protest After Russia Used Social Media To Suppress Black Voters
NAACP took to Twitter on December 17, 2018, to announce that it has returned a monetary donation recently received from Facebook and calling on supporters to log out of Facebook and Instagram on December 18, 2018. Continue Reading →
Christmas And New Year’s Eve Services This Holiday Season At The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine In Harlem
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine celebrates the season with festive holiday services and events on Monday, December 24; Tuesday, December 25; Monday, December 31, 2018; and, Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
City Celebrates Small Businesses This Holiday And Awards $1.8M To Help Longstanding Businesses
NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Gregg Bishop today announced that the City awarded $1.8 million to help longstanding businesses adapt and grow in a modern economy. Continue Reading →
John James Audubon In Central Harlem, 1785 – 1851
John James Audubon (Jean-Jacques Audubon), April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851, was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. Continue Reading →
Harry Bertholf’s Hotel & Roadhouse, Harlem Lane, 1870’s
What a great photograph taken from a stereoview of Harry Bertholf’s Hotel & Roadhouse, near Harlem Lane, in West Harlem, NY in the 1870s. Continue Reading →